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Which of the following penal sanctions has the goal of changing the offender's behavior and, perhaps, personality? |
| | A) | compensation |
| | B) | restitution |
| | C) | regulation |
| | D) | treatment |
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The term "precedent" refers to which of the following sources of law? |
| | A) | constitutions |
| | B) | legislation |
| | C) | case law |
| | D) | administrative regulations |
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When did the Supreme Court begin to selectively incorporate into the 14th Amendment most of the procedural safeguards contained in the Bill of Rights and make them applicable to the states? |
| | A) | 1860s |
| | B) | 1920s |
| | C) | 1940s |
| | D) | 1960s |
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Under the leadership of which Chief Justice did the Supreme Court begin to selectively incorporate most of the procedural safeguards contained in the Bill of Rights and make them applicable to the states? |
| | A) | Marshall |
| | B) | Warren |
| | C) | Burger |
| | D) | Rehnquist |
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Which of the following situations might be construed as a seizure, even where a person does not attempt to leave? |
| | A) | the threatening presence of several officers |
| | B) | the display of a weapon by an officer |
| | C) | some physical touching of the person |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following standards of proof must law enforcement officers have before a magistrate or other specified judicial officer legally can issue a search or arrest warrant? |
| | A) | reasonable suspicion |
| | B) | probable cause |
| | C) | preponderance of evidence |
| | D) | beyond a reasonable doubt |
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that after police have made a lawful arrest of the occupant of an automobile, they may, incident to that arrest, search the automobile's entire passenger compartment and the contents of any containers found in that compartment? |
| | A) | Chimel v. California |
| | B) | Harris v. United States |
| | C) | New York v. Belton |
| | D) | U.S. v. Mendenhall |
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Which of the following cases did NOT create a "good faith" or "inevitable discovery" exception to the exclusionary rule? |
| | A) | Mapp v. Ohio |
| | B) | U.S. v. Leon |
| | C) | Massachusetts v. Sheppard |
| | D) | Nix v. Williams |
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court, for the first time, establish standards for what constitutes "ineffective assistance of counsel." |
| | A) | Estelle v. Smith |
| | B) | Bounds v. Smith |
| | C) | Coleman v. Alabama |
| | D) | Strickland v. Washington |
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In which of the following cases was the 8th Amendment prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishment" extended to trials in state courts? |
| | A) | Robinson v. California |
| | B) | Estelle v. Smith |
| | C) | Bounds v. Smith |
| | D) | Coleman v. Alabama |
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In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court first abandon its fixed or historical meaning of the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment" and create a new one? |
| | A) | Trop v. Dulles |
| | B) | Weems v. United States |
| | C) | Estelle v. Smith |
| | D) | Bounds v. Smith |
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Which of the following amendments involves the exclusionary rule? |
| | A) | 4th |
| | B) | 5th |
| | C) | 6th |
| | D) | 8th |
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Which of the following amendments deals with searches and seizures? |
| | A) | 4th |
| | B) | 5th |
| | C) | 6th |
| | D) | 8th |
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Which of the following amendments prohibits cruel and unusual punishments? |
| | A) | 4th |
| | B) | 5th |
| | C) | 6th |
| | D) | 8th |
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Which of the following amendments guarantees right to counsel? |
| | A) | 4th |
| | B) | 5th |
| | C) | 6th |
| | D) | 8th |
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Which of the following amendments protects an offender from compelled self-incrimination? |
| | A) | 4th |
| | B) | 5th |
| | C) | 6th |
| | D) | 8th |
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Which of the following created the crime of "domestic terrorism"? |
| | A) | the exclusionary rule |
| | B) | the Magna Carta |
| | C) | the USA PATRIOT Act |
| | D) | Kyllo v. United States |
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Latin for "to stand by the decision"; the principle of using precedents to guide future decisions in court cases is _____. |
| | A) | venue |
| | B) | precedent |
| | C) | stare decisis |
| | D) | subpoena |
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_____ refers to the legal rights of people suspected or charged with crimes. |
| | A) | Substantive law |
| | B) | Due process of law |
| | C) | Civil law |
| | D) | Legality |
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A violation of the civil law is called a _____. |
| | A) | tort |
| | B) | ordinance violation |
| | C) | precedent |
| | D) | venue |
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The place of the trial is the _____; it must be geographically appropriate. |
| | A) | stare decisis |
| | B) | venue |
| | C) | subpoena |
| | D) | politicality |
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_____ is (are) the taking of persons or property into custody in response to violations of the criminal law. |
| | A) | Seizures |
| | B) | Searches |
| | C) | A warrant |
| | D) | Frisking |
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_____ is the procedure during which defense attorneys claim that incriminating evidence was obtained through an illegal search and seizure, a confession was obtained without the required warnings, an identification was made as a result of an invalid police lineup, etc., and, thus, violates the 4th Amendment. |
| | A) | An arraignment |
| | B) | A bench trial |
| | C) | A preliminary hearing |
| | D) | suppression hearing |
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An admission by a person accused of a crime that he or she has committed the offense charged is a (an) _____. |
| | A) | confession |
| | B) | precedent |
| | C) | subpoena |
| | D) | venue |
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The direct questioning of a criminal suspect (or the use of other methods, e.g., "staging" a lineup, minimizing the moral seriousness of the crime, casting the blame on the victim or society) to obtain incriminating information is called _____. |
| | A) | confession |
| | B) | subpoena |
| | C) | interrogation |
| | D) | frisking |
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