True / False
1. A party to a crime could be a person who aids and assists in the commission of the crime. a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Crimes Requiring Proof of Mental Fault LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN:15.03.01 - 03.01 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. The term mens rea refers t...
,True / False
1. An ex post facto law is a law which has a retroactive effect.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: General Constitutional Limitations on Criminal Laws
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.08 - 01.08
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. An alcoholic cannot be convicted for the offense of being drunk in a public place based upon the Eighth and
Fourteenth Amendments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: General Constitutional Limitations on Criminal Laws
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.09 - 01.09
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
3. Substantive criminal law deals with the minimum standards of behavior in society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Important Concepts in Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.02 - 01.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Agencies within the legislative branch of government administer and enforce laws.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Important Concepts in Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN:15.01.01 - 01.01
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. The “prior notice” doctrine requires that fair warning be given in language that the ordinary person will understand.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Principle of “No Punishment Without a Law for It”
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN:15.01.07 - 01.07
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
, 6. Status crimes have no act requirement.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: General Constitutional Limitations on Criminal Laws
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.09 - 01.09
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
7. One reason a person would not commit a crime is that they fear arrest.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Important Concepts in Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.03 - 03.03
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
8. Police power is the inherent power of the federal government, subject to constitutional limits, to enact criminal
laws.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Permissible Scope of Criminal Laws in the United States
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.05 - 01.05
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
9. One of the generally recognized goals of the criminal justice system is to protect society from dangerous and
harmful people.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Goals and Purposes of Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.04 - 10.04
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
10. All states have abolished common law crimes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Sources of Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.10 - 01.10
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
, Multiple Choice
11. Which branch of the government administers and enforces criminal laws?
a. the legislative branch
b. the judicial branch
c. the executive branch
d. the state branch
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: Important Concepts in Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.01 - 01.01
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. The _____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that “[t]he powers not delegated to the United States
by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
a. First
b. Fifth
c. Eighth
d. Tenth
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: The Permissible Scope of Criminal Laws in the United States
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.06 - 01.06
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
13. In the U.S., the supreme law of the land is considered to be
a. the constitution of each state
b. federal statutes
c. Presidential Executive Orders
d. the U.S. Constitution
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: Goals and Purposes of Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN:15.01.04 - 01.04
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
14. Which branch of the government determines the constitutionality of laws or ordinances?
a. the legislative branch
b. the judicial branch
c. the executive branch
d. the state branch
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Important Concepts in Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLA.GAAN.15.01.02 - 01.02
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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