Criminal Justice Chapter 2

QUESTION 1 : When a court mentions a previous case as part of the reason for their decision, they are citing ________________________________.

QUESTION 2 :  'Habeus corpus' is a legal term that means the defendant was caught with a dead body.
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QUESTION 3 :  The exclusionary rule keeps jurors from hearing evidence, if the police officer testifying has a history of lying.
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False

QUESTION 4 :  'Deadly force' is the legal term for keeping someone in prison until they die .
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False

QUESTION 5 :  The right to counsel is created by the 6th Amendment.
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False

QUESTION 6 :  The 14th amendment guarantees _________________ treatment.

QUESTION 7 : 'Double jeopardy' is a second trial on the same charges in the same court system, after the first trial returns a verdict of not guilty.
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False

QUESTION 8 : The idea that the courts have the right to declare a law unconstitutional, is part of _________________________________ review.

QUESTION 9 :  The 5th Amendment creates protection against being forced to incriminate yourself.
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False

QUESTION 10 :  The term 'victimless crime', refers to cases where the body of the victim cannot be found.
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False

QUESTION 11 :  A law that punished people for doing something that was legal in the past when they did it, would be called __________ __________________________ _______________________________ under the Consitution.

QUESTION 12 :  When using the claim of self defense, the accused must show that they expected harm from the threat to be immediate and imminent.
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QUESTION 13 : Using your own words, explain what the textbook means by 'incorporation', as it relates to constitutional rights. Why is this important? (Minimum 150 words)

QUESTION 14 :  A grand jury is one that can only hear the most serious cases, like treason.
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False

QUESTION 15 :  The right to a speedy trial is created by the 3rd amendment.
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False

QUESTION 16 :  Explain what the M'Naghten rule is, and what the burden of proof is for it. (Minimum 150 words).

QUESTION 17 :  Using our textbook, but your own words, discuss the basic pro and con issues of the Patriot Act (Minimum 150 words).