Deck 3: Criminal Law

Question 1

The willful or malicious act of causing the burning of property belonging to another person is known as larceny.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

White-collar crime is the term used to describe various crimes committed by and against businesses that typically do not involve force or violence.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A felony is a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in a federal or state prison for a term exceeding 9 months.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The law assures each person certain rights and assigns each person certain duties.

Question 5

A private wrong that causes injury to physical well-being, property, or reputation of another person is called a(n) ______.

A) tort
B) crime
C) accident
D) misunderstanding

Question 6

Crimes are classified into three groups according to the seriousness of the offense.

Question 7

A crime is an offense against the public at large.

Question 8

Burning to defraud is a special category of crime under arson providing for the punishment of persons who burn their own property with the aim of collecting insurance money.

Question 9

_______ determine(s) what is and what is not a crime.

A) Opinions of legal scholars
B) Statutory law
C) Public opinion
D) Professors in law schools

Question 10

Burglary is defined as the taking of property in the possession of another person against that person's will and without the threat of bodily harm.

Question 11

A misdemeanor is a serious crime punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year.

Question 12

Only the giver of a bribe can be charged with the offense of bribery.

Question 13

A misdemeanor is a more serious offense than a felony.

Question 14

A certain action can either be a tort or a crime; it cannot be both.

Question 15

Arson includes the various forms of theft, robbery, hijacking, embezzlement, and shoplifting.

Question 16

A violation of a statute is a(n) ______.

A) enforceable act
B) tort
C) offense
D) crime

Question 17

The crime of forgery consists of wrongfully making or altering the writings of another with the intent to defraud.

Question 18

Treason is a major crime defined by the Constitution of the United States.

Question 19

A private wrong that causes injury to another person's physical well-being, property, or reputation is called a tort.

Question 20

A category of illegal activity that includes embezzlement, stock swindles, fraud against insurance companies, credit card fraud, computer fraud, and theft of computer programs is known as business-related crime.

Question 21

Some states have broadened the definition of arson to include the burning of a house by its owner and the destruction of property by other means, such as by:

A) explosion.
B) vandalism.
C) mutilation.
D) enhancement.

Question 22

Larceny is often classified as petty or grand, depending upon the:

A) time when the crime was committed.
B) person from whom the property was stolen.
C) value of the stolen property.
D) court to which the case was referred.

Question 23

Crimes are classified into three groups according to the seriousness of the offense. They are ______.

A) treason, felony and larceny
B) treason, misdemeanor and larceny
C) treason, felony and misdemeanor
D) misdemeanor, felony and larceny

Question 24

Stealing merchandise from a retail store is an example of:

A) robbery.
B) hijacking.
C) shoplifting.
D) burglary.

Question 25

The taking of property in the possession of another person against that person's will is:

A) arson
B) robbery.
C) plundering.
D) plotting.

Question 26

A misdemeanor is a less serious offense than a ______.

A) felony
B) civil wrong
C) tort
D) blue-collar crime

Question 27

Originally, white-collar crime related only to nonviolent crimes against businesses, usually committed by the:

A) employers.
B) employees.
C) clients.
D) customers.

Question 28

The various forms of theft, robbery, hijacking, embezzlement, and shoplifting are types of:

A) larceny.
B) burglary.
C) plundering.
D) plotting.

Question 29

Crimes that involve activities intended to obtain goods or to deceive others by making false claims are crimes known as false pretenses and are governed by:

A) state and federal laws.
B) executive orders.
C) contracts..
D) ordinances.

Question 30

Treason against the United States shall consist in levying ______.

A) war against the U.S
B) strict penalties to U.S. offenders
C) anti-terrorist provisions against U.S. offenders
D) penalties for any offender.

Question 31

The illegal entering of another person's premises for the purpose of committing a crime is:

A) arson.
B) larceny.
C) theft.
D) burglary.

Question 32

White-collar crimes typically involve:

A) force or violence.
B) neither force nor violence.
C) executives.
D) clerical workers.

Question 33

The act of wrongfully taking money or other property that has been entrusted to a person as a part of his or her employment is:

A) fraud.
B) bribery.
C) forgery.
D) embezzlement.

Question 34

The act of wrongfully making or altering the writings of another with the intent to defraud is:

A) fraud.
B) forgery.
C) unlawful writing.
D) cheating.

Question 35

Examples of misdemeanors include all of the following except ______.

A) traffic offenses
B) thefts of small amounts of money
C) bribery
D) use of illegal measuring devices

Question 36

The crime of bribery consists of giving or taking money or property of value with the intent of:

A) recruiting someone.
B) reappraising someone.
C) appraising someone.
D) influencing someone.

Question 37

The act of signing another person's name to a credit card charge slip without his permission is an example of:

A) perjury.
B) forgery.
C) false pretenses.
D) robbery.

Question 38

Securities fraud also encompasses the crime of:

A) racketeering.
B) larceny.
C) insider trading.
D) outsider training.

Question 39

A person who makes false statements to a bank for the purpose of obtaining a loan can be prosecuted for the offense of:

A) forgery.
B) embezzlement.
C) false pretense.
D) perjury.

Question 40

The act of giving false information on a government form can be an example of:

A) forgery.
B) treason.
C) false pretenses.
D) perjury.

Question 41

Explain larceny.

Question 42

Frequently, persons with knowledge of computers access the credit card numbers of consumers who have made purchases on the Internet and use these credit card numbers without authorization. This act constitutes the crime of:

A) identity theft.
B) credit card fraud.
C) false pretenses
D) credit card perjury.

Question 43

When an unscrupulous individual steals the name and personal information of someone else by stealing private mail, the individual has committed:

A) a false pretenses crime.
B) forgery.
C) identity theft.
D) a white-collar crime.

Question 44

Define the term "crime," and identify and explain the three classifications of crime.

Question 45

White-collar crimes are often committed against businesses but are sometimes committed by firms. Give an example of the latter.

Question 46

Describe "white-collar crime."

Question 47

Define "insider trading."