19.  Which of the choices below is false concerning the Compromise of 1850? A.  Henry Clay played an important role in brokering the compromise. B. It completely abolished slavery in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. C.  It called for popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico D.  It required California to join the Union as a free state E.  It strengthened the fugitive slave law

 2.   Which of these is NOT true of the Coercive Acts? A.  It was passed by the British parliament against the French and their Indian allies in North America B.  It was imposed by Britain on the American colonies in reaction to the Boston tea party and other anti-British protests C.  American colonists reacted to it by convening the First Continental Congress D.  It shut down the Boston Port, among other things E.  None of the above

What doctrine is concerned with giving individuals fair notice of what is criminal and preventing arbitrary or discriminatory enforcement of laws?​   a.  ​proportionality   b.  ​void-for-vagueness   c.  ​obscenity   d.  ​equal protection

The U.S. Supreme Court took a “hands-off” approach to sentencing procedures until what case?​   a.  ​Apprendi v. New Jersey (2000)   b.  ​Blakely v. Washington (2004)   c.  ​U.S. v. Booker (2005)   d.  ​Gall v. U.S. (2007)

Which test asks whether defendants have reached a point where they’ve gotten control of everything they need to complete the crime?​   a.  ​the indispensable element test   b.  ​the dangerous proximity to success test   c.  ​the unequivocality test   d.  ​the probable desistance test

Private wrongs for which you can sue the party who wronged you and recover money are known as​ _________.   a.  ​torts.   b.  ​misdemeanors.   c.  ​regulatory violations.   d.  ​mala prohibitum offenses.

A pattern of illegal activity carried out in the furtherance of an enterprise owned or controlled by those engaged in the activity is called​   a.  ​chaining.   b.  ​racketeering.   c.  ​conspiring.   d.  ​soliciting.

Which amendment to the Constitution ensure that people aren’t subject to cruel and unusual punishment?​   a.  ​the First Amendment   b.  ​the Fourth Amendment   c.  ​the Eighth Amendment   d.  ​the Fourteenth Amendment

What is the name of the rule that not all conspirators have to agree with or even know the other conspirators?​     a.  ​the unilateral approach to conspiracy parties     b.  ​the criminal objective of the conspiracy     c.  ​the pattern of conspiracy activity     d.  ​the voluntary objective of the conspiracy

Case 1.2  Sally is accused of stealing some checks from her boss. She is found not guilty of any criminal wrong at trial. Her boss sues her and receives a judgment ordering Sally to pay her for the amount lost from the stolen checks.    ​Of the following categories, what one can we say with certainty is an appropriate classification for the theft of the checks?   a.  ​mala in se   b.  ​mala prohibita   c.  ​misdemeanor   d.  ​felony