Question 1

Bigamy is a specific intent crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

___________ holds a person criminally liable even when the consequence of his or her action is not what the actor actually intended?

Accepted Answer

A)  General intent
B)  Specific intent
C)  Mens rea
D)  Transferred intent D

Question 3

The intention to commit an act __________ is an example of specific intent.

Accepted Answer

A)  for the purpose of atoning for some past act
B)  to achieve a particular criminal result
C)  to achieve some further consequences beyond the conduct or result that constitutes the actus reus of the offense
D)  with the awareness of a statutory attendant circumstance C

Question 4

__________ would NOT be considered by a prosecutor in deciding whether to charge an offense as a felony or a misdemeanor

Accepted Answer

A)  Prior offenses committed by the perpetrator
B)  The age of the perpetrator when the crime was committed
C)  Seriousness of the offense committed
D)  The neighborhood in which the perpetrator resides

Question 5

__________ is NOT used to describe the guilty state of mind required for criminal liability.

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge
B)  intent
C)  mens rea
D)  All the above are correct.

Question 6

A civil offense is prosecuted by government attorneys who represent the community as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If a person who has committed a crime voluntarily later regrets the act,he or she will not be held equally responsible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Punishment for criminal and civil wrongdoing in Anglo-American law differs in

Accepted Answer

A)  use of fines to restore the debt created to the community.
B)  use of restoration to the victim in the form of apologies or financial repayments.
C)  condemnation and stigma that accompanies the conviction of a crime.
D)  use of incarceration as a sentence,and (for some offenders) before and the criminal trial.

Question 9

If two people shoot a victim and hit the victim's vital organs simultaneously

Accepted Answer

A)  both can be viewed as the cause-in-fact.
B)  only the principal actor is viewed as a cause-in-fact.
C)  the victim needs to provide testimony before dying.
D)  one will be viewed as an accomplice,regardless of the circumstances.

Question 10

An example of a general intent crime is

Accepted Answer

A)  assault with intent to kill.
B)  statutory rape.
C)  receiving stolen property with the knowledge that it is stolen.
D)  larceny.

Question 11

Tort liability is different from criminal liability in that

Accepted Answer

A)  a crime is committed against the community at large,but a tort is a wrong against specific individuals only.
B)  the consequences of tort liability are less than the consequences of criminal liability.
C)  the consequences of tort liability are often more severe than the consequences of criminal liability.
D)  a tort is committed against the community at large,but a crime is a wrong against specific victims only.

Question 12

Causes that are separate from the defendant's actions and for which the defendant is not help responsibility for an harm caused are named

Accepted Answer

A)  independent interrupting causes.
B)  dependent intervening causes.
C)  independent intervening causes.
D)  dependent interrupting causes.

Question 13

Do criminal defendants have more legal safeguards than civil defendants do? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do criminal defendants have more legal safeguards...

Question 14

An example of a criminal omission is the failure to

Accepted Answer

A)  stop a murder or rape from occurring
B)  file an income tax return
C)  feed one's child,leading to that child's death
D)  register for the draft

Question 15

Misdemeanors are often offenses that violate the public welfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A person cannot be convicted of a crime unless the prosecution proves beyond a reasonable doubt a concurrence of a voluntary act and the required mental state that actually and proximately caused the prohibited social harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Name two examples of speech that can be considered criminal acts and thus not fall under the protection of the First Amendment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name two examples of speech that can...

Question 18

Numerous judicial decisions hold that a person is criminally liable when he or she stands by and does nothing to help someone else in jeopardy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Criminal liability requires a concurrence of the actus reus and the mens rea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A criminal's ____________ is different from a hope,desire,or wish.

Accepted Answer

A)  mens rea
B)  actus reus
C)  purpose
D)  culpability

Exam 3: Classification of Crimes and Basic Elements of Criminal Responsibility

Bigamy is a specific intent crime.

___________ holds a person criminally liable even when the consequence of his or her action is not what the actor actually intended?

The intention to commit an act __________ is an example of specific intent.

__________ would NOT be considered by a prosecutor in deciding whether to charge an offense as a felony or a misdemeanor

__________ is NOT used to describe the guilty state of mind required for criminal liability.

A civil offense is prosecuted by government attorneys who represent the community as a whole.

If a person who has committed a crime voluntarily later regrets the act,he or she will not be held equally responsible.

Punishment for criminal and civil wrongdoing in Anglo-American law differs in

If two people shoot a victim and hit the victim's vital organs simultaneously

An example of a general intent crime is

Tort liability is different from criminal liability in that

Causes that are separate from the defendant's actions and for which the defendant is not help responsibility for an harm caused are named

Do criminal defendants have more legal safeguards than civil defendants do? Why or why not?

An example of a criminal omission is the failure to

Misdemeanors are often offenses that violate the public welfare.

A person cannot be convicted of a crime unless the prosecution proves beyond a reasonable doubt a concurrence of a voluntary act and the required mental state that actually and proximately caused the prohibited social harm.

Name two examples of speech that can be considered criminal acts and thus not fall under the protection of the First Amendment.

Numerous judicial decisions hold that a person is criminally liable when he or she stands by and does nothing to help someone else in jeopardy.

Criminal liability requires a concurrence of the actus reus and the mens rea.

A criminal's ____________ is different from a hope,desire,or wish.