Criminal history & Development

What percentage of bills are made into laws each year?

5 percent

Which of the following defines a legislative bill?

A first draft of a potential law

An amount of money given to the court to allow the defendant to be released from jail is best described as which of the following?

Bail

What is the final step for a bill to become a law?

Being approved by the executive branch

Which of the following is a true statement?

Criminal cases have a higher burden of proof than civil cases

The right to due process in the court of law is protected by which of the amendments?

Fifth Amendment

Case law provides the court system with which of the following?

Guidelines for interpreting and applying statutes and administrative rules

Has someone committed a crime by thinking about stealing from a store?

No, there must be a guilty act

Fred accidentally drives over a police officer's foot who is directing traffic. Has he committed a crime?

Only if Fred knowingly keeps the car on the officer's foot

Which of the following is NOT an intention for a crime?

Prevention

Which of the following was the first instance of classifying cases as criminal or civil?

Roman Law

Which of the following describes an administrative rule?

Rules government agencies can create to govern citizens and companies

Which amendment protects the right of all individuals to have an attorney argue their case?

Sixth Amendment

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Someone can commit a crime by simply thinking guilty thoughts

written code defining a criminal act and providing the standard punishment for the crime defines which of the following?

Statute

What is the purpose of creating the legislative, executive and judicial branches according to the segment?

To evenly distribute power

Which of the following describes stare decisis?

To stand by decisions

Which of the following is prohibited by the fourth amendment?

Unreasonable search and seizure

Officer Kristin pulls someone over who is driving very erratically. Officer Kristin ca see drug paraphernalia in the back seat. Can she search the car for drugs?

Yes, she has probable cause

Which of the following is NOT an element of a crime?

collaboration