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Week 4 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the 5th Amendment? | Protection from self incrimination Compensation if the government takes your property |
| What is Perjury? | Giving false information in front of a court after you gave a oath. |
| What is Mens Rea? | Mental State |
| What is a Tort? | If you mess with someone's property or their person in a civil matter. |
| The difference between a tort and a crime? | A tort is something that you can be liable for if you do something to someone or their property that is negligent civially while a crime is something you can be liable for if you do something to a person or their property that breaks the law. |
| How much can you get in a Comparative Negligence Case? | depending on the plantiff's level negligence and the state it is set in for example if you were found to be 15% at fault and were awarded $50,000 then you would automatically lose 15%. |
| What is Trespassing? | When you break into someone's property. |
| What is Conspiracy to commit a crime? | It means you had a plan to commit a crime and had committed with others to commit the crime but you hadn't done it yet. |
| What year was the RICO act signed into law? | 1970 |
| Why was the Patriot Act signed into law? | It was signed into law right after 9/11 happened to prevent future acts of terror on American Soil. |
| What is the right to due process? | Right to fair and speedy trial and notice against action against you by the government. |