The Criminal Law Test Questions & Answers Chapter.4

1.

Who, for the most part, makes the criminal law? 
 

2.

Law that was developed in England and is the basis of much America criminal law is called _________. 
 

3.

The principle of ___________ means that every crime must be clearly defined by common law or legislation prior to its commission. 
 

4.

_______________ is the principle that the court should adhere to decided cases. 
 

5.

An example of an act of omission would be ______________. 
 

6.

A sex offender, upon release from prison, who fails to register with the proper authorities has committed ____________. 
 

7.

When we punish people for being this or that kind of person, such as a prostitute or a drug addict, we are violating the _________________ Amendment. 
 

8.

Criminal penalties may not be inflicted upon a person for being in a condition he is powerless to change is a principle of __________________. 
 

9.

The intention to commit a criminal act is called ______________. 
 

10.

Mens rea is also known as ___________________. 
 

11.

The Model Penal Code prescribes four states of mind that reflect mens rea. Which of the following is not one of those four states of mind? 
 

12.

There is no need to prove mens rea in a ____________________ law. 
 

13.

Acts that are made wrong by law are called ______________. 
 

14.

Acts that are inherently evil are called ___________. 
 

15.

An act such as murder would be considered a _______________ crime. 
 

16.

The ________________ means that the criminal act must be accompanied by an equally criminal mind. 
 

17.

A civil wrong committed by one person against another which entitles a person to compensation is called ____________. 
 

18.

A crime, that is subject to punishment of one year or more in a state prison or to capital punishment is called a __________. 
 

19.

A crime punishable by less than a year in a jail or probation or a fine is called a ____. 
 

20.

The M'Naghten Rule applies to __________________. 
 

21.

John Hinckley shot ____________________. 
 

22.

If a restaurant patron goes to the coat closet to retrieve his raincoat but takes the wrong raincoat his defense would be one of __________________. 
 

23.

Suppose two hikers are lost in a storm. They come across a cottage and they break into it and eat some of the food in order to save their lives. Their defense would be one of ____. 
 

24.

An example of a crime of omission would be ______________. 
 

25.

For which of the following can we punish a person? 
 

26.

Nulum crimen sine lege means _______________. 
 
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27.

_______________ is the principle that the court should adhere to decided cases. 
 
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28.

Not everything immoral is ________, and not everything illegal is ________. 
 
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29.

The criminal law is, for the most part, created by ________________. 
 
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30.

Law that was developed in England and is the basis of much America criminal law is called _________. 
 
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31.

The principle of ___________ means that every crime must be clearly defined by common law or legislation prior to its commission. 
 
________________________________________

32.

_______________ is the principle that the court should adhere to decided cases. 
 
________________________________________

33.

Failure to pay your taxes is an example of a crime of ____________. 
 
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34.

When we punish people for being this or that kind of person, such as a prostitute or a drug addict, we are violating the _________________ Amendment. 
 
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35.

The case of ___________________ established we may not punish people for being in a condition that they are powerless to change. 
 
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36.

The intention to commit a criminal act is called ______________. 
 
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37.

Mens rea is also known as ___________________. 
 
________________________________________

38.

There is no need to prove mens rea in a ____________________ law. 
 
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39.

Acts that are made wrong by law are called ______________. 
 
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40.

Acts that are inherently evil are called ___________. 
 
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41.

Under the criminal law, the conduct of a sleepwalker cannot be deemed criminal conduct. 
 
True    False

42.

Nulum crimen sine lege means "no crime without criminal law." 
 
True    False

43.

In 1386, a sow that had killed a child in Falaise, France, was tried, found guilty of homicide, and executed by hanging. 
 
True    False

44.

In medieval Germany, goats or geese that had committed criminal mischief on a neighbor's property could be hanged as a punishment for their crimes. 
 
True    False

45.

It is illegal to drive a car while listening to a radio in the State of Illinois. 
 
True    False

46.

Until 1964, it was possible in New York for a woman to be sent to jail for a year for being a prostitute, without regard to whether she was currently soliciting or engaging in sex for hire. 
 
True    False

47.

You do not have to be a human being to be held criminally liable for a crime. 
 
True    False

48.

The use of the insanity has increased dramatically with almost 5% of all criminal murder cases using it as a method to avoid conviction. 
 
True    False

49.

The M'Naghten Rule applies to the exclusion of evidence at trial. 
 
True    False

50.

Acts that are inherently evil are called mala prohibita. 
 
True    False