Question 1

Although mens rea is a required element for most crimes, many regulatory crimes dispense with it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An employer directs his vice-president of marketing to fix prices with their company's competitors.The employee does so.Under these facts:

Accepted Answer

A)  only the employee is criminally liable. 
B)  both the employee and the employer are criminally liable. 
C)  only the employer is criminally liable. 
D)  neither the employee nor the employer is criminally liable. 
A)  only the employee is criminally liable. 
B)  both the employee and the employer are criminally liable. 
C)  only the employer is criminally liable. 
D)  neither the employee nor the employer is criminally liable.

Question 3

The __________ provides that the federal government shall provide the accused with a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourth Amendment 
B)  Fifth Amendment 
C)  Sixth Amendment 
D)  Eighth Amendment 
A)  Fourth Amendment 
B)  Fifth Amendment 
C)  Sixth Amendment 
D)  Eighth Amendment

Question 4

The __________ Amendment prohibits excessive bail and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourth 
B)  Fifth 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Eighth 
A)  Fourth 
B)  Fifth 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Eighth

Question 5

Some states still recognize and prosecute common law crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What defenses can be raised by a criminal defendant who is found to have committed a criminal act?

Accepted Answer

Defenses include (a) self-defense, defen

Question 7

A felony is a more serious type of crime than a misdemeanor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

White-collar crime is defined as a nonviolent crime usually involving deceit, corruption, or breach of trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Individuals may use reasonable force to protect individuals, themselves, and their property.Under the majority rule, reasonable force means:

Accepted Answer

A)  deadly force is reasonable to protect property. 
B)  deadly force is reasonable to protect an individual's freedom of speech. 
C)  deadly force is reasonable if an attack threatens the victim with serious bodily harm. 
D)  deadly force is reasonable only within the bounds of one's domicile. 
A)  deadly force is reasonable to protect property. 
B)  deadly force is reasonable to protect an individual's freedom of speech. 
C)  deadly force is reasonable if an attack threatens the victim with serious bodily harm. 
D)  deadly force is reasonable only within the bounds of one's domicile.

Question 10

Two boys held up a liquor store at gunpoint and ran off with a bag of money.The police saw them run into Jill's apartment building where there are only four apartments off a common hall and no apparent way out of the building but the front door.The police knock on Jill's door.She says she's the only one there.The police can:

Accepted Answer

A)  search the apartment without a warrant because Jill voluntarily answered the door. 
B)  search the apartment without a warrant because they are in hot pursuit of the thieves. 
C)  not search the apartment, because they have no reason to believe that the boys are in Jill's apartment rather than the others. 
D)  not search the apartment because voluntary consent to enter is necessary. 
A)  search the apartment without a warrant because Jill voluntarily answered the door. 
B)  search the apartment without a warrant because they are in hot pursuit of the thieves. 
C)  not search the apartment, because they have no reason to believe that the boys are in Jill's apartment rather than the others. 
D)  not search the apartment because voluntary consent to enter is necessary.

Question 11

Another name for an indictment is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  true bill. 
B)  arraignment. 
C)  verdict. 
D)  preliminary hearing. 
A)  true bill. 
B)  arraignment. 
C)  verdict. 
D)  preliminary hearing.

Question 12

RICO has been successfully applied to businesses that are not engaged in organized crime, despite the fact that its intent is to target organized crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Murder is a mala prohibita type of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Bill is the accountant for Cheatam and Sons Co.For many years he has kept two sets of books, one with real figures and another with figures he will use in case the IRS audits.When Bill, while working on Cheatam's books, is arrested for fraud, what will happen to the books?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are privileged communications and therefore inadmissible as evidence against Bill. 
B)  They are protected by the Fifth Amendment and therefore are inadmissible. 
C)  They may be admitted as evidence since they were taken pursuant to a valid arrest. 
D)  They may be admitted as evidence only if Bill consented to a search of his offices. 
A)  They are privileged communications and therefore inadmissible as evidence against Bill. 
B)  They are protected by the Fifth Amendment and therefore are inadmissible. 
C)  They may be admitted as evidence since they were taken pursuant to a valid arrest. 
D)  They may be admitted as evidence only if Bill consented to a search of his offices.

Question 15

The 2010 amendments to the Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines restricted the availability of reduced sentencing for corporations having effective compliance and ethics programs and meeting additional requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Fifth Amendment protects all individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Robbery is a larceny accompanied by force or a threat of force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A summary judgment hearing is held in a criminal case to determine whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant is the one who committed the crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A warrant is required for a search by the police except where:

Accepted Answer

A)  the police are in hot pursuit of a fugitive. 
B)  voluntary consent is given to the search. 
C)  evidence of a crime is in plain view of the police officer. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  the police are in hot pursuit of a fugitive. 
B)  voluntary consent is given to the search. 
C)  evidence of a crime is in plain view of the police officer. 
D)  All of these.

Question 20

Paul, a police officer, is working as an undercover drug agent.He enrolls in classes at the local university where he meets several students in business administration and invites them to come to his house for a party.No mention is made of any drugs, but he does say he will have a keg of beer.Shortly after his guests arrive, he gets out some marijuana and offers it to the group.All of them refuse except for Sam, who has never tried it before.When Paul encourages Sam to try it and Sam lights up the joint, Paul arrests Sam for possession of a controlled substance.In this case, Sam:

Accepted Answer

A)  is clearly guilty as charged. 
B)  can raise the defense of entrapment and argue that Paul has enticed him to commit a crime he would not have done otherwise. 
C)  can use the defense of duress. 
D)  can use the Fourth Amendment to exclude the marijuana as evidence that has been illegally seized. 
A)  is clearly guilty as charged. 
B)  can raise the defense of entrapment and argue that Paul has enticed him to commit a crime he would not have done otherwise. 
C)  can use the defense of duress. 
D)  can use the Fourth Amendment to exclude the marijuana as evidence that has been illegally seized.

Exam 6: Criminal Law

Although mens rea is a required element for most crimes, many regulatory crimes dispense with it.

An employer directs his vice-president of marketing to fix prices with their company's competitors.The employee does so.Under these facts:

The __________ provides that the federal government shall provide the accused with a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.

The __________ Amendment prohibits excessive bail and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

Some states still recognize and prosecute common law crimes.

What defenses can be raised by a criminal defendant who is found to have committed a criminal act?

A felony is a more serious type of crime than a misdemeanor.

White-collar crime is defined as a nonviolent crime usually involving deceit, corruption, or breach of trust.

Individuals may use reasonable force to protect individuals, themselves, and their property.Under the majority rule, reasonable force means:

Another name for an indictment is a(n):

RICO has been successfully applied to businesses that are not engaged in organized crime, despite the fact that its intent is to target organized crime.

Murder is a mala prohibita type of crime.

Bill is the accountant for Cheatam and Sons Co.For many years he has kept two sets of books, one with real figures and another with figures he will use in case the IRS audits.When Bill, while working on Cheatam's books, is arrested for fraud, what will happen to the books?

The 2010 amendments to the Federal Organizational Corporate Sentencing Guidelines restricted the availability of reduced sentencing for corporations having effective compliance and ethics programs and meeting additional requirements.

The Fifth Amendment protects all individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Robbery is a larceny accompanied by force or a threat of force.

A summary judgment hearing is held in a criminal case to determine whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant is the one who committed the crime.

A warrant is required for a search by the police except where:

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