Chapter 2 Criminal Law

Question 0

A misdemeanor is a crime punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state prison

Answer 0

False

Question 1

A crime is an offense against the public at large

Answer 1

True

Question 2

People found not guilty by reason of insanity automatically go free

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Burglary, arson, and murder are felonies

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Motive plays not part in proving criminal liability

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Any killing that takes place during a felony is murder

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Assault is the unlawful touching of another person

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Robbery is the wrongful and violent taking of personal property

Answer 7

True

Question 8

A judge may not alter a mandatory sentence

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Breaking and entering with the intent to commit a crime is

Answer 9

Burglary

Question 10

In a criminal proceeding, the government is referred to as the

Answer 10

Prosecutor

Question 11

If a law enforcement officer induces a law-abiding citizen to commit a crime, the accused may claim

Answer 11

Entrapment

Question 12

He sudden killing of a person out of rage or passion

Answer 12

Voluntary manslaughter

Question 13

The wrongful taking of another’s property by a person who has been entrusted with that property is

Answer 13

Larceny

Question 14

The oldest test of insanity is

Answer 14

M’Naghten Rule

Question 15

The false marketing or changing of a writing with the intent to defraud is

Answer 15

Forgery

Question 16

Trials must go through three phases before a judge May sentence a convicted felon to

Answer 16

The death penalty

Question 17

The person being tried for the crime is the

Answer 17

Defendant

Question 18

The ____ states that any killing occurring during a felony is murder

Answer 18

Felony murder rule

Question 19

A crime that is less serious and has less sever penalty than a felony is

Answer 19

Misdemeanor

Question 20

The two elements that define a crime are the criminal act and the

Answer 20

Required state of mind

Question 21

A father who uses force to save his child from an attacker may claim

Answer 21

Defense of family members

Question 22

The removal or restraint of a person against that persons will is

Answer 22

Kidnapping

Question 23

The willful and malicious burning of a house or building is

Answer 23

Arson