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- 1. Multiple Choice
A store owner is injured by a thief who forces her to empty the cash register at gunpoint. She is a victim of
arson
grand larceny.
burglary
robbery
- 2. Multiple Choice
Mrs. Bowen was arrested for trespassing on her neighbors’ farm. There were “no trespassing” signs posted at every entrance. Mrs. Bowen claimed that she did not know that her “walking around” the property was an illegal action. What response might a judge give to Mrs. Bowen?
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse.”
“Where were you going?”
“Do you know the definition of trespassing?”
“Can you read?”
- 3. Multiple Choice
Those who favor retribution would most likely not favor ____________________.
terrible living conditions
no parole
long-term incarceration
rehabilitation
- 4. Multiple Choice
Criminal laws are laws that
tell which acts are crimes.
protect children.
help settle disagreements.
keep people from stealing cars.
- 5. Multiple Choice
On February 13, 2007, the Smithfield, North Carolina Police Department recovered three kilograms of methamphetamine hidden near the Super 8 Motel. The police department requested help with the subsequent investigation, and later resulted in a vehicle stop and arrest of two suspects. From what agency would this police department request help?
State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
Secret Service
North Carolina National Guard
Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the first step in a civil lawsuit?
hiring a judge
filing a complaint
filing a discovery
questioning a witness
- 7. Multiple Choice
What do laws such as copyrights, trademarks, and patents do?
allow us to buy certain products
protect ideas and inventions
ensure that no one owns ideas
protect our health
- 8. Multiple Choice
Convicted juveniles may be sent to any of the following EXCEPT a
maximum security prison.
foster home.
boot camp.
juvenile detention center.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Laws that state what is right or wrong and how a person should live are what types of laws?
violence prevention
moral codes
legal codes
Code of Hammurabi
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following legal codes demonstrates how the ancient Greeks played a role in the formation of United States law?
Draconian Laws
Code of Hammurabi
Justinian Codes
Magna Carta
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who would most likely investigate a three-car collision in a parking lot in the downtown of a city?
the Highway Patrol
the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
a police officer
the sheriff
- 12. Multiple Choice
Margaret appeared in court this morning to plead “not guilty” to manslaughter. What is this procedure?
probable cause
indictment
arraignment
bail hearing
- 13. Multiple Choice
In a criminal trial, the prosecutor
must take the witness stand.
is not allowed to participate in the jury selection.
is cross-examined by the defense.
represents the government's side of the case.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Written laws made by legislatures are known as
common law.
morals.
statutes.
civil law.
- 15. Multiple Choice
A year-long undercover operation has revealed the leaders of a United States drug ring. Finally, on a specific day, law enforcement raids a meeting where several of these drug lords are meeting to exchange narcotics, miliary-style firearms, and large amounts of money. The drug lords are arrested and charged with multiple counts of violating federal drug laws, murder, money laundering, etc. Which law enforcement agency most likely conducted the year-long investigation and made these arrests?
Secret Service
the police department in the city where the meeting occurred
State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following crimes would not be considered a misdemeanor?
kidnapping
driving without a license
littering
graffiti
- 17. Multiple Choice
Of the following, who would most likely be expected to investigate a six car collision that occurs on a stretch of highway in a rural part of the county?
state trooper
police officer
sheriff’s deputy
State Bureau of Investigation agent
- 18. Multiple Choice
An unsafe toy can be taken off the market through
statutory law
administrative law
constitutional law
common law
- 19. Multiple Choice
When is a jury “hung”?
when the jury votes for the execution of the accused
when the jury violates the rules set by the judge
when the jury cannot agree on a verdict
when the jury hears only felony cases
- 20. Multiple Choice
A judge who relies on a precedent set by another judge is making a ruling based on
judicial review.
constitutional law.
common law.
administrative law
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