Exam 4: Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

The constitutional amendments that deal with criminal defendants' rights are the Fourth,_________________,____________________,and ____________________.

The defense of ________ arises when someone commits a crime because another person coerces him or her.

________ are the basic laws of a country or state defining the structure of government and the relationship of citizenships to that government.

The key component of the entrapment defense is the defendant's ____________________ to commit a crime.

The elements of a crime consist of​

Which amendment protects privacy by barring unreasonable searches by police?

Discuss how presidential appointments can have an impact of the appointment of U.S.Supreme Court Justices.

The chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court who brought about a due process revolution was ____________________.

What is the current composition of the U.S.Supreme Court?Does it lean more liberal or conservative?Will this change in coming years?​

Three factors-the act (actus reus),the attendant circumstances,and the state of mind (mens rea)-are together called the ______ of a crime.

All societies and cultures base their criminal law on the same principles.

Rashaad arrived at work one morning feeling under the weather. By lunch time, he decides to take sick leave and go home. Upon arrival at his house, he sees his best friend's car in the driveway. Rashaad becomes concerned that something may be wrong with his wife. As he opens the door to his bedroom, he sees his wife and best friend in a compromising position. In shock, Rashaad grabs his gun, and shoots and kills his wife and friend. -Rashaad states that he was not in the proper state of mind when the murders were committed.Which excuse defense is he most likely to use?​

Defamation is one of the seven principles of substantive criminal law.

U.S.Supreme Court Justices Sotomayor and Kagan were appointed by George W.Bush​

A person who was forced to commit a crime is under ____________________.

According to the Sixth Amendment,a jury must be​

Shelby was recently found not guilty of strong-arm robbery. She had a jury trial that ruled in her favor. Moments after the ruling came down, Shelby turned and looked at the jury and said, "Ha, ha, I am guilty and there is nothing you can do about it now."  The jurors were shocked and wanted to change their verdict. Shelby laughed all the way home. -Shelby was allowed to present her case in a public trial.This right was given to her based upon which amendment?​

__________ is the subjecting of a person to prosecution more than once in the same jurisdiction for the same offense,and is prohibited by the Fifth Amendment.

A person could be punished for killing a pigeon if a state legislature passed a law against killing pigeons on the day after the pigeon was killed.

Criminal and civil proceedings may arise from the same crime.