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Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
Multiple Choice Quiz
1
Which of the following is
not
considered obstruction of justice?
A)
bribery
B)
perjury
C)
witness tampering
D)
forgery
2
Quasi-bribery differs from bribery because
A)
the official does not have to accept the bribe for the crime to be complete
B)
quasi-bribery covers private citizens who hold positions that are important to the public
C)
bribery requires the payment of a significant amount of money or a substantial gift (usually more than $1,000)
D)
all of the above
3
A person who pays money to a purchasing agent in exchange for the agent's agreement that his company will purchase from them has committed
A)
perjury
B)
quasi-bribery
C)
commercial bribery
D)
obstruction of justice
4
A witness who provides false testimony in a criminal trial has committed
A)
perjury
B)
false swearing
C)
subornation of perjury
D)
contempt of court
5
At common law, a false statement given under oath outside of a judicial proceeding was considered
A)
perjury
B)
false swearing
C)
subornation of perjury
D)
contempt of court
6
A person who gets another person to provide false testimony in a trial has committed
A)
perjury
B)
false swearing
C)
subornation of perjury
D)
contempt of court
7
An activity that would be considered suppressing evidence is
A)
hiding evidence that has been subpoenaed in a grand jury investigation
B)
destroying evidence relevant to a grand jury investigation
C)
refusing to produce evidence relevant to a grand jury investigation
D)
all of the above
8
A person who places a bomb in the car of a person who is slated to testify in a criminal trial has committed
A)
witness tampering
B)
suppression of evidence
C)
contempt of court
D)
escape
9
The Model Penal Code states that when an individual is being arrested, the individual
A)
has the right to use force in resisting an unlawful arrest
B)
has the right to use force in resisting an unlawful arrest, providing the arrestee does not use a weapon
C)
does not ever have the right to resist a law enforcement officer making an arrest
D)
may resist an officer who is making an arrest without a warrant
10
When someone refuses to report a felony in exchange for a gift or reward, they are guilty of
A)
compounding a felony
B)
misprision of a felony
C)
subornation of a felony
D)
aiding and abetting a felon
11
A person who not only fails to report a felony by takes active steps to conceal the crime, is guilty of
A)
compounding a felony
B)
misprision of a felony
C)
subornation of a felony
D)
aiding and abetting a felon
12
The crime of escape covers individuals who escape from
A)
the custody of police
B)
jail
C)
prison
D)
all of the above
13
The category of contempt of court that would cover an individual who swears obscenities at a judge is
A)
direct contempt
B)
constructive contempt
C)
criminal contempt
D)
civil contempt
14
Another term for constructive contempt is
A)
direct contempt
B)
indirect contempt
C)
criminal contempt
D)
civil contempt
15
The penalty for criminal contempt is intended as punishment and is usually
A)
just a fine
B)
a fine
and
imprisonment for a specified period of time
C)
a fine
or
imprisonment for a specified period of time
D)
imprisonment for an indefinite period of time until the party in contempt agrees to perform his or her legal obligation
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