Question 1 2..5 points
What ethical theory looks at the present in assessing the impact of alternate sentences, focusing
less on the act committed and more on the character of the person who committed it and how a
sentence would work to achieve moral virtue?
Question options:
a) Virtue ethics
b) Utilitarianism
c) Formalism
d) Stoicism
Questio
2..5 points
n2
What are the two important decisions judges are required to make?
Question options:
a) Rulings on evidence and sentencing options
b) Rulings on evidence and courtroom security
c) Plea bargains and sentencing options
d) Jury selection and public defender salaries
Questio
2..5 points
n3
According to James Madison, "If men were angels no government would be necessary and if
angels governed, no controls on government would be necessary." What did he mean?
Question options:
a) Men are not angels.
, b) All men are created equal.
c) Government will never be good because men are not angels.
d) A government must empower men to govern, but also control their power.
Questio
2..5 points
n4
Which case established the legal authority and limits for a stop and frisk?
Question options:
a) Marbury v. Madison
b) Miranda v. Arizona
c) Terry v. Ohio
d) Mapp v. Ohio
Questio
2..5 points
n5
The prosecutor's discretion is considerable given the control they have over how law can be
enforced and adjudicated. Prosecutors have garnered the greatest criticism for:
Question options:
a) selective prosecution.
b) minimum sentencing laws.
c) plea bargaining.
failure to change.
d)
, Questio
2..5 points
n6
According to ___________ explanations for police corruption, if a few "rotten apples" were
eliminated, corruption would disappear.
Question options:
a) external
b) departmental
c) managerial
d) individual
Questio
2..5 points
n7
What is required before a police officer may conduct a frisk of an individual?
Question options:
a) Probable cause that an individual is armed and dangerous
b) Reasonable suspicion that an individual possesses evidence of a crime
c) Reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot
d) Reasonable suspicion that an individual is armed and dangerous
Questio
2..5 points
n8
What prompted our forefathers to create measures that protect citizens against arbitrary searches
and seizures?
, Question options:
a) James Madison being mistaken for a British spy
b) the arrest and search of Paul Revere's home
c) Citizens of Boston dumping tea in the bay
d) British troops arbitrarily entering citizens' homes to conduct searches
Questio
2..5 points
n9
According to one prosecutor, the reason professional misconduct takes place is because "it
works." Which ethical theory would support such misconduct?
Question options:
a) Virtue Ethics
b) Formalism
c) Kantian Ethics
d) None of the above
Questio
2..5 points
n 10
_____________ explanations for police corruption suggest the existence of an organized
subculture within an agency, often characterized by secrecy, loyalty, and cynicism?
Question options:
a) External
b) Departmental
What ethical theory looks at the present in assessing the impact of alternate sentences, focusing
less on the act committed and more on the character of the person who committed it and how a
sentence would work to achieve moral virtue?
Question options:
a) Virtue ethics
b) Utilitarianism
c) Formalism
d) Stoicism
Questio
2..5 points
n2
What are the two important decisions judges are required to make?
Question options:
a) Rulings on evidence and sentencing options
b) Rulings on evidence and courtroom security
c) Plea bargains and sentencing options
d) Jury selection and public defender salaries
Questio
2..5 points
n3
According to James Madison, "If men were angels no government would be necessary and if
angels governed, no controls on government would be necessary." What did he mean?
Question options:
a) Men are not angels.
, b) All men are created equal.
c) Government will never be good because men are not angels.
d) A government must empower men to govern, but also control their power.
Questio
2..5 points
n4
Which case established the legal authority and limits for a stop and frisk?
Question options:
a) Marbury v. Madison
b) Miranda v. Arizona
c) Terry v. Ohio
d) Mapp v. Ohio
Questio
2..5 points
n5
The prosecutor's discretion is considerable given the control they have over how law can be
enforced and adjudicated. Prosecutors have garnered the greatest criticism for:
Question options:
a) selective prosecution.
b) minimum sentencing laws.
c) plea bargaining.
failure to change.
d)
, Questio
2..5 points
n6
According to ___________ explanations for police corruption, if a few "rotten apples" were
eliminated, corruption would disappear.
Question options:
a) external
b) departmental
c) managerial
d) individual
Questio
2..5 points
n7
What is required before a police officer may conduct a frisk of an individual?
Question options:
a) Probable cause that an individual is armed and dangerous
b) Reasonable suspicion that an individual possesses evidence of a crime
c) Reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot
d) Reasonable suspicion that an individual is armed and dangerous
Questio
2..5 points
n8
What prompted our forefathers to create measures that protect citizens against arbitrary searches
and seizures?
, Question options:
a) James Madison being mistaken for a British spy
b) the arrest and search of Paul Revere's home
c) Citizens of Boston dumping tea in the bay
d) British troops arbitrarily entering citizens' homes to conduct searches
Questio
2..5 points
n9
According to one prosecutor, the reason professional misconduct takes place is because "it
works." Which ethical theory would support such misconduct?
Question options:
a) Virtue Ethics
b) Formalism
c) Kantian Ethics
d) None of the above
Questio
2..5 points
n 10
_____________ explanations for police corruption suggest the existence of an organized
subculture within an agency, often characterized by secrecy, loyalty, and cynicism?
Question options:
a) External
b) Departmental
