Law Studies Ch. 1 Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of common law?

• Judge-made
• legislative enactment
  
• unwritten
• rarely exercised

Most states define felonies as any crime punishable by death or by imprisonment in a __________

• federal prison
• local jail
• state prison
• holding cell

All of the following are one of the four basic elements of a crime except _______________

• a prohibited act
• criminal intent
• criminal negligence
• causation

Mr. Rivera purposefully broke into his neighbor's house to steal his TV. What type of intent?

• Specific intent
• General intent
• Criminal negligence
• Strict liability

This term describes the harmful result of a criminal act.

• Criminal negligence
• prohibited act
• criminal intent
• causation

Which answer choice correctly lists killings from the least serious to the most serious?

• 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder, manslaughter
• manslaughter, 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder
• felony murder, 2nd degree murder, 1st degree murder
• manslaughter, 2nd degree murder, 1st degree murder

Joe killed the store clerk while committing an armed robbery. His crime describes a(n) ________ 

• felony murder
• 2nd degree murder
• voluntary manslaughter
• involuntary manslaughter

In FL, someone who stole less than $300 will be charged with ____________.

• extortion
• grand theft
• embezzlement
• petty theft

The unlawful entry into a building to commit a crime is known as _____________

• armed robbery
• burglary
• extortion
• fraud

Al was cornered in the restroom by a bully demanding the cash in his pocket. The bully committed ___________________

• robbery
• burglary
• extortion
• armed robbery