Exam 4: Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

Merrick Garland is a U.S.Supreme Court justice who was appointed by Barack Obama.

Entrapment cannot be used as a defense in a criminal trial.

States can provide more protection than the U.S.Constitution for individual rights.

According to the courts,accidents occur when there is no mens rea.

Which amendment requires that the amount of bail not be excessive?

_________ is the confiscation of property by the state because it was used in or acquired through a crime.

There is a difference between "not guilty by reason of insanity" and "guilty but mentally ill." You are a judge who has to make decisions like this on a regular basis,because mental health services have been shuttering since the 1960s.Which do you think is the best way to deal with mentally ill offenders? How does mens rea affect the difference between these two verdicts?

How does criminal law differ from civil law? Give at least three distinct examples.

According to the Sixth Amendment,a jury must be

Offenders who do not have mens rea and have not committed a strict liability offense should not be found guilty.

The current chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court is John Roberts.

The double jeopardy clause is found in the

____________________ law defines relationships among individuals in society.

If a person has a guilty mind or a blameworthy state of mind,this describes the element of

The Bill of Rights has always protected the individual's rights at the state level.

An act can be deemed criminal if the intent and the act occur at different times.

The current position of the U.S.Supreme Court is that the death penalty is a cruel and unusual punishment and therefore unconstitutional.

Entrapment occurs when a

Why can intoxication be used as a criminal defense? Describe an example of a case in which intoxication might relieve an offender of responsibility.

The four amendments that deal with the criminal process are the Fourth,Fifth,Sixth,and Ninth.