test 1

Question 1

The English parliament is made up of _____ and ____? Who is dominate

Answer 1

House of commons and House of lords

The house of commons is dominant

Question 2

How common law come to England?

Answer 2

Battle of Hastings 1066- William the Conqueror

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE

England has a written constitution

Answer 3

FALSE

Question 4

Common law is also know as?

Answer 4

Judge made law

Question 5

There is a saying that Common law is

Answer 5

Common to all

Question 6

The two main police forces in France are ______ and ______? Where do they operate?

Answer 6

Police Nationale (PN) and the Gendarmerie

PN- urban areas
Gendarmerie- rural areas

Question 7

Since 1798, France has had _____ Constitution?

Answer 7

15

Question 8

One of the main differences between Common and Civil law is ____?

Answer 8

In Common law nations Judges are allowed to make commentary

Question 9

According to the U.S. Constitution Supreme Court Justices serve for a period of ______?

Answer 9

Good faith and service

Question 10

According to the U.S. Constitution there are how many justices on the U.S. Supreme court?

Answer 10

It does not say

Question 11

England recently did what, in part, based off of the U.S.?

Answer 11

Created the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Question 12

Prior to the recent change in England ( in part based on the U.S.) what took place?

Answer 12

The law lords acted as the highest court and were part of the House of Lords

Question 13

After the reunification of Germany what became of Basic Law?

Answer 13

It became the law of the reunified nation

Question 14

Until reunification Germany was split into?

Answer 14

West Germany (WG) and East Germany (EG)- WG was a civil law nation and EG was a socialist law nation

Question 15

In Germany the FCC is what?

Answer 15

The highest court

Question 16

In France what is the role of the Constitutional Council?

Answer 16

It acts as the highest court, but only provides advisory opinions when asked to rule on code before it is is enforceable

Question 17

In Germany the _____ is the head of the government?

Answer 17

Chancellor

Question 18

In Japan the Supreme Court is what?

Answer 18

Not relevant- because its rulings can be ignored

Question 19

The Japanese Constitution is known as what?

Answer 19

The Showa Constitution 1947

Question 20

The Japanese Constitution is more or less what?

Answer 20

An update of the U.S. Constitution

Question 21

Theoretically the most powerful branch of government in China is _____?

Answer 21

The National People’s Congress (NPC)

Question 22

In reality who holds the power in China?

Answer 22

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Question 23

There are two main sources of law in Saudi Arabia the _______ and _______?

Answer 23

The Shari’a and the Sunnah

Question 24

What reason(s) are given by Saudi Arabia to explain their low rates of crime?

Answer 24

Harsh corporal punishment and devotion to the Qur`an

Question 25

The Cultural Revolution did what to China?

Answer 25

Falied- leaving issues concerning Economic, Political, and Social institutions

Question 26

The German legislature is made up of what two chambers?

Answer 26

The Bundestag and The Bundesrat

Question 27

Crime is hardest to measure in what model nation?

Answer 27

Saudi Arabia

Question 28

Currently the French are on their ___ Republic?

Answer 28

5th

Question 29

What model nation is not secular in nature?

Answer 29

Saudi Arabia

Question 30

Civil law has its historical roots in ______?

Answer 30

Roman law, Cannon and Commercial law, the Napoleonic Code, and the German Civil Code

Question 31

A goal of the Napoleonic Code was?

Answer 31

To make is simple, each to understand, nontechnical, and accessible to the masses

Question 32

What happened to Napoleonic Code in 1804?

Answer 32

It went into force

Question 33

There are two main types of crimes in Saudi Arabia what are they?

Answer 33

Hudud Crimes and Tazirat Crimes

Question 34

In Saudi Arabia, crimes against Allah (God) are known as?

Answer 34

Hudud crimes

Question 35

England's strong constitutional tradition is found in what document(s)?

Answer 35

The English Bill of Rights (1689), Magna Charta (1215), Petition of Rights (1628), and the Act of Settlement (!701)

Question 36

One of the most important rights provided in the 1798 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the citizen was?

Answer 36

Presumption of innocence and Freedom from arbitrary detention

Question 37

The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was for what model nation?

Answer 37

France

Question 38

In England the Magna Charta (1215) was originally signed the rights in it applied to whom?

Answer 38

Only the Barons (Nobles)

Question 39

One reason why Germany was able to build a democratic Society after World War II was?

Answer 39

They had experimented with democracy under the Weimar Republic

Question 40

Between 1993 and 1945 German was under ____?

Answer 40

National Socialism

Question 41

The German Basic law?

Answer 41

- was the constitution of West Germany - Currently the Constitution of Germany - Avoid weakness of Weimar Republic - Has 146 Articles with the first 17 listing the rights of the German People

Question 42

The Prison Act of 1976 did what in Germany?

Answer 42

Established Rehabilitation as a major prison philosophy

Question 43

Over the years China has had various campaigns against crime and they were called?

Answer 43

Strike hard

Question 44

Currently the most pervasive legal tradition is ____?

Answer 44

Civil law tradition

Question 45

What are the difference between Criminology and criminal justice?

Answer 45

the pure and the appplied

Question 46

The dark figure of crime is what?

Answer 46

The unknown crimes to police

Question 47

International Crimes are such because

Answer 47

Of agreements between nations

Question 48

Why is the Soviet Union not a model nation?

Answer 48

Because it disbanded in 1991

Question 49

Rates control for what?

Answer 49

Population

Question 50

What is the formula for calculating rates?

Answer 50

(Raw number/ population) * control

Question 51

Why is homicide the most comparable crime?

Answer 51

Because there is a body