exam 1

Question 1

what is the 2nd amendment

Answer 1

the right to bear arms

Question 2

what is the 4th amendment

Answer 2

protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

Question 3

what is the 5th amendment

Answer 3

guarantees that individuals cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating info about themselves

Question 4

what is the 6th amendment

Answer 4

the right to a lawyer, the right to impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and charges against you

Question 5

what is the 8th amendment

Answer 5

no cruel or unusual punishment

Question 6

what is the 14th amendment

Answer 6

equal protection under the law

Question 7

what did beccaria focus on

Answer 7

crime and punishment

Question 8

what are the 3 branches of government

Answer 8

judicial, legislative, executive

Question 9

what is the judicial branch

Answer 9

interprets existing laws

Question 10

what is the legislative branch

Answer 10

defines the law

Question 11

what is the executive branch

Answer 11

responsible for daily operations of justice agencies

Question 12

what time of the year does crime rate increase

Answer 12

july and august

Question 13

what geographic place is crime rate higher

Answer 13

large urban areas

Question 14

what gender has a higher crime rate

Answer 14

men

Question 15

who has a higher crime rate older or younger people

Answer 15

younger

Question 16

what is an assembly line

Answer 16

the process of a defendant going through the justice system

Question 17

what is due process

Answer 17

emphasizes that laws must be applied fairly and equally to all people, especially to people accused of a crime

Question 18

what is the insanity justification defense

Answer 18

defendants state of mind at the time the crime was committed made it impossible for them to have the necessary mens rea

Question 19

what is the intoxication justification defense

Answer 19

not a defense unless the defendant had become involuntarily intoxicated under duress or mistake

Question 20

what is the age justification defense

Answer 20

age of criminal responsibility for children ranges by jurisdiction

Question 21

what is the entrapment justification defense

Answer 21

defendants claim entrapment when law enforcement instigates the crime, implants criminal ideas, or coerces an individual into committing a crime