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Criminal Law Retest

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of crime where the penalty is the harshest, often the offender serves longer prison time with higher penalties.

a)

Misdemeanor

b)

Felony

c)

Probation

d)

Conviction

2.

A term that means theft, usually from a person's vehicle?

a)

Burglary

b)

Robbery

c)

Larceny

d)

Assault

3.

In Mississippi felonies are classified from lowest to highest as:

a)

First degree, second degree, third degree, fourth degree

b)

Fourth degree, third degree, second degree, first degree

c)

Class 4, class, 3, class 2, class 1

d)

Class 1, class 2, class 3, class 4

4.

You're a prosecutor that's attempting to get the death penalty in a case. What must you charge the offender with to obtain the death penalty?

a)

Manslaughter

b)

Murder

c)

Capital Murder

d)

Aggravated Assault

5.

Simple Assault is a misdemeanor crime in Mississippi?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Designed for short term confinement, usually run by local sheriff, and doesn't have specialty services.

a)

Jail

b)

Prison

7.

Designed for long term confinement, run by the state or government, and has specialty services.

a)

Jail

b)

Prison

8.

Which amendment protects an individual from excessive punishment?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

8th

9.
Kidnapping
a)
Misdemeanor
b)
Felony
10.
Aggravated Assault
a)
Misdemeanor
b)
Felony
11.
Disorderly Conduct
a)
Misdemeanor
b)
Felony
12.
Arson
a)
Misdemeanor
b)
Felony
13.
Trespassing
a)
Misdemeanor
b)
Felony
14.
Misdemeanors are serious crimes while felonies are less serious. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
If Ashlyn steals a candy bar from Heather she has committed a...
a)
misdemeanor
b)
felony
16.
The highest law in the United States is 
a)
state law
b)
constitutional law
c)
military law
d)
case law
17.
Tainted evidence may not be used in court is known as
a)
procedural due process
b)
the exclusionary rule
c)
due process
d)
search warrant
18.
A person found guilty of a ________ will usually spend more than a year in jail or death penalty.
a)
Felony
b)
Misdemeanor
c)
Infraction
d)
None of the above
19.

What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?

a)

They are viewed as the same in the State of MS

b)

Misdemeanors are less serious than felonies

c)

Felonies are less serious than misdemeanors

d)

Misdemeanors and felonies do not exist

20.
Which one of the following is not a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?
a)
Right to own a gun
b)
Right to freedom of Speech
c)
Right to  petition the government
d)
Right to assemble peacefully
21.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the  _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
22.

Which Supreme Court case illegally obtained evidence without a search warrant and violated the 4th amendment?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

Lemon v. Kurtzman

d)

Engel v. Vitale

23.

You have the right to remain silent when aressted

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Texas v. Johnson

c)

New Jersey v. TLO

d)

Roe v. Wade

24.

Which Supreme Court case established that police must advise criminal suspects of their Constitutional rights before questioning them?

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

Escobedo v. Illinois

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

25.
You pull a car over for a broken tail light and notice drugs on the passenger seat. Which doctrine allows you to search without a warrant?
a)
Plain Clothes Doctrine
b)
Plain View Doctrine
c)
Open Compartment Doctrine
d)
Open View Doctrine
26.
Which of the following amendments protects a citizen from illegal search and seizure?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
4th
27.
Which amendment protects a citizen from double jeopardy and self-incrimination?
a)
4th
b)
8th
c)
5th
d)
6th
28.
While on patrol you notice two suspicious individuals on a street corner. You pat down their outer garments and find an illegal weapon. Which court case deals with this type of search? 
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Terry v. Ohio
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Tennessee v. Garner
29.
Which of the following court cases dealt with a suspect being shot in the back by an officer as he attempted to flee over a wall?
a)
Terry v. Ohio
b)
Tennessee v. Garner
c)
Mapp v. Ohio
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
30.
No evidence shall be admitted into a criminal trial that was obtained by violating a person's constitutional rights. 
a)
Exclusionary law
b)
Exclusionary rule
c)
Exemption rule
d)
Exemption law
31.
Evidence obtained illegally, and therefore anything gained from it is also tainted and can't be used in court?
a)
Fruit of the Poisoness Bush
b)
Fruit of the Tainted Tree
c)
Fruit of the Poisoness Tree
d)
Fruit of the Stained Tree
32.
The term "Stop and Frisks" was a result of which of the following cases?
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Terry v. Ohio
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Tennessee v. Garner
33.
What is mens rea?
a)
A guilty act
b)
A guilty mind
34.
What is actus reus?
a)
A guilty act
b)
A guilty mind
35.

Petit larceny is usually defined as theft of property in the amount of less than __________?

a)

$5,000.00

b)

$500.00

c)

$100.00

d)

$1,000.00

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