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MIDTERM Flashcards

1
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Alcohol intoxication can be used as what type of defense?

A

Excuse defense

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2
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What are the basic functions of criminal law?

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  • Protect and punish

- Maintain and teach

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3
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Which amendment protects against double jeopardy?

A

Fifth amendment

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4
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What laws are responsible for the rules, orders and decisions of regulatory agencies?

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Administrative laws

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5
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What is Mens Rea?

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The mental state, intent, or purpose

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6
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What makes it possible to convict a person of a crime they did not actually convict?

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Accomplice liability

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7
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What do many states use to impose harsher penalties on certain crimes?

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Attendant circumstances

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8
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What amendment requires states to adhere to the Bill of Rights?

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The Fourteenth Amendment

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9
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The M’Naughten rule is?

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A test for insanity

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10
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List some justification defenses?

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Duress, self-defense, necessity, entrapment and intoxication

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The purpose of the social function of the law is to?

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Respect values and norms in society

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12
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The body of law enacted by legislative bodies is called?

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Case Law

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13
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Lex Talionis is the concept of?

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Retribution

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14
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What is required for the defense of duress?

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The threat must be of serious bodily harm or death, greater than harm caused by the crime, immediate and inescapable.

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15
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The legal function go the law is to?

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Maintain social order by protecting citizens from criminal harm.

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16
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Race in a hate crime can be attendant circumstances or what when it comes to a criminal act?

A

Motive

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17
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Unlawful pressure causing a person to perform an act is?

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Duress

18
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Procedural due process prevents?

A

Unfair practices by powers of the government

19
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A wrongful mental state is known as?

A

Mens Rea

20
Q

What amendment contains the prohibition against double jeopardy?

A

The Fifth Amendment

21
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What amendment provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law?

A

The Fifth Amendment

22
Q

Who determines whether an individuals due process rights have been violated?

A

The Supreme Court

23
Q

Which federal circuit has jurisdiction over cases involving patent law and cases where the United States is the defendant?

A

The 13 circuit courts

24
Q

Which court is a court of origination and appellate court?

A

The U.S. Supreme Court

25
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What type of requests does the Supreme Court issue to lower courts as an order to review the case record?

A

Writ of Certiorari

26
Q

What is found in U.S. Supreme Court decisions?

A

An opinion, a concurring opinion, and a descending opinion

27
Q

How many women have been confirmed and seated as U.S. Supreme Court justices?

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4 women

28
Q

Who is the dominant figure in the courtroom workgroup?

A

The Judge

29
Q

Courts having appellate jurisdiction act as?

A

Questioning the law

30
Q

The court’s crime control function emphasizes punishment and?

A

Punishment and retribution

31
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Which court is not considered a state specialty court?

A

Magistrate courts

32
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One criticism of merit selection is that?

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There is a lack of diversity on the bench

33
Q

Case overload has been linked to?

A

Closure rates rise

34
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Which member of the courtroom workgroup is responsible for the large amount of paperwork which is generated during a trial?

A

The clerk of the court

35
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The term dual court system refers to?

A

An interrelated federal and state court system

36
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U.S. Supreme Court rulings are decided in?

A

Private conference

37
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Trial courts are concerned with?

A

Questions of a fact

38
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Which of the following is a part of the U.S. federal court system?

A

U.S. Tribunal Courts

39
Q

During pretrial activities a judge may handle what?

A

Probable clause for arrest, bond issues, and justification of detention
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40
Q

During pretrial activities the judge assumes the role of?

A

Negotiator

41
Q

State courts that have general jurisdiction are called what?

A

Municipal courts

42
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The bureaucratic function of the court is concerned with?

A

Speed and efficiency, processing cases

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