TEST BANK
for
Constitutional Law and
Criminal Justice 3rd
Edition by Cliff Roberson
(All Chapters)
, Chapter 1
Introduction to the U.S. Constitutional
TEST BANK
True/False Questions
1. There was no bill of rights in the original constitution. [T]
2. The First Amendment was designed to protect the rights of the majority against Congress.
[T]
3. The present First and Third Amendments are often referred to as the military
amendments. [F]
4. The Supreme Court held in the District of Columbia v. Heller case, a citizen had no right
to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the
home. [F]
5. The Supreme Court has used the Third Amendment to booster its decisions that there is a
right of privacy implied in the Constitution. [T]
6. The Fourth Amendment requires that a warrant be issued before any place may be
searched. [F]
7. The due process protection against state and local governments is contained in the Fourth
Amendment. [F]
8. The Sixth Amendment is primarily known as the “right to counsel” amendment. [T]
9. The Eighth Amendment protects pretrial detainee's right not to be punished and that right
is as expansive as convicted prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights. [T]
10. Cruel and unusual punishment clause only protects homeless people when county sheriffs
attempted to remove them from their campsite on private land. [F]
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,11. The Ninth Amendment is another amendment that has only limited involvement with the
criminal justice system. [T]
12. The Supreme Court has stated that the Tenth Amendment is the essence of the federal
system. [T]
13. The Supreme Court held in Barron v. Baltimore that the first ten amendments to the
federal constitution were limitations solely on the federal government. [T]
14. A treaty between the U.S. and another foreign is considered as part of the supreme law of
the land. [T]
15. The United States has a single unified court system. [F]
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Supreme Court case that held that the first ten amendments did not apply to the states
was?
a. Missouri v. Holland
b. District of Columbia v. Heller
c. Barron v. Baltimore *
d. Doe v. Norris
2. The Supreme Court case that defined “the supreme law of the land” was?
a. Missouri v. Holland *
b. District of Columbia v. Heller
c. Barron v. Baltimore
d. Doe v. Norris
e. Miranda v. Arizona
3. The Supreme Court case that discussed the right to bear arms for self protection was?
a. Missouri v. Holland
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, b. District of Columbia v. Heller *
c. Barron v. Baltimore
d. Doe v. Norris
e. Miranda v. Arizona
4. An accused claimed that the search of his person by a federal marshal was
unconstitutional because the marshal did not have a warrant is bringing a claim under
what amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth *
d. Fifth
e. Eighth
5. If a local newspaper claims it has a right to attend a criminal trial, the newspaper should
cite the ___ Amendment to argue that right.
a. First *
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Fifth
e. Sixth
6. When an accused demands her rights to a public trial, she is asserting a claim under what
amendment?
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Fifth
e. Sixth *
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for
Constitutional Law and
Criminal Justice 3rd
Edition by Cliff Roberson
(All Chapters)
, Chapter 1
Introduction to the U.S. Constitutional
TEST BANK
True/False Questions
1. There was no bill of rights in the original constitution. [T]
2. The First Amendment was designed to protect the rights of the majority against Congress.
[T]
3. The present First and Third Amendments are often referred to as the military
amendments. [F]
4. The Supreme Court held in the District of Columbia v. Heller case, a citizen had no right
to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the
home. [F]
5. The Supreme Court has used the Third Amendment to booster its decisions that there is a
right of privacy implied in the Constitution. [T]
6. The Fourth Amendment requires that a warrant be issued before any place may be
searched. [F]
7. The due process protection against state and local governments is contained in the Fourth
Amendment. [F]
8. The Sixth Amendment is primarily known as the “right to counsel” amendment. [T]
9. The Eighth Amendment protects pretrial detainee's right not to be punished and that right
is as expansive as convicted prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights. [T]
10. Cruel and unusual punishment clause only protects homeless people when county sheriffs
attempted to remove them from their campsite on private land. [F]
2
,11. The Ninth Amendment is another amendment that has only limited involvement with the
criminal justice system. [T]
12. The Supreme Court has stated that the Tenth Amendment is the essence of the federal
system. [T]
13. The Supreme Court held in Barron v. Baltimore that the first ten amendments to the
federal constitution were limitations solely on the federal government. [T]
14. A treaty between the U.S. and another foreign is considered as part of the supreme law of
the land. [T]
15. The United States has a single unified court system. [F]
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Supreme Court case that held that the first ten amendments did not apply to the states
was?
a. Missouri v. Holland
b. District of Columbia v. Heller
c. Barron v. Baltimore *
d. Doe v. Norris
2. The Supreme Court case that defined “the supreme law of the land” was?
a. Missouri v. Holland *
b. District of Columbia v. Heller
c. Barron v. Baltimore
d. Doe v. Norris
e. Miranda v. Arizona
3. The Supreme Court case that discussed the right to bear arms for self protection was?
a. Missouri v. Holland
3
, b. District of Columbia v. Heller *
c. Barron v. Baltimore
d. Doe v. Norris
e. Miranda v. Arizona
4. An accused claimed that the search of his person by a federal marshal was
unconstitutional because the marshal did not have a warrant is bringing a claim under
what amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth *
d. Fifth
e. Eighth
5. If a local newspaper claims it has a right to attend a criminal trial, the newspaper should
cite the ___ Amendment to argue that right.
a. First *
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Fifth
e. Sixth
6. When an accused demands her rights to a public trial, she is asserting a claim under what
amendment?
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Fifth
e. Sixth *
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