CCJ1020 Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
Q
- The right to council and the opportunity to respond to charges are substantive due process issues.
A
False
2
Q
- Unlawful searches are a violation of ___ law.
A
procedural criminal
3
Q
- Substantive criminal law is primarily concerned with:
A
defining crimes and their punishment
4
Q
- ___ is the law of personal injuries.
A
torts
5
Q
- ____ law is the type of law deals with the state of government agencies and controls their administrative relationships with individuals, corporations, or other branches of government.
A
Public
6
Q
- The law can generally be divided into ___ broad categories.
A
four
7
Q
- Procedural law is primarily concerned with:
A
setting out the basic rule of practice in the criminal Justice system
8
Q
- ____ involved having the accused person sear an oath of innocence while being backed up by a group of 12 to 15 oath helpers.
A
compurgation
9
Q
- Stare decisis is Latin for:
A
to stand by decided cases
10
Q
- In common law, offenses that are by their own nature evil, immoral, and wrong were called:
A
mala in se
11
Q
- The ___ was formulated because previously unwritten legal codes gave arbitrary and unlimited power to the wealthy.
A
Roman Twelve Tables
12
Q
- Which would not constitute an example of an ex post facto law?
A
A law that alters punishment before the fact
13
Q
- ___ are not one of the categories into which crimes are classified
A
torts
14
Q
The term Actus reus refers to the:
A
guilty act
15
Q
- Mens rea refers to the:
A
intent to commit a criminal act.
16
Q
- In general, to fulfill the legal definition of a crime, all elements of the defining statute must be prove, except:
A
the Actus reas was present before the mens rea
17
Q
- which condition pertains to mens rea?
A
The person could not have known the potential consequences of their actions.
18
Q
- Mens rea is legally present when:
A
a person’s reckless and/or negligent act produces social harm.
19
Q
- By physically committing an act of robbery, the defendent has satisfied which of the requirements of ___ necessary for a conviction.
A
Actus reus
