Criminal Law
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- Q1A Ballot Initiative allows voters to...Hire LegislatorsOverthrow the governmentAppeal their criminal caseswrite or rewrite criminal laws60s
- Q2The law that includes city and county ordinancesStatutory LawAdministrative LawCase LawConstitutional Law60s
- Q3The two purposes of criminal law are to...to educate the public about lawlessness and criminal justice reformProtect and punish + maintain and teachrehabilitation and reconciliation within the communitymake an example of criminal citizens and teach others the right way to act60s
- Q4Recklessness can best be defined as ..Participating in something you are not aware is dangerous because it seems funKnowing something is dangerous and deciding to NOT do itDisregarding a risk that you are aware existsParticipating in felonious activities60s
- Q5In order for a crime to have occurred, there must be concurrence between (these 2 things have to happen at the same time)the guilty act and guilty mind/intentThe planning of the criminal act and going through with the actThe murder weapon and the person committing the crimeThe mens rea and attendant circumstances60s
- Q6Mens rea is...intentcriminal actguilty actGuilty mind60s
- Q7Regulatory agencies such as the FDA and EPA create this lawCase LawConstitutional LawStatutory LawAdministrative Law60s
- Q8The M'Naughten rule is a civil case in which the Supreme Court ruled that women have to have an ultrasound prior to having an abortionFalseTrue60s
- Q9Dylan is a stand-up guy and has never used or sold drugs. Clay pressures Dylan into running one errand for him and even threatens to out Dylan on social media if he doesn't do what is asked of him. This would be known as...EntrapmentPressureStressDuress60s
- Q10Procedural Due Process deals with...The law itselfNone of the other ones. 🤷♀️Practices within the CJS such as unreasonable searches and denial of counselThe people who enforce the laws60s
- Q11Colby is confronted by Madison and her gang of friends after school and they all brandish knives - in his struggle to get away Colby grabs a knife and accidentally stabs one of the girls. What justification defense should he use?EntrapmentNecessityDuressSelf-Defense60s
- Q12A killing that happens in the heat of the moment/passion is categorized as...First Degree MurderVoluntary ManslaughterCapital MurderInvoluntary Man Slaughter60s
- Q13The Bill of Rights is...The first 14 Amendments of the ConstitutionThe first 12 Amendments of the ConstitutionThe 1,2,4,8, and 14th AmendmentsThe first 10 amendments of the Constitution60s
- Q14An example of someone who could use the insanity defense would be...A woman who has a history of violent behavior and executes an elaborate plan to kill her neighbor out of jealousy and spiteA Juvenile gang member who kills an old lady as part of gang initiationA woman with a history of mental illness who pushes her friend off a cliff suddenly , killing her instantlyA man who accidentally kills his girlfriend while in a heated argument60s
- Q15When you are with a friend who commits a crime or help to aide in the commission of a crime you can be convicted under the...Strict LiabilityAttendant CircumstancesAccomplice LiabilityCriminal Liability60s