A crime is a violation of the____ of a political jurisdiction.

Which of the following refers to the way in which the criminal law should be enforced?

Which of the following refers to the legitimate source of criminal law?

Which of the following penal sanctions is used primarily to prevent undesired conduct and to provide retribution?

The criminal law of the United States, for the most part, is derived from the laws of:

It was the common-plea decisions made by judges in eyre that formed the body of legal precedent that became known as the:

In case law, the decision becomes a potential basis, or ____, for deciding the outcomes of similar cases in the future.

Most of the procedural, or due process rights, given to criminal suspects or defendants in the United States are found in:

The Supreme Court did not interpret the Fourteenth Amendment as incorporating the Bill of Rights until:

The ____ protects Americans from “unreasonable searches and seizures.”

The ____ guarantees a right to a speedy and public trial.

The ____ states that excessive bail shall not be required.

Which of the following are explorations or inspections, by law enforcement officers, of homes, premises, vehicles, or persons, for the purpose of discovering evidence of crimes or persons who are accused of crimes?

A ____ is a written order from a court directing law enforcement officers to conduct a search or to arrest a person.

An arrest warrant is issued only if substantial and trustworthy evidence supports what two conclusions?

Which of the following is more than a gut feeling because it includes the ability to articulate reasons for the suspicion?

Which of the following is evidence that more likely than not outweighs the opposing evidence, or sufficient evidence to overcome doubt or speculation?

The standard of proof necessary to find a defendant guilty in a criminal trial is _____.

In which of the following cases was the exclusionary rule created?

In which of the following cases was the exclusionary rule extended to state courts?

The exclusionary rule originally had three primary purposes, which are listed here. Which of the following is not one of those purposes?

What do the following three Supreme Court cases share in common: United States v. Leon, Massachusetts v. Sheppard, and Nix v. Williams?

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court broaden the protection against compelled self-incrimination to cover nearly all custodial police interrogations?

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court extend the 6th Amendment right to be represented by an attorney to indigent defendants facing felony charges in state courts?

In jury trials, when does jeopardy attach?

when the entire jury has been selected and sworn in

In Weems v. United States (1910), the Court stated three general findings regarding cruel and unusual punishment, which are listed in your text. To which Amendment do these findings apply?

What is the most important contributing factor to wrongful convictions?

The authors of a study on wrongful convictions conservatively estimated that approximately ____ of all felony convictions are in error.

_____ is a formal means of social control that involves the use of rules that are interpreted, and are enforceable, by the courts of a political community. The function of the rules is to set limits to the conduct of the citizens, to guide the officials (police and other administrators), and to define conditions of deviance or unacceptable behavior.

The purpose of criminal justice is to enforce the criminal law.

For legal purposes, a particular act may be considered either a tort or a crime or both, depending on how it is handled.

Substantive law, sometimes called adjective or remedial law, governs the ways in which the procedural laws are to be administered.

The Fourth Amendment requires that a search warrant contain a particular description of the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized.

A warrantless search not incident to an arrest may be justified under the Supreme Court's exigent-circumstances doctrine.

A person may refuse a warrantless search except under certain conditions.

Mere suspicion is equivalent to a “gut feeling.”

An uncorroborated anonymous tip is legally admissible evidence at trial.

According to the Supreme Court, law enforcement agents must first obtain a search warrant before using high-tech devices, such as thermal-imaging devices, to gather information from inside a home.

Arguably, the most important procedural safeguard in the Fifth Amendment is the protection against unreasonable search and seizure.

A warrant is a written order issued by a court that requires a person to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony.