Question 1

The American Law Institute's Model Penal Code provides that a corporation cannot be convicted of a criminal offense for the conduct of its employees or board of directors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution:

Accepted Answer

A) requires a speedy trial. 
B) prevents double jeopardy. 
C) prohibits unreasonable search and seizure. 
D) All of the above. 
A) requires a speedy trial. 
B) prevents double jeopardy. 
C) prohibits unreasonable search and seizure. 
D) All of the above. C

Question 4

Identify the constitutional protections given to a criminal defendant by each of the following Amendments to the U.S.Constitution.How does each apply to the procedure involved in arresting and trying a criminal defendant?
a.Fourth Amendment
b.Fifth Amendment
c.Sixth Amendment
d.Eighth Amendment

Accepted Answer

a.The Fourth Amendment protects all indi

Question 5

A "bench trial" is one in which the decision is made without a jury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Because of the increasing use of criminal sanctions to enforce government regulation of business,criminal law is an essential part of business law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

A defendant who is indicted will next:

Accepted Answer

A) go before a grand jury. 
B) have a preliminary hearing. 
C) be arraigned. 
D) be prosecuted. 
A) go before a grand jury. 
B) have a preliminary hearing. 
C) be arraigned. 
D) be prosecuted.

Question 9

The Fifth Amendment would protect a defendant from having to give blood samples to the prosecution since it would be a form of self-incrimination as interpreted by the courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Rhonda is arrested for a misdemeanor that carries a possible five-month prison sentence.She is entitled to a jury trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Misdemeanors are less serious crimes punishable by a fine or imprisonment in a local jail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Tyler is self-employed and alters some receipts so he will show more expenses and therefore have a greater total of income tax deductions.Tyler has:

Accepted Answer

A) committed the crime of extortion. 
B) engaged in securities fraud. 
C) engaged in no criminal activity. 
D) committed the crime of forgery. 
A) committed the crime of extortion. 
B) engaged in securities fraud. 
C) engaged in no criminal activity. 
D) committed the crime of forgery.

Question 14

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.

Question 15

The defendant must testify in a criminal proceeding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act passed in 2002 is the first comprehensive federal statute prohibiting computer crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Under many modern statutes,what three elements must be met for a charge of burglary?

Accepted Answer

Many modern statutes identify

Question 19

The term mala prohibita refers to the bad act element of a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Under the United States legal system,guilt is never presumed by the court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Criminal Law

The American Law Institute's Model Penal Code provides that a corporation cannot be convicted of a criminal offense for the conduct of its employees or board of directors.

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

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution:

Identify the constitutional protections given to a criminal defendant by each of the following Amendments to the U.S.Constitution.How does each apply to the procedure involved in arresting and trying a criminal defendant? a.Fourth Amendment b.Fifth Amendment c.Sixth Amendment d.Eighth Amendment

A "bench trial" is one in which the decision is made without a jury.

Because of the increasing use of criminal sanctions to enforce government regulation of business,criminal law is an essential part of business law.

A defendant who is indicted will next:

The Fifth Amendment would protect a defendant from having to give blood samples to the prosecution since it would be a form of self-incrimination as interpreted by the courts.

Rhonda is arrested for a misdemeanor that carries a possible five-month prison sentence.She is entitled to a jury trial.

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

Misdemeanors are less serious crimes punishable by a fine or imprisonment in a local jail.

Tyler is self-employed and alters some receipts so he will show more expenses and therefore have a greater total of income tax deductions.Tyler has:

The defendant must testify in a criminal proceeding.

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.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act passed in 2002 is the first comprehensive federal statute prohibiting computer crime.

Under many modern statutes,what three elements must be met for a charge of burglary?

The term mala prohibita refers to the bad act element of a crime.

Under the United States legal system,guilt is never presumed by the court.

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