Section #5 Test Review 2023 2024

The term local government is used to discuss the governing bodies of America’s myriad cities and counties. Local governments are critically important to criminal justice because most of the workload of the criminal justice system

• is taken care of on a local level.

• violent crime.

• minor crime

• is high profile crime.

7 The vast majority of police officers are employed at the municipal (city) level of government. A large number of law enforcement officers and correctional officers are employed by country (or parish, depending on the state) governments under the auspices of the Sheriff’s Department.

• True

• False

For legal purposes, most local and county agencies are considered state agencies.

because Municipal police officers and country deputies are charged with enforcing state laws;

• True

• False

Local governments are also empowered to make “minor” laws known as _________________ In the criminal justice system, __________ regulating conduct are usually considered violations, resulting in only a fine.

• ordinances

• felonies

• misdemeanors

• infractions

The wedding cake model theory divides the criminal justice system into four layers: celebrated cases, serious felonies, lesser felonies, and misdemeanors

• True

• False

The wedding cake model theory of criminal justice assists in ______________ the operation of the criminal justice system.

• better understanding

• true alignment of

• better recruiting for

• outstanding

When the founding fathers signed the Constitution, they all agreed that it would be the supreme law of the land; the Framers stated this profoundly important agreement in _________.

• Article VI.

• Article V

• Article VII

• Article VIII

After the landmark case of _____________, the Supreme Court has had the power to strike down any law or any government action that violates constitutional principles.

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• Terry v Ohio 1968

• Mapp v Ohio 1961

• Miranda v Arizona 1966

_____________are written laws passed by legislative assemblies. Modern criminal laws tend to be a matter of statutory law.

• Statutes

• Torts

• Precedents

• Habeaus Corpus

Most of the criminal law today is made by state legislatures, with the federal criminal law being made by Congress.

• True

• False