Exam 1: Defining Crime

Which doctrine requires that a criminal statute define the criminal offense with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people understand what conduct is prohibited?

What type of law is used by a private citizen in order to seek compensation for a wrong caused by another person?

Misdemeanors are offenses for which the punishment is death or imprisonment in a state prison.

The federal government's power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce comes from the:

These crimes are not naturally evil but are prohibited by statute because they infringe upon the rights of others.

The Model Penal Code is the law in all states.

These are laws that punish behavior after the fact.

These crimes are considered wrong in any society and include the common law crimes of murder, rape, arson, burglary, and larceny.

The primary police power lies with the _____.

Which right is recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court even though it is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution?

This type of law declares what acts are crimes and prescribes the punishment for committing them.

In the social contract, individuals give up certain liberties in return for being protected by society.

The Common Law has been supplanted by statutory law for the most part.

In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas could not make a criminal law punishing the following activity:

The federal government has no inherent police power.

Paternalistic laws protect us against ______.

The following types of speech can be prohibited without violating the First Amendment except…