Exam 2: Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Defenses

Which of the following describes a penalty for a criminal case?

Discuss three areas in which criminal law and civil law differ from each other.

One's state of mind to commit a crime is known as a person's ______.

Which offenses are punishable by death or have a possible sentence of more than 1 year of incarceration?

Which is considered a defendant's response to a criminal charge?

Which of the following is one of two primary types of law?

How was the Mosaic Code of the Israelites one of the first sources of law?

In which defense may defendants claim they committed the act only because they were not acting of their own free will?

The Code of Hammurabi set out crimes and punishments based on which philosophy?

An alibi is considered an affirmative defense.

Who is the person against whom a criminal charge is pending?

Which of the following is the unlawful, intentional killing of a human being with premeditation and malice aforethought?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates work environments throughout the United States. Orders and directives released by OSHA on items that workplaces must adhere to in order to be a safe work environment would be considered which of the following?

Which crime involves taking or attempting to take anything of value from another person by force or threat of force or violence, during which the victim is in fear of injury or death?

It is July in Phoenix, Arizona, and Jeff is running errands with his 6-month-old daughter strapped into her carrier in the back seat. Jeff stops at work to grab some files but gets waylaid by coworkers and ends up spending 3 hr at the office. When Jeff returns to the car, he finds his child unresponsive, apparently overcome with the heat. The child is pronounced dead at the hospital. With what crime is Jeff likely to be charged?

YoonHee is an 18-year-old single mother who works part-time to support herself and her 6-month-old child and also attends night classes. She often struggles to make ends meet and is eventually laid off from her job. After a few months of unemployment, YoonHee does not have enough money to support herself. Desperate to feed her child, she enters a local supermarket and steals several containers of formula. Which of the following is true?

Describe the "50% plus a feather" test and identify the type of case in which it would be used.

Which of the following is an actus reus that would be an example of an omission?

What is the difference between felonies and misdemeanors?

Which is the most distinctive aspect of Anglo-American law?