Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In the American legal system, there can be no crime, and no punishment, except as provided by law.

2. American criminal law is derived largely from the English common law.

3. The federal government has adopted the common law of crimes.

4. Appellate courts perform an error correction function, but they do not perform a lawmaking function.


1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F

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