Criminal Law Quiz 3

Question 1

True or false: Defendants are not criminally liable if their actions were justified under the circumstances.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A defense in which the defendant accepts responsibility for the act but claims what they did was right is called…

Answer 2

Justification

Question 3

A defense in which the defendant admits the act but claims that under the circumstances, they aren’t legally responsible is called…

Answer 3

Excuse

Question 4

If a defendant asserts an _______ defense, he or she has to start matters off by putting some evidence of the defense.

Answer 4

Affirmation

Question 5

The defenses of consent and self-defense are _______ defenses.

Answer 5

Justification

Question 6

Self-defense is only available against _______ attacks.

Answer 6

Unprovoked

Question 7

What is the name of the right-wrong test of insanity?

Answer 7

The McNaughtan rule

Question 8

Under the McNaughtan test of insanity, the defendant is legally insane at the time of the crime if, because of a mental disease or defect, he did not know that what he was doing was wrong or did not know:

Answer 8

The nature and quality of the act

Question 9

At common law, children above what age were presumed to be capable of criminal intent just like adults?

Answer 9

14 years old

Question 10

_______ intoxication is an ________ defense in all states.

Answer 10

Involuntary, justification

Question 11

________ occurs when law enforcement officers actively induce, trick, or persuade individuals to commit crimes they otherwise wouldn’t commit.

Answer 11

Entrapment