LJ1 Unit 3 Review - Constitutional & Criminal Law

An accused person is denied the right to have his/her attorney present at a pretrial hearing. Which amendment would most likely be cited when this action is challenged in court?

• 6th

• 8th

• 10th

• 14th

A family is out of town. A thief breaks into the family's house and steals the television. The thief can be charged with:

• breaking or entering

• breaking out of a dwelling

• 1st degree burglary

• 2nd degree burglary

A person is held in a vehicle, pulled to the side of the road for over an hour, while the officer waits for a drug dog to arrive. The dog then leads the officers to more than a pound of marijuana in the person's car. Which amendment would most likely be cited when this action is challenged in court?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 4th

• 5th

In an effort to reduce crime, a city passes an ordinance stating that anyone on its streets may be stopped and frisked after 11:00 p.m. Which amendment would most likely be cited when this action is challenged in court?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 4th

• 5th

Which amendment restricts a police officer's actions in regards to making arrests?

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

A man is repeatedly hit by a police officer, who is demanding to know where a kidnapped girl is being held. The man finally tells the officer where the girl is when the officer pulls out a Taser. Which amendment would most likely be cited when the use of the Taser is challenged in court?

• 3rd

• 5th

• 7th

• 9th

Which term describes acts that are considered crimes because they violate cultural norms?

• ex post facto

• mala in se

• mala prohibita

• writ of certiorari

The highest purpose of the civil courts is to:

• hold the government accountable

• settle disputes

• stop wrongful actions

• sue for losses

An individual brings an adult person from Asia to North Carolina for the purpose of selling that person as a family servant. The individual selling the person to the family could be charged with:

• involuntary servitude

• human trafficking

• kidnapping

• unlawful sale of a minor

A man, using a knife, forces a woman to engage in a sex act. The man could be charged with:

• 1st degree forcible sexual offense

• 2nd degree forcible sexual offense

• 1st degree forcible rape

• 2nd degree forcible rape