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**## Week4Assignment.pdf**
Wk 4 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is NOT one of the criminal classes of vagrants based on the English
law?
A indigent and bum
B incorrigible rogues
C rogues and vagabonds
D idle and disorderly persons
What are the two types of crimes’ statutes have historically been employed to detain and
keep “undesirables” off the streets.
A prostitution and vagrancy
B loitering and prostitution
C vagrancy and loitering
D riot and prostitution
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ is the encouraging and inducing of another to become or remain a prostitute.
A Prostitution
B Hooking
C Pandering
D Pimping
Offenses such as public drunkenness, vagrancy, loitering, panhandling, graffiti, and urinating
and sleeping in public fall into which one of the following categories?
A public exposure
B public indecency
C status offense
D private indecency
Which of the following acts is NOT a target of increasing amount of enforcement?
A trespassing in areas under bridges and adjacent to parks
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B failing to support a wife and child
C sleeping in the parks and subways
D aggressive panhandling
In order for an offense to consider as riot, how many individuals need to be present?
A one
B two to three
C four to five
D more than five
Approximately ______ of all arrests are for acts threatening public morality.
A 50%
B 60%
C 70%
D 90%
Which state is the only state in the United States where prostitution is legal?
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A Illinois
B New York
C California
D Nevada
Which country’s law can vagrancy be traced?
A Spain
B China
C Germany
D England
Every state punishes the purchase, sale, exhibition, production, advertisement, distribution,
or possession with the intent to distribute which of the following?
A pornography
B erotica
C child pornography
D prostitution
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Under the common law, acts that disturb or tend to disturb the tranquility of the citizenry
are known as ______.
A breach of the peace
B disorderly conduct
C law against noise
D riot
An individual who wanders the streets with no apparent means of earning a living is known
as a(an) ______.
A vagrant
B bum
C wanderer
D indigent
Sex trafficking can be subject to punish of up to how many years in prison?
A 10
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B 20
C 30
D life
False public alarms, prowling, desecration of graves, cruelty to animals, and public
drunkenness would be considered as ______.
A unlawful assembly
B quality of life crimes
C disorderly conduct
D breach of the peace crimes
Under the common law, the collection of three or more persons with the purpose to engage
in an unlawful act was known as ______.
A disorderly conduct
B riot
C unlawful assembly
D gang
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
17 MULTIPLE CHOICE
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Under the common law, which of the following occurred when three or more individuals
engaged in an unlawful act of violence?
A disorderly conduct
B riot
C unlawful assembly
D melee
Which of the following acts is NOT considered as disorderly conduct with the purpose to
cause public?
A annoyance
B fighting words
C alarm or recklessly creating a risk
D inconvenience
Standing in public with no apparent purpose is the definition of ______.
A rout
B loitering
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C unlawful assembly
D vagrancy
Jenny and Chris recently ended their 6-year relationship after a huge argument. She made
500 flyers with his picture on it under the title “Jerk” and included his home address and
phone number. She wanted him to experience public humiliation and ridicule. Under the
common law, what type of offense might this be?
A extrinsic breach of the peace
B constructive breach of the peace
C fighting words
D disorderly conduct
**## Week1Assignment.pdf**
Wk 1 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The standardized set of laws established to encourage states to adopt a uniform codes and
corresponding definitions is called ______.
A common law
B international treaty
C state criminal codes
D Model Penal Code
What type of crime is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than 1 year?
A personal injury
B misdemeanor
C felony
D infraction
Correct answers will be available after all grades have been posted
Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
In some states, this expression refers to crimes subject to between 6 months and 12 months
in prison.
A petty misdemeanor
B petty felony
C gross misdemeanor
D gross felony
A riot would be classified as what type of crime?
A crimes against the Administration of Justice
B crimes against the public and social order and morality
C crimes against property and habitation
D crimes against the country
English common law is the foundation of ______.
A Parliament
B English civil law
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C American colonies
D American criminal law
Mari was pulled over after driving 64 mph in a 35-mph zone. After being pulled over by a
police officer, she is given a ticket that carries a large fine. This type of behavior would likely
be classified as a ______.
A misdemeanor
B felony
C capital felony
D violation or infraction
In what type of state is the common law applied if the state legislature has not adopted a
law in a particular area?
A federal state statutes
B English law states
C common law states
D federal law states
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which branch of law protects the individual rather than the public interest?
A the eighth branch
B individual law
C criminal law
D civil law
A crime is what the ______ declares to be a criminal offense and punishable with a penalty.
A judge
B law
C individual
D court
These types of crime are subject to the death penalty or life in prison.
A capital felonies
B evil crimes
C gross felonies
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
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D capital misdemeanors
______ plays a role in classifying mala in se and mala prohibita crimes?
A Seriousness
B Moral turpitude
C Criminal procedure
D Institution
A crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment is a ______.
A gross misdemeanor
B felony
C violation
D petty misdemeanor
The U.S. Supreme Court is comprised of a chief justice and ______ associate justices.
A five
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B two
C seven
D eight
When the U.S. Supreme Court issues an opinion, the opinion that establishes legal
precedent is known as the ______.
A concurring opinion
B plurality opinion
C dissenting opinion
D majority opinion
The U.S. Constitution ______ provides that the federal law is superior to a state law within
those areas that are preserved for the federal government.
A Constitution
B state criminal code
C federal criminal code
D Supremacy Clause
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
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18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The criminal intent required to commit a crime is known as ______.
A mens rea
B actus reus
C causation
D affirmation
What type of crimes would be considered to be “crimes against the state?”
A kidnapping, murder, sedation, and espionage
B fraud, treason, sedation, and espionage
C terrorism, computer crime, sedation, and espionage
D terrorism, treason, sedation, and espionage
Mala prohibita offenses are not “inherently evil” and only are considered wrong because
they are prohibited by ______?
A courts
B mens rea
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C statute
D a judge
A tort is defined as an injury to a/an ______.
A person or to his or her property
B animal
C grievance
D street sign
______ involves a study of the legal standards governing the detection, investigation, and
prosecution of crime.
**## Week3Assignment.pdf**
Wk 3 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The crime of aggravated battery does not include which of the following?
A the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon
B the intent to kill, rape, or seriously harm
C serious injury
D The victim must be placed in fear.
Which criminal act involves with the forcible abduction or stealing away of a person from his
or her own country and sending him or her into another country?
A abduction
B kidnapping
C false imprisonment
D child theft
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Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The movement from one place to another is the central issue of which crime?
A false imprisonment
B kidnapping
C abduction
D aggravated assault
Breaking and entering of the dwelling house of another at night with the intention to
commit a felony is the definition of which common law felony?
A trespass
B arson
C robbery
D burglary
An unauthorized entry onto the land or premises of another without the intent to commit a
felony is the definition of which crime?
A criminal trespass
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B burglary
C defiant trespass
D aggravated burglary
False imprisonment may overlap with which of the following?
A kidnapping
B assault and battery
C false imprisonment
D arson
The willful and malicious burning of the dwelling of another is the common law definition of
which of the following crimes?
A arson
B vandalism
C trespass
D criminal mischief
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ trespass is the unauthorized entry of an individual who “intentionally and without
authorization” accesses a computer, computer system, or network with the intent to delete,
damage, destroy, or disrupt a computer, computer system, or computer network.
A Criminal
B Defiant
C Computer
D Felony
Which one of the following crimes involve with the creation of a false document or the
material modification of an existing legal instrument with the intent to deceive or to defraud
others?
A uttering
B forgery
C simulation
D larceny
For larceny, there must be a taking and a(n) ______ of the property.
A control
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B possession
C asportation
D ownership
Circulating or using a forged document is the actus reus of which crime?
A forgery
B uttering
C embezzlement
D larceny by trick
Which one of the following factors does NOT distinguish between simple and aggravated
robbery?
A value of the property
B level of fear
C degree of dangerousness
D level of anger
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
14 MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which one of the following crimes involves the threat to disclose secret or embarrassing
information?
A extortion
B blackmail
C bribery
D embezzlement
______ typically requires serious bodily injury, the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon, or
the intent to kill, rape, or seriously harm.
A Assault
B Battery
C Aggravated assault
D Aggravated battery
______ involves following or monitoring another person, conducting repeated, unwanted
contact, transmitting a threat through electronic communication or a combination of
electronic, verbal expressions, and acts.
A Stalking
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B Cyberstalking
C Assault
D Battery
What type of battery is punished more severely than other types of assaults and batteries?
A misdemeanor battery
B cyber battery
C acquaintance battery
D domestic battery
Which state considers a battery aggravated when the crime was committed with a deadly
weapon and when it results in grievous bodily harm?
A California
B Illinois
C Georgia
D Minnesota
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
19 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A(n) ______ may be committed either by attempting to commit the application of force to
another person or by intentionally placing another person in fear of the application of force,
A battery
B assault
C confrontation
D argument
Which one of the following crimes involve with the trespassory taking and carrying away of
the personal property of another with the intent to steal?
A robbery
B larceny
**## Week2Assignment.pdf**
Wk 2 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following defenses recognizes that conduct that would otherwise be criminal is
justified when undertaken to prevent a significant harm?
A self-defense
B justifiable misconduct
C necessity
D all means defense
The ______ defense excuses an individual from guilt who commits a crime to avoid a threat of
imminent bodily harm.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D intoxication
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Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The American legal system is based on which of the following?
A criminal law
B civil law
C the presumption of innocence
D an adversarial process
An underage defendant may use the juvenile defense on the grounds that he or she is too
young to ______.
A understand what he or she is doing
B understand the legal process
C form the required intent
D physically commit the crime
______ merely recognizes that an individual has the right to demonstrate that he or she is
incapable of forming the intent for the offense committed.
A Insanity
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B Competency
C Diminished capacity
D Diminished competency
Oliver was tried for murder and presented an insanity defense. The jury found Oliver not
guilty by reason of insanity on the grounds that he possessed a mental disease that
prevented him from curbing his conduct. Which of the following tests for insanity did the
jury apply?
A Model Penal Code standard
B irresistible impulse
C M’Naghten
D Durham product
A defense claim that the defendant’s conduct was the result of an irresistible impulse that
resulted from the defendant’s socially deprived childhood is consistent with which of the
following defenses?
A environmental defense
B urban survivor
C XYY chromosome
D rotten social background
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ self-defense provides that while the defendant may not be acquitted of killing another
individual, fairness dictates that he or she should only be found guilty of manslaughter.
A Imperfect
B Incomplete
C Perfect
D Complete
The contemporary trend is that ______ is not a defense for any criminal act or requisite state
of mind.
A voluntary intoxication
B involuntary intoxication
C sleep deprivation
D drug overdose
Which of the following acts deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
liable?
A excuses
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B defense
C justifications
D necessities
A defendant who establishes a ______ defense is able to satisfy each and every element of a
justification defense and is acquitted.
A perfect
B beyond a reasonable doubt
C complete
D mitigating
When individuals are confronted with the unhappy choice between committing a crime and
experiencing a harmful event, it is called ______.
A consent
B choice of evils
C utilitarian decision
D politicization of the law
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
14 MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Defenses to otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances are known as ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
Defenses to acts that deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
responsible due to a personal disability such as infancy or insanity are called ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
The ______ provides that an individual inside the home is justified in holding his or her
ground.
A make my day doctrine
B dwelling doctrine
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C tactical doctrine
D castle doctrine
______ are otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances.
A Excuses
B Defenses
C Justifications
D Necessities
Defendants who rely on the ______ defense typically are required to provide notice to the
prosecution; then the defendant is subject to an examination.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D cultural
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
19 MULTIPLE CHOICE
An aggressor employing nondeadly force must clearly abandon the struggle and ______ in
order to gain the right to self-defense.
A stand his or her ground
B withdraw
C retreat to the wall
D reach a settlement
Which of the following is not an element of self-defense?
A reasonable belief
B necessity
**## Week2Assignment.pdf**
Wk 2 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following defenses recognizes that conduct that would otherwise be criminal is
justified when undertaken to prevent a significant harm?
A self-defense
B justifiable misconduct
C necessity
D all means defense
The ______ defense excuses an individual from guilt who commits a crime to avoid a threat of
imminent bodily harm.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D intoxication
Correct answers will be available after all grades have been posted
Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
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Final Grade
Last attempt with a grade
38 / 40
3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The American legal system is based on which of the following?
A criminal law
B civil law
C the presumption of innocence
D an adversarial process
An underage defendant may use the juvenile defense on the grounds that he or she is too
young to ______.
A understand what he or she is doing
B understand the legal process
C form the required intent
D physically commit the crime
______ merely recognizes that an individual has the right to demonstrate that he or she is
incapable of forming the intent for the offense committed.
A Insanity
6 MULTIPLE CHOICE
7 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B Competency
C Diminished capacity
D Diminished competency
Oliver was tried for murder and presented an insanity defense. The jury found Oliver not
guilty by reason of insanity on the grounds that he possessed a mental disease that
prevented him from curbing his conduct. Which of the following tests for insanity did the
jury apply?
A Model Penal Code standard
B irresistible impulse
C M’Naghten
D Durham product
A defense claim that the defendant’s conduct was the result of an irresistible impulse that
resulted from the defendant’s socially deprived childhood is consistent with which of the
following defenses?
A environmental defense
B urban survivor
C XYY chromosome
D rotten social background
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ self-defense provides that while the defendant may not be acquitted of killing another
individual, fairness dictates that he or she should only be found guilty of manslaughter.
A Imperfect
B Incomplete
C Perfect
D Complete
The contemporary trend is that ______ is not a defense for any criminal act or requisite state
of mind.
A voluntary intoxication
B involuntary intoxication
C sleep deprivation
D drug overdose
Which of the following acts deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
liable?
A excuses
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B defense
C justifications
D necessities
A defendant who establishes a ______ defense is able to satisfy each and every element of a
justification defense and is acquitted.
A perfect
B beyond a reasonable doubt
C complete
D mitigating
When individuals are confronted with the unhappy choice between committing a crime and
experiencing a harmful event, it is called ______.
A consent
B choice of evils
C utilitarian decision
D politicization of the law
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
14 MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Defenses to otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances are known as ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
Defenses to acts that deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
responsible due to a personal disability such as infancy or insanity are called ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
The ______ provides that an individual inside the home is justified in holding his or her
ground.
A make my day doctrine
B dwelling doctrine
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
17 MULTIPLE CHOICE
C tactical doctrine
D castle doctrine
______ are otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances.
A Excuses
B Defenses
C Justifications
D Necessities
Defendants who rely on the ______ defense typically are required to provide notice to the
prosecution; then the defendant is subject to an examination.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D cultural
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
19 MULTIPLE CHOICE
An aggressor employing nondeadly force must clearly abandon the struggle and ______ in
order to gain the right to self-defense.
A stand his or her ground
B withdraw
C retreat to the wall
D reach a settlement
Which of the following is not an element of self-defense?
A reasonable belief
B necessity
**## Week4Assignment.pdf**
Wk 4 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is NOT one of the criminal classes of vagrants based on the English
law?
A indigent and bum
B incorrigible rogues
C rogues and vagabonds
D idle and disorderly persons
What are the two types of crimes’ statutes have historically been employed to detain and
keep “undesirables” off the streets.
A prostitution and vagrancy
B loitering and prostitution
C vagrancy and loitering
D riot and prostitution
Correct answers will be available after all grades have been posted
Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
SUBMITTED 3/17/25, 2:49 PM
RECEIPT: 9DF8FB62E1764DF3886A466AEBBC7156
32 / 40
Final Grade
Last attempt with a grade
32 / 40
3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ is the encouraging and inducing of another to become or remain a prostitute.
A Prostitution
B Hooking
C Pandering
D Pimping
Offenses such as public drunkenness, vagrancy, loitering, panhandling, graffiti, and urinating
and sleeping in public fall into which one of the following categories?
A public exposure
B public indecency
C status offense
D private indecency
Which of the following acts is NOT a target of increasing amount of enforcement?
A trespassing in areas under bridges and adjacent to parks
6 MULTIPLE CHOICE
7 MULTIPLE CHOICE
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B failing to support a wife and child
C sleeping in the parks and subways
D aggressive panhandling
In order for an offense to consider as riot, how many individuals need to be present?
A one
B two to three
C four to five
D more than five
Approximately ______ of all arrests are for acts threatening public morality.
A 50%
B 60%
C 70%
D 90%
Which state is the only state in the United States where prostitution is legal?
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A Illinois
B New York
C California
D Nevada
Which country’s law can vagrancy be traced?
A Spain
B China
C Germany
D England
Every state punishes the purchase, sale, exhibition, production, advertisement, distribution,
or possession with the intent to distribute which of the following?
A pornography
B erotica
C child pornography
D prostitution
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Under the common law, acts that disturb or tend to disturb the tranquility of the citizenry
are known as ______.
A breach of the peace
B disorderly conduct
C law against noise
D riot
An individual who wanders the streets with no apparent means of earning a living is known
as a(an) ______.
A vagrant
B bum
C wanderer
D indigent
Sex trafficking can be subject to punish of up to how many years in prison?
A 10
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15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B 20
C 30
D life
False public alarms, prowling, desecration of graves, cruelty to animals, and public
drunkenness would be considered as ______.
A unlawful assembly
B quality of life crimes
C disorderly conduct
D breach of the peace crimes
Under the common law, the collection of three or more persons with the purpose to engage
in an unlawful act was known as ______.
A disorderly conduct
B riot
C unlawful assembly
D gang
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
17 MULTIPLE CHOICE
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Under the common law, which of the following occurred when three or more individuals
engaged in an unlawful act of violence?
A disorderly conduct
B riot
C unlawful assembly
D melee
Which of the following acts is NOT considered as disorderly conduct with the purpose to
cause public?
A annoyance
B fighting words
C alarm or recklessly creating a risk
D inconvenience
Standing in public with no apparent purpose is the definition of ______.
A rout
B loitering
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20 MULTIPLE CHOICE
C unlawful assembly
D vagrancy
Jenny and Chris recently ended their 6-year relationship after a huge argument. She made
500 flyers with his picture on it under the title “Jerk” and included his home address and
phone number. She wanted him to experience public humiliation and ridicule. Under the
common law, what type of offense might this be?
A extrinsic breach of the peace
B constructive breach of the peace
C fighting words
D disorderly conduct
**## Week1Assignment.pdf**
Wk 1 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The standardized set of laws established to encourage states to adopt a uniform codes and
corresponding definitions is called ______.
A common law
B international treaty
C state criminal codes
D Model Penal Code
What type of crime is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than 1 year?
A personal injury
B misdemeanor
C felony
D infraction
Correct answers will be available after all grades have been posted
Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
SUBMITTED 3/17/25, 7:48 AM
RECEIPT: 928F7F516F7F4079AFF891D2D287806B
38 / 40
Final Grade
Last attempt with a grade
38 / 40
3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
In some states, this expression refers to crimes subject to between 6 months and 12 months
in prison.
A petty misdemeanor
B petty felony
C gross misdemeanor
D gross felony
A riot would be classified as what type of crime?
A crimes against the Administration of Justice
B crimes against the public and social order and morality
C crimes against property and habitation
D crimes against the country
English common law is the foundation of ______.
A Parliament
B English civil law
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7 MULTIPLE CHOICE
C American colonies
D American criminal law
Mari was pulled over after driving 64 mph in a 35-mph zone. After being pulled over by a
police officer, she is given a ticket that carries a large fine. This type of behavior would likely
be classified as a ______.
A misdemeanor
B felony
C capital felony
D violation or infraction
In what type of state is the common law applied if the state legislature has not adopted a
law in a particular area?
A federal state statutes
B English law states
C common law states
D federal law states
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which branch of law protects the individual rather than the public interest?
A the eighth branch
B individual law
C criminal law
D civil law
A crime is what the ______ declares to be a criminal offense and punishable with a penalty.
A judge
B law
C individual
D court
These types of crime are subject to the death penalty or life in prison.
A capital felonies
B evil crimes
C gross felonies
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
D capital misdemeanors
______ plays a role in classifying mala in se and mala prohibita crimes?
A Seriousness
B Moral turpitude
C Criminal procedure
D Institution
A crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment is a ______.
A gross misdemeanor
B felony
C violation
D petty misdemeanor
The U.S. Supreme Court is comprised of a chief justice and ______ associate justices.
A five
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B two
C seven
D eight
When the U.S. Supreme Court issues an opinion, the opinion that establishes legal
precedent is known as the ______.
A concurring opinion
B plurality opinion
C dissenting opinion
D majority opinion
The U.S. Constitution ______ provides that the federal law is superior to a state law within
those areas that are preserved for the federal government.
A Constitution
B state criminal code
C federal criminal code
D Supremacy Clause
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
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18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The criminal intent required to commit a crime is known as ______.
A mens rea
B actus reus
C causation
D affirmation
What type of crimes would be considered to be “crimes against the state?”
A kidnapping, murder, sedation, and espionage
B fraud, treason, sedation, and espionage
C terrorism, computer crime, sedation, and espionage
D terrorism, treason, sedation, and espionage
Mala prohibita offenses are not “inherently evil” and only are considered wrong because
they are prohibited by ______?
A courts
B mens rea
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C statute
D a judge
A tort is defined as an injury to a/an ______.
A person or to his or her property
B animal
C grievance
D street sign
______ involves a study of the legal standards governing the detection, investigation, and
prosecution of crime.
**## Week3Assignment.pdf**
Wk 3 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The crime of aggravated battery does not include which of the following?
A the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon
B the intent to kill, rape, or seriously harm
C serious injury
D The victim must be placed in fear.
Which criminal act involves with the forcible abduction or stealing away of a person from his
or her own country and sending him or her into another country?
A abduction
B kidnapping
C false imprisonment
D child theft
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The movement from one place to another is the central issue of which crime?
A false imprisonment
B kidnapping
C abduction
D aggravated assault
Breaking and entering of the dwelling house of another at night with the intention to
commit a felony is the definition of which common law felony?
A trespass
B arson
C robbery
D burglary
An unauthorized entry onto the land or premises of another without the intent to commit a
felony is the definition of which crime?
A criminal trespass
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B burglary
C defiant trespass
D aggravated burglary
False imprisonment may overlap with which of the following?
A kidnapping
B assault and battery
C false imprisonment
D arson
The willful and malicious burning of the dwelling of another is the common law definition of
which of the following crimes?
A arson
B vandalism
C trespass
D criminal mischief
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ trespass is the unauthorized entry of an individual who “intentionally and without
authorization” accesses a computer, computer system, or network with the intent to delete,
damage, destroy, or disrupt a computer, computer system, or computer network.
A Criminal
B Defiant
C Computer
D Felony
Which one of the following crimes involve with the creation of a false document or the
material modification of an existing legal instrument with the intent to deceive or to defraud
others?
A uttering
B forgery
C simulation
D larceny
For larceny, there must be a taking and a(n) ______ of the property.
A control
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B possession
C asportation
D ownership
Circulating or using a forged document is the actus reus of which crime?
A forgery
B uttering
C embezzlement
D larceny by trick
Which one of the following factors does NOT distinguish between simple and aggravated
robbery?
A value of the property
B level of fear
C degree of dangerousness
D level of anger
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
14 MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which one of the following crimes involves the threat to disclose secret or embarrassing
information?
A extortion
B blackmail
C bribery
D embezzlement
______ typically requires serious bodily injury, the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon, or
the intent to kill, rape, or seriously harm.
A Assault
B Battery
C Aggravated assault
D Aggravated battery
______ involves following or monitoring another person, conducting repeated, unwanted
contact, transmitting a threat through electronic communication or a combination of
electronic, verbal expressions, and acts.
A Stalking
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B Cyberstalking
C Assault
D Battery
What type of battery is punished more severely than other types of assaults and batteries?
A misdemeanor battery
B cyber battery
C acquaintance battery
D domestic battery
Which state considers a battery aggravated when the crime was committed with a deadly
weapon and when it results in grievous bodily harm?
A California
B Illinois
C Georgia
D Minnesota
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
19 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A(n) ______ may be committed either by attempting to commit the application of force to
another person or by intentionally placing another person in fear of the application of force,
A battery
B assault
C confrontation
D argument
Which one of the following crimes involve with the trespassory taking and carrying away of
the personal property of another with the intent to steal?
A robbery
B larceny
**## Week2Assignment.pdf**
Wk 2 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following defenses recognizes that conduct that would otherwise be criminal is
justified when undertaken to prevent a significant harm?
A self-defense
B justifiable misconduct
C necessity
D all means defense
The ______ defense excuses an individual from guilt who commits a crime to avoid a threat of
imminent bodily harm.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D intoxication
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The American legal system is based on which of the following?
A criminal law
B civil law
C the presumption of innocence
D an adversarial process
An underage defendant may use the juvenile defense on the grounds that he or she is too
young to ______.
A understand what he or she is doing
B understand the legal process
C form the required intent
D physically commit the crime
______ merely recognizes that an individual has the right to demonstrate that he or she is
incapable of forming the intent for the offense committed.
A Insanity
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B Competency
C Diminished capacity
D Diminished competency
Oliver was tried for murder and presented an insanity defense. The jury found Oliver not
guilty by reason of insanity on the grounds that he possessed a mental disease that
prevented him from curbing his conduct. Which of the following tests for insanity did the
jury apply?
A Model Penal Code standard
B irresistible impulse
C M’Naghten
D Durham product
A defense claim that the defendant’s conduct was the result of an irresistible impulse that
resulted from the defendant’s socially deprived childhood is consistent with which of the
following defenses?
A environmental defense
B urban survivor
C XYY chromosome
D rotten social background
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ self-defense provides that while the defendant may not be acquitted of killing another
individual, fairness dictates that he or she should only be found guilty of manslaughter.
A Imperfect
B Incomplete
C Perfect
D Complete
The contemporary trend is that ______ is not a defense for any criminal act or requisite state
of mind.
A voluntary intoxication
B involuntary intoxication
C sleep deprivation
D drug overdose
Which of the following acts deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
liable?
A excuses
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12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B defense
C justifications
D necessities
A defendant who establishes a ______ defense is able to satisfy each and every element of a
justification defense and is acquitted.
A perfect
B beyond a reasonable doubt
C complete
D mitigating
When individuals are confronted with the unhappy choice between committing a crime and
experiencing a harmful event, it is called ______.
A consent
B choice of evils
C utilitarian decision
D politicization of the law
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
14 MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Defenses to otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances are known as ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
Defenses to acts that deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
responsible due to a personal disability such as infancy or insanity are called ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
The ______ provides that an individual inside the home is justified in holding his or her
ground.
A make my day doctrine
B dwelling doctrine
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C tactical doctrine
D castle doctrine
______ are otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances.
A Excuses
B Defenses
C Justifications
D Necessities
Defendants who rely on the ______ defense typically are required to provide notice to the
prosecution; then the defendant is subject to an examination.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D cultural
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
19 MULTIPLE CHOICE
An aggressor employing nondeadly force must clearly abandon the struggle and ______ in
order to gain the right to self-defense.
A stand his or her ground
B withdraw
C retreat to the wall
D reach a settlement
Which of the following is not an element of self-defense?
A reasonable belief
B necessity
**## Week4Assignment.pdf**
Wk 4 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following is NOT one of the criminal classes of vagrants based on the English
law?
A indigent and bum
B incorrigible rogues
C rogues and vagabonds
D idle and disorderly persons
What are the two types of crimes’ statutes have historically been employed to detain and
keep “undesirables” off the streets.
A prostitution and vagrancy
B loitering and prostitution
C vagrancy and loitering
D riot and prostitution
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ is the encouraging and inducing of another to become or remain a prostitute.
A Prostitution
B Hooking
C Pandering
D Pimping
Offenses such as public drunkenness, vagrancy, loitering, panhandling, graffiti, and urinating
and sleeping in public fall into which one of the following categories?
A public exposure
B public indecency
C status offense
D private indecency
Which of the following acts is NOT a target of increasing amount of enforcement?
A trespassing in areas under bridges and adjacent to parks
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B failing to support a wife and child
C sleeping in the parks and subways
D aggressive panhandling
In order for an offense to consider as riot, how many individuals need to be present?
A one
B two to three
C four to five
D more than five
Approximately ______ of all arrests are for acts threatening public morality.
A 50%
B 60%
C 70%
D 90%
Which state is the only state in the United States where prostitution is legal?
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A Illinois
B New York
C California
D Nevada
Which country’s law can vagrancy be traced?
A Spain
B China
C Germany
D England
Every state punishes the purchase, sale, exhibition, production, advertisement, distribution,
or possession with the intent to distribute which of the following?
A pornography
B erotica
C child pornography
D prostitution
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Under the common law, acts that disturb or tend to disturb the tranquility of the citizenry
are known as ______.
A breach of the peace
B disorderly conduct
C law against noise
D riot
An individual who wanders the streets with no apparent means of earning a living is known
as a(an) ______.
A vagrant
B bum
C wanderer
D indigent
Sex trafficking can be subject to punish of up to how many years in prison?
A 10
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B 20
C 30
D life
False public alarms, prowling, desecration of graves, cruelty to animals, and public
drunkenness would be considered as ______.
A unlawful assembly
B quality of life crimes
C disorderly conduct
D breach of the peace crimes
Under the common law, the collection of three or more persons with the purpose to engage
in an unlawful act was known as ______.
A disorderly conduct
B riot
C unlawful assembly
D gang
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
17 MULTIPLE CHOICE
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Under the common law, which of the following occurred when three or more individuals
engaged in an unlawful act of violence?
A disorderly conduct
B riot
C unlawful assembly
D melee
Which of the following acts is NOT considered as disorderly conduct with the purpose to
cause public?
A annoyance
B fighting words
C alarm or recklessly creating a risk
D inconvenience
Standing in public with no apparent purpose is the definition of ______.
A rout
B loitering
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C unlawful assembly
D vagrancy
Jenny and Chris recently ended their 6-year relationship after a huge argument. She made
500 flyers with his picture on it under the title “Jerk” and included his home address and
phone number. She wanted him to experience public humiliation and ridicule. Under the
common law, what type of offense might this be?
A extrinsic breach of the peace
B constructive breach of the peace
C fighting words
D disorderly conduct
**## Week1Assignment.pdf**
Wk 1 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The standardized set of laws established to encourage states to adopt a uniform codes and
corresponding definitions is called ______.
A common law
B international treaty
C state criminal codes
D Model Penal Code
What type of crime is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than 1 year?
A personal injury
B misdemeanor
C felony
D infraction
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
In some states, this expression refers to crimes subject to between 6 months and 12 months
in prison.
A petty misdemeanor
B petty felony
C gross misdemeanor
D gross felony
A riot would be classified as what type of crime?
A crimes against the Administration of Justice
B crimes against the public and social order and morality
C crimes against property and habitation
D crimes against the country
English common law is the foundation of ______.
A Parliament
B English civil law
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C American colonies
D American criminal law
Mari was pulled over after driving 64 mph in a 35-mph zone. After being pulled over by a
police officer, she is given a ticket that carries a large fine. This type of behavior would likely
be classified as a ______.
A misdemeanor
B felony
C capital felony
D violation or infraction
In what type of state is the common law applied if the state legislature has not adopted a
law in a particular area?
A federal state statutes
B English law states
C common law states
D federal law states
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which branch of law protects the individual rather than the public interest?
A the eighth branch
B individual law
C criminal law
D civil law
A crime is what the ______ declares to be a criminal offense and punishable with a penalty.
A judge
B law
C individual
D court
These types of crime are subject to the death penalty or life in prison.
A capital felonies
B evil crimes
C gross felonies
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12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
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D capital misdemeanors
______ plays a role in classifying mala in se and mala prohibita crimes?
A Seriousness
B Moral turpitude
C Criminal procedure
D Institution
A crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment is a ______.
A gross misdemeanor
B felony
C violation
D petty misdemeanor
The U.S. Supreme Court is comprised of a chief justice and ______ associate justices.
A five
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15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B two
C seven
D eight
When the U.S. Supreme Court issues an opinion, the opinion that establishes legal
precedent is known as the ______.
A concurring opinion
B plurality opinion
C dissenting opinion
D majority opinion
The U.S. Constitution ______ provides that the federal law is superior to a state law within
those areas that are preserved for the federal government.
A Constitution
B state criminal code
C federal criminal code
D Supremacy Clause
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
17 MULTIPLE CHOICE
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The criminal intent required to commit a crime is known as ______.
A mens rea
B actus reus
C causation
D affirmation
What type of crimes would be considered to be “crimes against the state?”
A kidnapping, murder, sedation, and espionage
B fraud, treason, sedation, and espionage
C terrorism, computer crime, sedation, and espionage
D terrorism, treason, sedation, and espionage
Mala prohibita offenses are not “inherently evil” and only are considered wrong because
they are prohibited by ______?
A courts
B mens rea
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20 MULTIPLE CHOICE
C statute
D a judge
A tort is defined as an injury to a/an ______.
A person or to his or her property
B animal
C grievance
D street sign
______ involves a study of the legal standards governing the detection, investigation, and
prosecution of crime.
**## Week3Assignment.pdf**
Wk 3 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The crime of aggravated battery does not include which of the following?
A the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon
B the intent to kill, rape, or seriously harm
C serious injury
D The victim must be placed in fear.
Which criminal act involves with the forcible abduction or stealing away of a person from his
or her own country and sending him or her into another country?
A abduction
B kidnapping
C false imprisonment
D child theft
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Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The movement from one place to another is the central issue of which crime?
A false imprisonment
B kidnapping
C abduction
D aggravated assault
Breaking and entering of the dwelling house of another at night with the intention to
commit a felony is the definition of which common law felony?
A trespass
B arson
C robbery
D burglary
An unauthorized entry onto the land or premises of another without the intent to commit a
felony is the definition of which crime?
A criminal trespass
6 MULTIPLE CHOICE
7 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B burglary
C defiant trespass
D aggravated burglary
False imprisonment may overlap with which of the following?
A kidnapping
B assault and battery
C false imprisonment
D arson
The willful and malicious burning of the dwelling of another is the common law definition of
which of the following crimes?
A arson
B vandalism
C trespass
D criminal mischief
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ trespass is the unauthorized entry of an individual who “intentionally and without
authorization” accesses a computer, computer system, or network with the intent to delete,
damage, destroy, or disrupt a computer, computer system, or computer network.
A Criminal
B Defiant
C Computer
D Felony
Which one of the following crimes involve with the creation of a false document or the
material modification of an existing legal instrument with the intent to deceive or to defraud
others?
A uttering
B forgery
C simulation
D larceny
For larceny, there must be a taking and a(n) ______ of the property.
A control
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B possession
C asportation
D ownership
Circulating or using a forged document is the actus reus of which crime?
A forgery
B uttering
C embezzlement
D larceny by trick
Which one of the following factors does NOT distinguish between simple and aggravated
robbery?
A value of the property
B level of fear
C degree of dangerousness
D level of anger
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
14 MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which one of the following crimes involves the threat to disclose secret or embarrassing
information?
A extortion
B blackmail
C bribery
D embezzlement
______ typically requires serious bodily injury, the use of a dangerous or deadly weapon, or
the intent to kill, rape, or seriously harm.
A Assault
B Battery
C Aggravated assault
D Aggravated battery
______ involves following or monitoring another person, conducting repeated, unwanted
contact, transmitting a threat through electronic communication or a combination of
electronic, verbal expressions, and acts.
A Stalking
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
17 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B Cyberstalking
C Assault
D Battery
What type of battery is punished more severely than other types of assaults and batteries?
A misdemeanor battery
B cyber battery
C acquaintance battery
D domestic battery
Which state considers a battery aggravated when the crime was committed with a deadly
weapon and when it results in grievous bodily harm?
A California
B Illinois
C Georgia
D Minnesota
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
19 MULTIPLE CHOICE
A(n) ______ may be committed either by attempting to commit the application of force to
another person or by intentionally placing another person in fear of the application of force,
A battery
B assault
C confrontation
D argument
Which one of the following crimes involve with the trespassory taking and carrying away of
the personal property of another with the intent to steal?
A robbery
B larceny
**## Week2Assignment.pdf**
Wk 2 – Concept Check [due Mon]
1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
2 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following defenses recognizes that conduct that would otherwise be criminal is
justified when undertaken to prevent a significant harm?
A self-defense
B justifiable misconduct
C necessity
D all means defense
The ______ defense excuses an individual from guilt who commits a crime to avoid a threat of
imminent bodily harm.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D intoxication
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Question scores will be available after all grades have been posted
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3 MULTIPLE CHOICE
4 MULTIPLE CHOICE
5 MULTIPLE CHOICE
The American legal system is based on which of the following?
A criminal law
B civil law
C the presumption of innocence
D an adversarial process
An underage defendant may use the juvenile defense on the grounds that he or she is too
young to ______.
A understand what he or she is doing
B understand the legal process
C form the required intent
D physically commit the crime
______ merely recognizes that an individual has the right to demonstrate that he or she is
incapable of forming the intent for the offense committed.
A Insanity
6 MULTIPLE CHOICE
7 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B Competency
C Diminished capacity
D Diminished competency
Oliver was tried for murder and presented an insanity defense. The jury found Oliver not
guilty by reason of insanity on the grounds that he possessed a mental disease that
prevented him from curbing his conduct. Which of the following tests for insanity did the
jury apply?
A Model Penal Code standard
B irresistible impulse
C M’Naghten
D Durham product
A defense claim that the defendant’s conduct was the result of an irresistible impulse that
resulted from the defendant’s socially deprived childhood is consistent with which of the
following defenses?
A environmental defense
B urban survivor
C XYY chromosome
D rotten social background
8 MULTIPLE CHOICE
9 MULTIPLE CHOICE
10 MULTIPLE CHOICE
______ self-defense provides that while the defendant may not be acquitted of killing another
individual, fairness dictates that he or she should only be found guilty of manslaughter.
A Imperfect
B Incomplete
C Perfect
D Complete
The contemporary trend is that ______ is not a defense for any criminal act or requisite state
of mind.
A voluntary intoxication
B involuntary intoxication
C sleep deprivation
D drug overdose
Which of the following acts deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
liable?
A excuses
11 MULTIPLE CHOICE
12 MULTIPLE CHOICE
B defense
C justifications
D necessities
A defendant who establishes a ______ defense is able to satisfy each and every element of a
justification defense and is acquitted.
A perfect
B beyond a reasonable doubt
C complete
D mitigating
When individuals are confronted with the unhappy choice between committing a crime and
experiencing a harmful event, it is called ______.
A consent
B choice of evils
C utilitarian decision
D politicization of the law
13 MULTIPLE CHOICE
14 MULTIPLE CHOICE
15 MULTIPLE CHOICE
Defenses to otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances are known as ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
Defenses to acts that deserve condemnation but the defendant is not held criminally
responsible due to a personal disability such as infancy or insanity are called ______.
A excuses
B defenses
C justifications
D necessities
The ______ provides that an individual inside the home is justified in holding his or her
ground.
A make my day doctrine
B dwelling doctrine
16 MULTIPLE CHOICE
17 MULTIPLE CHOICE
C tactical doctrine
D castle doctrine
______ are otherwise criminal acts that society approves and encourages under the
circumstances.
A Excuses
B Defenses
C Justifications
D Necessities
Defendants who rely on the ______ defense typically are required to provide notice to the
prosecution; then the defendant is subject to an examination.
A necessity
B duress
C insanity
D cultural
18 MULTIPLE CHOICE
19 MULTIPLE CHOICE
An aggressor employing nondeadly force must clearly abandon the struggle and ______ in
order to gain the right to self-defense.
A stand his or her ground
B withdraw
C retreat to the wall
D reach a settlement
Which of the following is not an element of self-defense?
A reasonable belief
B necessity