Question 1

Under common law, individuals of which of the following date ranges were presumed incapable of committing a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  7 to 14 
B)  15 to 17 
C)  18 to 25 
D)  26 to 34 
A)  7 to 14 
B)  15 to 17 
C)  18 to 25 
D)  26 to 34 A

Question 2

People who suffer from PTSD often experience flashbacks or bad dreams of traumatic events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Excuse defenses only serve as partial defenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What must the government prove in order to commit an individual to a mental institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burden of proof 
B)  Burden of production 
C)  Dangerousness 
D)  Negligence 
A)  Burden of proof 
B)  Burden of production 
C)  Dangerousness 
D)  Negligence

Question 5

What was the new standard created in England?

Accepted Answer

A defendant could not be respo

Question 6

The irresistible impulse test was adopted by various states as a new standard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The juvenile justice system focuses on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retribution 
B)  Deterrence 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Punishment 
A)  Retribution 
B)  Deterrence 
C)  Rehabilitation 
D)  Punishment

Question 8

If the government is unable to prove dangerousness, the defendant will remain in custody.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Jared Lee Loughner killed and injured various people at which of the following grocery stores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albertsons 
B)  Safeway 
C)  Gelsons 
D)  Vons 
A)  Albertsons 
B)  Safeway 
C)  Gelsons 
D)  Vons

Question 10

Jared Lee Loughner was charged with _____ offenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  23 
B)  31 
C)  49 
D)  56 
A)  23 
B)  31 
C)  49 
D)  56

Question 11

Many states added the guilty but mentally ill option for juries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The definition on insanity varies from state to state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following tests replaced the Product Test in 1972?

Accepted Answer

A)  M'Naghten test 
B)  American Law Institute Model Penal Code test 
C)  Irresistible impulse test 
D)  None of them replaced the product test 
A)  M'Naghten test 
B)  American Law Institute Model Penal Code test 
C)  Irresistible impulse test 
D)  None of them replaced the product test

Question 14

In which of the following cases did the court hold that a defendant is not criminally responsible for his or her acts, if at the time he or she committed the acts, he lacks substantial capacity to appreciate the criminality or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Montana v. Egelhoff (1996) 
B)  United States v. Hinckley (1982) 
C)  United States v. Brawner (1972) 
D)  State v. Pittman (2007) 
A)  Montana v. Egelhoff (1996) 
B)  United States v. Hinckley (1982) 
C)  United States v. Brawner (1972) 
D)  State v. Pittman (2007)

Question 15

Explain the product test.

Accepted Answer

The product test stated that a

Question 16

What does incompetency describe?

Accepted Answer

Incompetency describes the def

Question 17

Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced to serve which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 consecutive live terms, plus 50 years 
B)  4 consecutive life terms, plus 100 years 
C)  7 consecutive life terms, plus 140 years 
D)  11 consecutive life terms, plus 170 years 
A)  2 consecutive live terms, plus 50 years 
B)  4 consecutive life terms, plus 100 years 
C)  7 consecutive life terms, plus 140 years 
D)  11 consecutive life terms, plus 170 years

Question 18

What was the name of the insanity test created in England in 1843?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victorian test 
B)  Insanity test 
C)  M'Naghten test 
D)  England's Insanity test 
A)  Victorian test 
B)  Insanity test 
C)  M'Naghten test 
D)  England's Insanity test

Question 19

Which of the following states listed in the text does not permit the defense of voluntary intoxication?

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Nevada 
C)  Oregon 
D)  Montana 
A)  California 
B)  Nevada 
C)  Oregon 
D)  Montana

Question 20

The second part of the trial is referred to as the insanity phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Under common law, individuals of which of the following date ranges were presumed incapable of committing a crime?

People who suffer from PTSD often experience flashbacks or bad dreams of traumatic events.

Excuse defenses only serve as partial defenses.

What must the government prove in order to commit an individual to a mental institution?

What was the new standard created in England?

The irresistible impulse test was adopted by various states as a new standard.

The juvenile justice system focuses on which of the following?

If the government is unable to prove dangerousness, the defendant will remain in custody.

Jared Lee Loughner killed and injured various people at which of the following grocery stores?

Jared Lee Loughner was charged with _____ offenses.

Many states added the guilty but mentally ill option for juries.

The definition on insanity varies from state to state.

Which of the following tests replaced the Product Test in 1972?

In which of the following cases did the court hold that a defendant is not criminally responsible for his or her acts, if at the time he or she committed the acts, he lacks substantial capacity to appreciate the criminality or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law?

Explain the product test.

What does incompetency describe?

Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced to serve which of the following?

What was the name of the insanity test created in England in 1843?

Which of the following states listed in the text does not permit the defense of voluntary intoxication?

The second part of the trial is referred to as the insanity phase.

Introduction and Overview of Criminal Law

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Laws

The Elements of a Crime

Incomplete Crimes

Theft and Other Property Offenses

Public Order Crimes and Offenses Against Public Decency

Rape and Other Violent Crimes

Criminal Homicide

Justification Defenses

Punishment and Sentencing

State-Involved Crimes

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Exam 10: Excuse Defenses

Under common law, individuals of which of the following date ranges were presumed incapable of committing a crime?

People who suffer from PTSD often experience flashbacks or bad dreams of traumatic events.

Excuse defenses only serve as partial defenses.

What must the government prove in order to commit an individual to a mental institution?

What was the new standard created in England?

The irresistible impulse test was adopted by various states as a new standard.

The juvenile justice system focuses on which of the following?

If the government is unable to prove dangerousness, the defendant will remain in custody.

Jared Lee Loughner killed and injured various people at which of the following grocery stores?

Jared Lee Loughner was charged with _____ offenses.

Many states added the guilty but mentally ill option for juries.

The definition on insanity varies from state to state.

Which of the following tests replaced the Product Test in 1972?

In which of the following cases did the court hold that a defendant is not criminally responsible for his or her acts, if at the time he or she committed the acts, he lacks substantial capacity to appreciate the criminality or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law?

Explain the product test.

What does incompetency describe?

Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced to serve which of the following?

What was the name of the insanity test created in England in 1843?

Which of the following states listed in the text does not permit the defense of voluntary intoxication?

The second part of the trial is referred to as the insanity phase.

Introduction and Overview of Criminal Law

Constitutional Limits on Criminal Laws

The Elements of a Crime

Incomplete Crimes

Theft and Other Property Offenses

Public Order Crimes and Offenses Against Public Decency

Rape and Other Violent Crimes

Criminal Homicide

Justification Defenses

Punishment and Sentencing

State-Involved Crimes

Filters