GPSTC CRIMINAL LAW TEST 1 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Three components of the criminal justice system - Answers -police
-courts
-corrections
First Amendment - Answers Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances.
Second Amendment - Answers A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
Third Amendment - Answers No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house
without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Fourth Amendment - Answers The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no
warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Fifth Amendment - Answers No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise
infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger;
nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb;
nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of
life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for
public use without just compensation.
Sixth Amendment - Answers In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be
informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance
of counsel for his defense.
Seventh Amendment - Answers In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury
, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of
the common law.
Eighth Amendment - Answers Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Ninth Amendment - Answers The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment - Answers The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the
people.
Fourteenth Amendment - Answers No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (naturalized, executive branch)
Miranda vs Arizona - Answers The accused must be notified of their rights before being
questioned by the police
When are Miranda Rights read - Answers After a person has been officially taken into custody or
detained and before and questioning begins.
Tennesee vs Garner - Answers Officers can not use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect.
Terry vs Ohio - Answers Held that the 4th amendment is not violated when an officer stops a
suspect and frisks them if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person has committed, is
committing or is about to commit a crime, and has reasonable belief that the suspect is armed
and dangerous.
Scott vs Harris - Answers officer ran a suspect off the road, ruled legal due to keeping the public
safe.
Graham vs Connor - Answers declared that an objective reasonableness was needed when the
public states that an officer has used excessive force.
Objective Reasonableness - Answers the process for evaluating the appropriateness of an
officer's response to a subject's resistance.
Gregg vs Georgia - Answers reinstated the death penalty
Probable cause - Answers Facts or circumstances that would make a reasonable or prudent
person believe a crime is being or has been committed.
Three components of the criminal justice system - Answers -police
-courts
-corrections
First Amendment - Answers Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances.
Second Amendment - Answers A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
Third Amendment - Answers No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house
without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Fourth Amendment - Answers The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,
papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no
warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Fifth Amendment - Answers No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise
infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger;
nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb;
nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of
life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for
public use without just compensation.
Sixth Amendment - Answers In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be
informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance
of counsel for his defense.
Seventh Amendment - Answers In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall
exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury
, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States than according to the rules of
the common law.
Eighth Amendment - Answers Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Ninth Amendment - Answers The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Tenth Amendment - Answers The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the
people.
Fourteenth Amendment - Answers No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. (naturalized, executive branch)
Miranda vs Arizona - Answers The accused must be notified of their rights before being
questioned by the police
When are Miranda Rights read - Answers After a person has been officially taken into custody or
detained and before and questioning begins.
Tennesee vs Garner - Answers Officers can not use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect.
Terry vs Ohio - Answers Held that the 4th amendment is not violated when an officer stops a
suspect and frisks them if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person has committed, is
committing or is about to commit a crime, and has reasonable belief that the suspect is armed
and dangerous.
Scott vs Harris - Answers officer ran a suspect off the road, ruled legal due to keeping the public
safe.
Graham vs Connor - Answers declared that an objective reasonableness was needed when the
public states that an officer has used excessive force.
Objective Reasonableness - Answers the process for evaluating the appropriateness of an
officer's response to a subject's resistance.
Gregg vs Georgia - Answers reinstated the death penalty
Probable cause - Answers Facts or circumstances that would make a reasonable or prudent
person believe a crime is being or has been committed.
