Criminal Law for the Criminal Justice Professional Norman Garland 4th Edition

Chapter 01

Nature, Origins, Purposes, Structure, and Operation of the Criminal Justice System

Multiple Choice Questions

1. American law can be described by any of the following definitions except as
   A.the known decisions of the courts of the federal and state governments.
   B. the ability to impose statutes upon those who commit crimes against Americans anywhere.
   C. federal, state, or local enactments of legislative bodies.
   D. rules and regulations proclaimed by administrative bodies.

2. Criminal law is distinguished from all other law because
   A.other types of law, such as civil law, seek to regulate acts that are contrary to the community interest of the social or government unit.
   B. criminal law seeks to regulate acts that are contrary to the community interest of the social or government unit.
   C. criminal law seeks to influence and protect the public from obvious and egregious moral wrongs.
   D. other types of law, such as civil law, impose sentences for crimes committed.

3. Many cultures do not make the distinction between secular (nonreligious) and _____ law that is so central to American culture.
   A.statutory
   B. federal
   C. sacred
   D. religious

4. All criminal law is _____; that is, crimes are defined by the legislatures of the states and the federal government.
   A.common law
   B. case law
   C. statutory law
   D. discretionary

5. _____ regularly refine and redefine criminal law.
   A.The U.S. Congress and state legislatures
   B. The U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate
   C. The U.S. and state senates
   D. The executive and judicial branches of the federal government