Deck 4: Criminal Law

Question 1

Corpus delicti literally means "the body of the crime."

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which type of law refers to the body of regulations that the government creates to control the activities of industry,business,and individuals?

A) case law
B) procedural law
C) administrative law
D) criminal law

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A common law and constitutional prohibition against a second trial for the same offense.

A) ex post facto
B) entrapment
C) double jeopardy
D) stare decisis

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A person's reason for committing a crime is considered:

A) inchoate.
B) procedural.
C) prohibita.
D) motive.

Question 5

Search and seizure,arrest procedures,and general rules of evidence are considered:

A) procedural law.
B) substantive law.
C) administrative law.
D) civil law

Question 6

Police must show that a violation of law or a crime has been committed before someone can be charged with a crime.This is known as

A) Actus Reus
B) Felony
C) Inchoate offense
D) A Tort

Question 7

Double Jeopardy allows a defendant to collect double damages in a civil suit.

Question 8

The part of the law that specifies the methods to be used in enforcing substantive law is known as:

A) Civil Law
B) Procedural Law
C) Criminal Law
D) Mens Rea

Question 9

The U.S.Constitution prohibits the enactment of ________________ laws which makes acts committed before the laws in question were passed punishable as crimes.

A) Stare decisis
B) Corpus delicti
C) Ex Post Facto
D) Mens Rea

Question 10

Typically civil lawsuits seek:

A) to punish a wrongdoer.
B) compensation.
C) to deter others from committing a similar offense.
D) to protect society

Question 11

Diminished capacity is a:

A) procedure.
B) verdict.
C) rule of law.
D) defense.

Question 12

Which of the following types of law is based on the assumption that acts injure not just individuals,but society as a whole?

A) tort law
B) administrative law
C) civil law
D) criminal law

Question 13

Which of the following would not be categorized as a felony?

A) robbery
B) murder
C) simple assault
D) rape

Question 14

Which of the following is a justification defense?

A) Duress
B) Insanity
C) Double jeopardy
D) Self-defense

Question 15

Civil law provides a formal means for regulating noncriminal relationships among persons,business,and other agencies of government.

Question 16

What term expresses the belief that a society must be governed by established principles to maintain order?

A) rule of law
B) stare decisis
C) codification
D) inchoate

Question 17

The M'Naghten Rule is a rule for determining an insanity plea can be claimed as a defense.

Question 18

Which Constitutional Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial?

A) Fourth
B) Sixth
C) Fifth
D) Eighth

Question 19

________ is/are a person's reason for committing a crime.

A) Corpus delicti
B) Motive
C) Attendant circumstances
D) Concurrence

Question 20

When a person below the age required for adult prosecution commits a crime,it is termed an inchoate offense.

Question 21

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.
a.Excuse
b.Justification
c. Alibi
d. Defense
Evidence and arguments offered by a defendant and his or her attorney to show why the defendant should not be held liable for a criminal charge.

Question 22

Answer each part of the following questions with succinct and comprehensive information by citing examples of various models, laws, and justice theories in your answer.
Procedural defenses make the claim that the defendant was in some manner discriminated against in the justice process or that some important aspect of official procedure was not properly followed.List and define four of these defenses while commenting on their good and bad points.

Question 23

The M'Naghten rule,The Durham rule,and the Brawner rule all are connected with insanity defense in criminal court.Describe each rule and emphasize the difference between the three.

Question 24

Answer each part of the following questions with succinct and comprehensive information by citing examples of various models, laws, and justice theories in your answer.
As defenses,justifications claim a kind of moral high ground.Justifications may be offered by people who find themselves forced to choose between "two evils." Generally speaking,conduct that a person believes is necessary to avoid harm to himself or to another is justifiable if the harm he is trying to avoid is greater than the harm the law defining the offense seeks to avoid.Define and discuss three of the six categories that are applicable to this defense.Discuss their good and bad points.

Question 25

A legal defense based on claims of mental illness or mental incapacity is known as the___________ defense.

Question 26

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.
a.Excuse
b.Justification
c. Alibi
d. Defense
A legal defense in which the defendant admits to committing the act in question but claims it was necessary in order to avoid some greater evil.

Question 27

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.
a.Excuse
b.Justification
c. Alibi
d. Defense
A statement or contention by an individual charged with a crime that he or she was so distant when the crime was committed,or so engaged in other provable activities,that his or her participation in the commission of that crime was impossible

Question 28

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.
a.Excuse
b.Justification
c. Alibi
d. Defense
A legal defense in which the defendant claims that some personal condition or circumstance at the time of the act was such that he or she should not be held accountable under the criminal law.

Question 29

The coexistence of (1)an act in violation of the law and (2)a culpable mental state is called
______________________.

Question 30

_________________ of a crime are specific legal aspects of a criminal offense that the prosecution must prove to obtain a conviction.

Question 31

What is meant by the corpus delicti of a crime? How does the corpus delicti of a crime differ from the statutory elements that must be proved to convict a particular defendant of committing
that crime?

Question 32

What is the purpose of law? What would a society without laws be like?

Question 33

What four broad categories of criminal defenses does our legal system recognize? Under what circumstances might each be employed?

Question 34

______________ is an improper or illegal inducement to crime by agents of law enforcement.

Question 35

What are the five categories of criminal law violations.Describe each and rank them in terms of seriousness.

Question 36

________ law is the body of judicial precedent,historically built on legal reasoning and past
interpretations of statutory laws,that serves as a guide to decision making,especially in the courts.