ASIS ASIS Certifications ASIS-CPP Questions & Answers

• Question 131:

  An employer is responsible for the acts of his or her employee committed within:

  A. The employee's scope of employment

  B. The area of the place of business

  C. The employer's area of primary activity

  D. The employee's area of primary activity

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 132:

  A principal will be liable for the contracts entered into by his or her agents in emergency situations under the theory of:

  A. Agency by operation of law

  B. Agency by estoppel

  C. Constructive agency

  D. Implied agency

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 133:

  The U.S. Supreme Court case that established the accused's right to be informed of his or her constitutional right to remain silent, to have a lawyer present, to be informed of the right to remain silent, and of the state's duty to provide a lawyer when the accused cannot afford one is:

  A. Gideon v. Wainwright

  B. The McNabb case

  C. The Mallory case

  D. United States v. Silver Thorne

  E. Miranda v. Arizona

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 134:

  Richard Roe came home early from work and found his wife in bed with another man. Roe become immediately incensed and killed both. He is probably guilty of:

  A. Premeditated murder

  B. Involuntary manslaughter

  C. Voluntary manslaughter

  D. Second-degree murder

  E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 135:

  The prohibition against being tried twice for the same crime is found in the:

  A. First Amendment of the US. Constitution

  B. Third Amendment of the US. Constitution

  C. Fifth Amendment of the US. Constitution

  D. Fourteenth Amendment of the US. Constitution E. None of the above

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 136:

  In a criminal prosecution, the measure of evidence used to find the accused guilty is:

  A. Beyond a reasonable doubt

  B. Probable cause

  C. Suspicion

  D. Preponderance of evidence

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 137:

  "Strict liability in tort" is also known as:

  A. Gross negligence

  B. Comparative negligence

  C. Intentional liability

  D. Last clear chance

  E. Liability without fault

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 138:

  Which of the following is a mala prohibitum offense?

  A. Rape

  B. Robbery

  C. Burglary

  D. Forgery

  E. Speeding

  Correct Answer: E

• Question 139:

  Federal trial courts are called:

  A. District courts

  B. Courts of Appeal

  C. Chancery courts

  D. Superior courts

  E. County courts

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 140:

  The United States Supreme Court consists of:

  A. 5 members

  B. 12 members

  C. 16 members

  D. 7 members

  E. 9 members

  Correct Answer: E