Criminal Procedure 3rd Edition By Lippman - Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

     1.   Which of the following is the primary source of criminal procedure?

A)	The U.S. Constitution
B)	Statutes passed by the U.S. Congress
C)	Judicial rulings
D)	Common law

ANS:  A                   PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     2.   Which of the following was not addressed in the original U.S. Constitution (excluding the Bill of Rights)?

A)	Protection against ex post facto laws
B)	Protection against excessive bail
C)	The right to habeas corpus
D)	The right to a trial by jury

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     3.   Which of the following is the only crime mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution?

A)	Espionage
B)	Treason
C)	Sedition
D)	Forgery

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     4.   Which of the following states that the U.S. Constitution and laws passed by the U.S. Congress eclipse state constitutions and state laws?

A)	The First Amendment
B)	The Supremacy Clause
C)	The Federalist Article
D)	The Jefferson Addendum

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     5.   As a general rule, state constitutions _____.

A)	mirror the U.S. Constitution and grant additional rights
B)	mirror the U.S. Constitution and remove certain rights
C)	mirror the U.S. Constitution almost verbatim
D)	have nothing to do with the U.S. Constitution

ANS:  A                   PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     6.   Which of the following is not a set of rules or guidelines for criminal procedure?

A)	The Model Code of Pre-Arraignment Procedure
B)	The United States Attorney’s Manual of the Department of Justice
C)	The Standards for Criminal Justice
D)	The Model Penal Code

ANS:  D                   PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     7.   In which constitutional amendment is the Due Process Clause?

A)	First
B)	Ninth
C)	Fourteenth
D)	Seventeenth

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     8.   Which of the following events in U.S. history served as a major turning point in the application of the Bill of Rights to the states?

A)	The Boston Massacre
B)	The Civil War
C)	The Great Depression
D)	The Civil Rights Movement

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.1

     9.   A person who believes in the federalist notion of states’ rights would most likely support which of the following approaches of incorporation?

A)	Fundamental fairness
B)	Fundamental principles
C)	Total incorporation
D)	Total incorporation plus

ANS:  A                   PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.7

   10.   A person who favors a strong central government yet supports only those rights clearly written in the Bill of Rights would most likely support which of the following approaches of incorporation?

A)	Fundamental fairness
B)	Fundamental principles
C)	Total incorporation
D)	Total incorporation plus

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.7

   11.   A person who favors a strong central government and who believes that government must extend as many rights and privileges as possible would most likely support which of the following approaches of incorporation?

A)	Fundamental fairness
B)	Fundamental principles
C)	Total incorporation
D)	Total incorporation plus

ANS:  D                   PTS:   1                    OBJ:   2.7

   12.   Which approach to incorporation focuses on the concept of “ordered liberty”?

A)	Fundamental fairness
B)	Total incorporation