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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to the text, which is the most common category of crimes? | misdemeanor crimes |
| Equal protection requires that the government treat everyone exactly the same at all times. | False |
| In a criminal case, the defendant will be found guilty or innocent by the jury. | False |
| At the heart of the choice-of-evils defense is the necessity to prevent what kind of danger? | imminent danger |
| A defense in which the defendant accepts responsibility for the act but claims what they did was right is called | justification |
| The mental element of a crime is called the | mens rea |
| Mistake is a defense whenever the mistake prevents the formation of any fault-based | mens rea |
| In the absence of a confession, intent must generally be proven by _____ evidence. | circumstantial |
| General intent is the intent to | commit a criminal act. |
| Conscious risk creation is called | recklessness |
| Another term for criminal act is | actus reus |
| Which type of possession is it where one has physical control of banned stuff? | actual possession |
| Which of the following is a voluntary act? | knowing possession |
| Which of the following cannot be a criminal act? | fantasizing |
| When you possess something you don’t know you possess, it is called | mere possession. |
| What modern phrase comes from the ancient idea of manifest criminality? | caught red-handed |
| The majority of minor crimes against public order and morals do not include | mens rea. |
| For an omission to act to be a crime, what must exist? | a legal duty to act |
| Criminal conduct that qualifies for criminal punishment is the definition of | criminal liability. |
| A legal fiction turns what into an act, although it is really a passive state? | possession |
| The criminal law refers to a failure to act as | an omission |
| The concurrence element means that a criminal intent has to | trigger the criminal act. |
| Legal duties can arise from | statutes, contracts, and special relationships. |
| A friend of yours puts illegal drugs into your backpack without your knowledge. This is known as | mere possession of the drugs. |
| The doctrine is concerned with giving individuals fair notice of what is criminal and preventing arbitrary or discriminatory enforcement of laws. | void-for-vagueness |
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