MCOLES Legal Exam Questions and Answers
1.What is the Bill of Rights?
ANS First 10 amendments to the Constitution
2.1st Amendment
ANS Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly and petition
3.3rd Amendment
ANS Prohibits the forcible housing of a soldier in a time of peace
without the consent of the home owner
4.4th Amendment
ANS Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
5.5th Amendment
ANS The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
6.6th Amendment
ANS A speedy trial with an impartial jury, informed of the nature of the
accusation, right to counsel, right to confront the witness against them.
7.8th Amendment
ANS No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail and fines
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, 8.14th Amendment
ANS A person in the United States is a citizen of both the country and
their state. Their state may give more rights, but never fewer.
9.3 Branches of government
ANS Legislative Executive
Judicial
10.Procedural due process
ANS Examines the procedure required by the government when it
seeks to deprive people of life, liberty or property.
The more important the person's interests that will be affected, the more
process the government must afford.
11.Felony
ANS Violation of the law for which the offender may be punished by
death or imprisonment for than one year
12.Misdemeanor
ANS Punishable for UP TO one year in JAIL
13.Elements of a crime
ANS Actus reus Mens rea
Corpus delecti
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1.What is the Bill of Rights?
ANS First 10 amendments to the Constitution
2.1st Amendment
ANS Freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly and petition
3.3rd Amendment
ANS Prohibits the forcible housing of a soldier in a time of peace
without the consent of the home owner
4.4th Amendment
ANS Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
5.5th Amendment
ANS The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
6.6th Amendment
ANS A speedy trial with an impartial jury, informed of the nature of the
accusation, right to counsel, right to confront the witness against them.
7.8th Amendment
ANS No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive bail and fines
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, 8.14th Amendment
ANS A person in the United States is a citizen of both the country and
their state. Their state may give more rights, but never fewer.
9.3 Branches of government
ANS Legislative Executive
Judicial
10.Procedural due process
ANS Examines the procedure required by the government when it
seeks to deprive people of life, liberty or property.
The more important the person's interests that will be affected, the more
process the government must afford.
11.Felony
ANS Violation of the law for which the offender may be punished by
death or imprisonment for than one year
12.Misdemeanor
ANS Punishable for UP TO one year in JAIL
13.Elements of a crime
ANS Actus reus Mens rea
Corpus delecti
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