Question 1

_____ in Colonial America were situated in the town center so that public humiliation may be heaped upon the offender. ​

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A)  Stocks
B)  Jails
C)  Reform schools
D)  Delinquency noticesE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Sentence enhancement statutes are used to ____________ the period of incarceration the defendant may be ordered to serve.

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Question 3

The absence of fair procedures before corporal punishment is utilized on a public school student would be a violation of: ​

Accepted Answer

A)  substantive due process.
B)  procedural due process.
C)  the cruel and unusual punishment clause.
D)  equal protection.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

One who is a habitual criminal is called a _____.

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Question 5

Discuss the holding in the case of United States v. Booker (2005). Explain how this case impacted the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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Question 6

If the prosecution seeks imposition of the death penalty after a jury has found the defendant guilty of the crime charged, he or she must produce evidence of ______ circumstances. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  aggravating
B)  mitigating
C)  infuriating
D)  frustratingE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The Eighth Amendment prohibits the imposition of ______ fines. ​

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A)  excessive
B)  proportional
C)  mitigating
D)  monetaryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

In the 1972 case of Furman v. Georgia , death penalty laws in all states were struck down by the US Supreme Court as: ​

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A)  "arbitrary and capricious."
B)  "arbitrary and changeable."
C)  "random and capricious."
D)  "arbitrary and illogical."E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The US Supreme Court has held that reasonable corporal punishment in public schools: ​

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A)  violates the Eighth Amendment.
B)  violates substantive due process.
C)  is not covered by the cruel and unusual punishments clause.
D)  violates equal protection.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

______ is inflicting nondeadly physical injury as punishment for criminal conduct. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporal
B)  Capital
C)  Conditional
D)  ForfeitureE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The laws popularly called "three strikes and you're out": ​

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A)  consistently violate the Eighth Amendment.
B)  have been repealed in all states.
C)  violate double jeopardy.
D)  apply only to felony convictions.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Fred was arrested for grand theft auto. The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to twenty years in prison and his car was seized. This was his first conviction of a felony, though he had several misdemeanor offenses on his record.

Accepted Answer

A)  The loss by Fred of his car is an example of: ​
B)  forfeiture.
C)  fine.
D)  free speech.
E)  unlawful search and seizure.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

A long criminal record would be an aggravating factor while no previous criminal record would be a mitigating factor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Apprendi , the Court held that any fact that increases the penalty for the crime charged must be submitted to the jury and proved: ​

Accepted Answer

A)  beyond a reasonable doubt.
B)  beyond a reasonable suspicion.
C)  beyond a doubt.
D)  by a preponderance of the evidence.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Habitual offender or recidivist statutes that provide for a life sentence after multiple felony convictions are: ​

Accepted Answer

A)  unconstitutional.
B)  routinely found to be cruel and unusual punishment.
C)  allowed on the federal level but not on the state level.
D)  subject to a proportionality test, i.e., the sentence fits the crime.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

In the Middle Ages in England, a ____ was a religious place where criminals could take refuge.

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Question 17

Explain what is meant by "proportionality" with reference to criminal sentencing.

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Proportionality in criminal sentencing r...

Question 18

Blakely v. Washington , 124 S. Ct. 2531 (2004), applied the reasoning of Apprendi to state sentencing systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain the Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia (1972) and highlight three recent Supreme Court decisions about the death penalty since 1972.

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In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the Supreme...

Question 20

Bill is a student at the local high school. He was caught chewing tobacco in the boys' laboratory and sent to the principal's office. As punishment, the principal made him swallow the wad of tobacco, which immediately made Bill throw up. Bill went home and told his parents of the incident, and the next day they contacted a lawyer.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill's lawyer then reads up on the case of Ingraham v. Wright and realizes that a claim based on ____ would not succeed. ​
B)  Bill's Eighth Amendment rights
C)  a procedural due process claim
D)  a substantive due process claim
E)  None of these choices.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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