1. Is violations minor crimes punishable by fines and not subject to imprisonment. Also called infractions?
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True
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2. _____ is known as civil action for injury to an individual or to his or her property.
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Tort
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3. _____ is defined as the clause in the U.S. Constitution that provides that federal laws take precedence over state laws.
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Supremacy Clause
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4. _____ is specific crimes, defenses, and general principles.
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Substantive Criminal Law
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5. Is reception Statutes a state receives the common law as an unwritten part of a state’s criminal law?
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True
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6. _____ is known as federal law is superior to state law in areas reserved to the national government.
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Preemption Doctrine
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7. _____ is defined as a judicial opinion that controls the decision of a court presented with the same issue. A court may conclude that a precedent does not fully fit the case it is adjudicating and distinguish the case before it from the existing precedent.
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Precedent
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8. _____ is duty to protect the well-being and tranquility of the community.
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Police Power
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9. Is petty Misdemeanor punishable by less than six months’ incarceration?
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True
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10. _____ is known as an influential criminal code drafted by prominent academics, practitioners, and judges affiliated with the American Law Institute to encourage state legislatures to adopt a uniform approach to the criminal law.
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Model Penal Code
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11. _____ is defined as punishable by less than a year incarceration.
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Misdemeanor
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12. _____ is crimes that are not inherently evil.
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mala prohibita
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13. Is mala in se crimes that are inherently evil?
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True
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14. _____ is known as constitutional power of U.S. Congress to regulate commerce among the states.
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Interstate Commerce Clause
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15. _____ is defined as offenses punishable by a fine.
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Infractions
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16. _____ is deserving of shame or disgrace.
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Infamous Crimes
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17. Is gross Misdemeanor punishable by between 6 and 12 incarceration?
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True
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18. _____ is known as crime punishable by death or by imprisonment for more than one year.
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Felony
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19. _____ is defined as sharing of power between federal and state governments. Each has different interests that permit both a state and a federal prosecution for the same crime.
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Dual Sovereignty
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20. _____ is being prosecuted more than once for the same offense.
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Double Jeopardy
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21. Is defendant individual formally charged with a crime who is facing trial?
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True
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22. _____ is known as investigation and detection of crime by the police and the procedures used at trial.
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Criminal Procedure
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23. _____ is defined as conduct that, if shown to have taken place, will result in a formal and solemn pronouncement of the moral condemnation of the community.
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Crime
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24. _____ is the common law may be applied where the legislature has not acted.
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Common Law States
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25. Is common Law Crimes crimes developed by the common law judges in England and supplemented by acts of Parliament and decrees issued by the king?
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True
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26. _____ is known as the only punishable acts or omissions are those that are contained in the state criminal code.
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Code Jurisdiction
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27. _____ is defined as protects the individual rather than societal interest.
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Civil Law
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28. _____ is punishable by the death penalty or by life imprisonment in states without the death penalty.
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Capital Felony
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29. Which of the following best describes the purpose of criminal law?
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To maintain social order and stability
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30. Police powers enable states to legislate for the public health, safety, and welfare of the state.
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True
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31. Mala prohibita crimes are considered inherently evil because they offend the moral conscious of society.
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False
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32. All states must follow the approach to criminal law set forth in the Model Penal Code.
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False
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33. A ______ is an act deemed by law to be a criminal offense and is punishable with a penalty.
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Crime
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34. Which of the following federal statutes provides that federal law is superior to a state law within those areas that are the preserve of the national government?
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The supremacy clause
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35. The American legal system was founded upon ______.
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English common law
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36. Which of the following crimes would be considered mala in se?
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Shoplifting
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37. The federal criminal code compiles the criminal laws adopted by the states.
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False
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38. Which document states that federal laws may not encroach upon state powers?
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The U.S. Constitution
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39. When may laws infringe upon citizens’ fundamental civil and political rights?
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Only in compelling circumstances
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40. In 1969 the United States Supreme Court ruled that suspects must be read their Miranda rights before undergoing custodial interrogation. This requirement is an example of ______.
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Procedural criminal law
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41. Which of the following set of rules was used to attempt to unify differing state codes?
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Model penal code
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42. A crime that is punishable by 1 year and a day in prison is an example of a ______.
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Felony
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43. Federal laws may not encroach upon state power.
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True
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Contemporary Criminal Law (U.S.) MCQs | Topic-wise
