Criminal Justice Mini Quiz

1. What is the nature of the law?
a. Ethics
b. Morals
c. Nothing
d. A & B
2. What is the purpose of law
a. To bug you
b. To have something written
c. To keep order
d. None of the above
3. Why are persons arrested told they have, “a right to remain silent”
a. Because of the 6th amendment
b. Because no one wants to hear what criminals have to say
c. Because of the 5th amendment
d. None of the above
4. Why do police officers conduct investigations?
a. To sit and eat
b. Because they are told to do so.
c. To find details or facts that could lead to probable cause
d. None of the above
5. Why is there a need for a warrant?
a. Because of the 6th amendment
b. Because of the 4th amendment
c. Because of the 5th amendment
d. Because of the 80th amendment
6. What protects a person from having a police officer use excessive force
a. That persons own strength
b. The police officers guilt
c. Nothing
d. 8th amendment
7. What are the two subcategories in Level 1 offenses
a. Violent crimes, property crimes and morality crimes
b. Violent crimes, property crimes
c. Moral crimes, strict liability
8. What two are examples of violent crimes
a. Assault, murder
b. Arson, theft
c. Vehicular theft, prostitution
d. None of the above
9. What three are examples of level 2 offenses
a. Prostitution
b. Prostitution, vagrancy, speeding, jaywalking
c. Public intoxication, vagrancy, prostitution
d. None of the above
10. A misdemeanor is always over one year in prison
a. True
b. False
11. A felony is always less than one year in prison
a. True
b. False
12. What is mens rea: guilty mind
13. What is Actus Rea: guilty act
14. What is concurrence: both guilty mind and act
15. In the Defense of Justification, one agrees they committed the act
a. true
b. False
16. IN the defense of Justification, one is