Exam 4: Inside Criminal Law

A defendant is said to have __________ committed a criminal act when he or she desires to engage in certain criminal conduct or to cause a certain criminal result.

_______________ __________ is the act of willful neglect or physical violence that occurs within a familial or other intimate relationship.

The authority of a court to hear and decide cases within an area of the law or a geographic territory is called __________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons behind the three tests of insanity used by American courts?

A mistake of fact operates as a defense if it negates the mental state necessary to commit a crime.

Which of the following is not a category protected under hate crimes laws?

Explain the development of the due process clause to the Constitution.

When using deadly-force in self-defense, which of the following must be true?

Which of the following is NOT a basic element of corpus delicti?

Which of the following is NOT one of the necessary requirements to use duress as a defense?

The act of taking substantial steps toward committing a crime while having the ability and the intent to commit the crime, even if the crime never takes place is called __________.

If four people physically remove a friend from her residence on the property of a religious cult, and argue that the crime of kidnapping was justified in order to remove the victim from the damaging influence of cult leaders, what defense would they be using?

_________ __________is a strict liability crime in which an adult engages in a sexual act with a minor.

__________ __________are the rules of law announced in court decisions.

Which of the following is the constitutional requirement that laws used in accusing and convicting persons of crime must be fair?

A Hate Crime Law is a statute that provides for ___________________ against those who commit crimes motivated by bias against an individual or a group based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

__________ is when unlawful pressure is brought to bear on a person, causing the person to perform an act that he or she would not otherwise perform.

A defense for criminal liability that asserts a lack of legal __________ is called insanity.

Administrative law is the body of law created by administrative agencies (in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions) in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities.

The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person can be required to be a witness against himself or herself.