LEG 320 Week 5 Quiz – Strayer



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Quiz 5 Chapter 8 and 9

CHAPTER 8
CRIMINAL PUNISHMENTS

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.         The Sixth Amendment requires that factual findings made for the purpose of enhancing a sentence must be made by a
a.
jury
b.
judge
c.
prosecuting attorney
d.
defense attorney



2.         In Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002), the Court held that a state capital sentencing procedure that permitted the sentencing judge to make the factual determination of the aggravating and mitigating circumstances present
a.
violated the Sixth Amendment’s right of trial by jury
b.
violated the Sixth Amendment’s right of trial by judge
c.
violated the Sixth Amendment’s right to a speedy trial
d.
violated the Eight Amendment’s right to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment



3.         In Blakely v. Washington, the Supreme Court held the sentence was invalid under the Sixth Amendment, because the defendant was entitled to a jury trial on the facts supporting the finding that he acted with
a.
deliberate cruelty
b.
deliberate indifference
c.
deliberate apathy
d.
deliberate malice



4.         In Booker, the Court held that under the holdings of Apprendi and Blakeley, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment’s right to
a.
jury trials in criminal cases
b.
speedy trials in criminal cases
c.
fair trials in criminal cases
d.
an attorney in criminal cases


5.         The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are
a.
no longer mandatory
b.
no longer discretionary
c.
no longer applicable
d.
no longer fair



6.         The name given to the test used to determine whether a sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment is
a.
balancing
b.
scales of justice
c.
proportionality
d.
moderation



7.         In the 1972 case of Furman v. Georgia, death penalty laws in all states were struck down as
a.
“arbitrary and capricious” by the U.S. Supreme Court
b.
“arbitrary and changeable” by the U.S. Supreme Court
c.
“random and capricious” by the U.S. Supreme Court
d.
“arbitrary and illogical” by the U.S. Supreme Court



8.         In Ingraham v. Wright, the Supreme Court considered the relationship between the cruel and unusual punishment clause and the use of corporal punishment in
a.
public schools
b.
prisons
c.
the work place
d.
private schools



9.         The U.S. Supreme Court has held that reasonable corporal punishment in public schools
a.
violates the Eighth Amendment
b.
violates substantive due process
c.
is not covered by the cruel and unusual punishments clause
d.
violates equal protection





10.       In a public school, any excessive, unreasonable corporal punishment which would shock the conscience would be a violation of
a.
substantive due process
b.
procedural due process
c.
the cruel and unusual punishment clause
d.
equal protection



11.       The absence of fair procedures before corporal punishment is utilized on a public school student would be a violation of
a.
substantive due process
b.
procedural due process
c.
the cruel and unusual punishment clause
d.
equal protection



12.       Which of the following types of defendants can be given the death penalty?
a.
mentally retarded defendants
b.
juvenile defendants
c.
female defendants
d.
insane defendants



13.       In the 1972 case of _____ v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down all state death penalty laws as “arbitrary and capricious.”
a.
Thomas
b.
Cosgrove
c.
Furman
d.
Ellison



14.       Generally, before the death penalty may be imposed, a judge or jury must find at least one of what kind of circumstance?
a.
mitigating
b.
balancing
c.
concurrent
d.
aggravating





15.       What kinds of evidence must be produced if the prosecution seeks imposition of the death penalty after a jury has found the defendant guilty of the crime charged?
a.
aggravating circumstances
b.
mitigating circumstances
c.
infuriating circumstances
d.
frustrating circumstances



16.       The Eighth Amendment prohibits the imposition of which kind of fines?
a.
excessive
b.
proportional
c.
mitigating
d.
monetary



17.       The text of the Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and
a.
cruel and unusual punishment
b.
the death penalty
c.
life without parole
d.
three strikes laws



18.       The Sixth Amendment requires that a jury must make factual findings for the purpose of
a.
enhancing a sentence
b.
putting a guilty defendant to death
c.
a downward departure
d.
a reduced sentence



19.       Fines, like other types of punishment, must be
a.
balanced
b.
contingent
c.
pro-rated
d.
proportional





20.       All states and the federal government have some type of sentence _____ statutes which typically increase the penalty if the crime was deemed a hate crime or the victim was elderly or handicapped.
a.
mitigation
b.
enhancement
c.
aggravation
d.
proportionality



21.       Habitual offender or recidivist statutes that provide for a life sentence after multiple felony convictions are

a.
unconstitutional
b.
routinely found to be cruel and unusual punishment
c.
allowed on the federal level but not on the state level

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