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Its for a take home quiz for my Criminal Law Class. Its open book but my book hasn’t gotten here yet!!!

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Chapter 2

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

1.

Only those persons accused of felonies have a constitutional right to retain lawyers for their defense.

2.

Appellate courts are primarily fact-finding bodies.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

3.

At the national level, the ____ is the primary agency empowered to investigate violations of federal criminal laws.
a.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
b.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
c.
Secret Service
d.
Immigration and Naturalization Service

4.

The official who heads the U.S. Department of Justice is the ____.
a.
Barrister General
b.
Attorney General
c.
Solicitor General
d.
Minister of Justice

5.

Pretrial proceedings in the federal district courts and trials of federal misdemeanors are often handled by ____ who are appointed by federal district judges.
a.
magistrate judges
b.
referees
c.
special masters
d.
none of these

6.

In addition to the FBI, federal law enforcement agencies include the ____.
a.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
b.
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
c.
the Customs Service
d.
all of these

7.

Crimes committed by persons who are ____ are ordinarily prosecuted before courts-martial.
a.
on Indian reservations
b.
on federal reservations
c.
in the civil service
d.
in the military services

8.

Decisions of courts-martial are reviewed by military courts of review in each branch of the armed forces and in certain instances appeals are heard by the United States ____.
a.
Court of International Justice
b.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
c.
Claims Court
d.
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

9.

The abuses that came to be associated with juvenile courts were addressed by the Supreme Court in the landmark case of ____.
a.
In re Gault (1967)
b.
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
c.
Ex Parte Hull (1979)
d.
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

10.

In McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971), the Supreme Court refused to extend the right to ____ to juvenile proceedings.
a.
counsel
b.
speedy and public trial
c.
trial by jury
d.
cross-examination

11.

Federal statutes are published in the ____, an annual publication dating from 1789 in which federal statutes are arranged in order of their adoption.
a.
Federal Register
b.
Code of Federal Regulations
c.
Supreme Court Reporter
d.
United States Statutes at Large

12.

The most popular compilation of the federal law used by lawyers, judges, and criminal justice professionals is the ____.
a.
Federal Register
b.
Code of Federal Regulations
c.
U.S. Code Annotated
d.
Compendium of Federal Legislation

13.

Congress’s legislative power may be divided into two broad categories: enumerated and ____ powers.
a.
concurrent
b.
inherent
c.
plenary
d.
implied

14.

Because statutes are necessarily written in general language, legislation often requires judicial ____.
a.
diversion
b.
interpretation
c.
prohibition
d.
asportation

15.

Because legislative bodies have enacted vast numbers of laws defining offenses that are ____, statutory interpretation assumes an importance largely unknown to the English common law.
a.
mens rea
b.
strict constructionist
c.
lex non scripta
d.
mala prohibita

16.

The most frequent maxim applied by courts in determining legislative intent is the ____ rule.
a.
original package
b.
plain meaning
c.
nolle prosequi
d.
unit

17.

In determining the meaning of the statutory term "____," a court would ordinarily look to the common law, which defined the term to mean "an enclosed space surrounding a dwelling."
a.
domicile
b.
homestead
c.
curtilage
d.
residence

18.

Corrections systems include ____.
a.
agencies that supervise probation and parole
b.
public defender offices
c.
criminal courts
d.
none of these

19.

When state legislatures adopt statutes, they are published in volumes known as ____.
a.
reporters
b.
session laws
c.
syllabi
d.
digests

20.

Defense attorneys perform all of the following functions except ____.
a.
courtroom advocacy
b.
plea negotiation
c.
testifying on behalf of clients
d.
protecting defendants’ rights
I already found
three and four.
Oh and if your gonna be a smart ass about it. Don’t answer.