MCOLES LAW EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Two Types of Due Process -
correct answer ✅1. Procedural - government ensures that a
person's constitutional rights are maintained
2. Substantive - government's ability to deprive a person of a right
regardless of due process by which the matter is heard
Felony -
correct answer ✅offender may be punished by death or by
imprisonment for more than one year
Misdemeanor -
correct answer ✅carries a maximum penalty of up to 1 year of
incarceration
"High Court" Misdemeanor -
correct answer ✅2-year offense, handled in Circuit Court, and is
considered a felony
Two Basic Categories of Evidence -
correct answer ✅Direct - establishes a fact by itself
, MCOLES LAW EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Circumstantial - evidence that allows for a logical inference from
known facts ex: DNA, fingerprints
3 Types of Evidence in the Courtroom -
correct answer ✅Testimonial
Physical
Demonstrative
Reasonable Suspicion -
correct answer ✅an officer believes that someone is acting
abnormally which constitutes a crime possibly taking place
Probable Cause -
correct answer ✅when an officer has enough evidence to state
that a crime has probably occurred
District Courts -
correct answer ✅traffic violations, criminal misdemeanors, small
claims, civil claims $25,000 or less, arraignments, bail, preliminary
exams, issuing search and arrest warrants
AND ANSWERS
Two Types of Due Process -
correct answer ✅1. Procedural - government ensures that a
person's constitutional rights are maintained
2. Substantive - government's ability to deprive a person of a right
regardless of due process by which the matter is heard
Felony -
correct answer ✅offender may be punished by death or by
imprisonment for more than one year
Misdemeanor -
correct answer ✅carries a maximum penalty of up to 1 year of
incarceration
"High Court" Misdemeanor -
correct answer ✅2-year offense, handled in Circuit Court, and is
considered a felony
Two Basic Categories of Evidence -
correct answer ✅Direct - establishes a fact by itself
, MCOLES LAW EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Circumstantial - evidence that allows for a logical inference from
known facts ex: DNA, fingerprints
3 Types of Evidence in the Courtroom -
correct answer ✅Testimonial
Physical
Demonstrative
Reasonable Suspicion -
correct answer ✅an officer believes that someone is acting
abnormally which constitutes a crime possibly taking place
Probable Cause -
correct answer ✅when an officer has enough evidence to state
that a crime has probably occurred
District Courts -
correct answer ✅traffic violations, criminal misdemeanors, small
claims, civil claims $25,000 or less, arraignments, bail, preliminary
exams, issuing search and arrest warrants
