Crimes!

A crime is defined by two things: 

• criminal minds and state of mind
• criminal act and motive
• criminal act and laws
• criminal act and state of mind

A felony is: 

• major crime
• minor crime
• a less severe penalty
• punished by no jail time

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A misdemeanor is: 

• major crime
• minor crime
• punishable by a lot of jail time
• not a crime

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The primary difference between felonies and misdemeanors is: 

• severity of the crime
• amount of jail time the offender will serve
• they are major crimes only 
• they are minor crimes only 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The killing of one person by another is: 

• murder
• murder in the 1st degree
• manslaughter
• homicide

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Malice aforethought means that someone commits an act with: 

• legal justification 
• cause
• no legal justification 
• a reason 

Malice aforethought is required in which crime? 

• manslaughter
• self defense
• first degree murder
• robbery 

Malice aforethought is NOT required in which form of murder? 

• manslaughter
• self defense
• first degree murder
• robbery

A crime carried out by threat of bodily harm with the immediate ability to carry it out is: 

• battery
• assault
• breaking and entering
• sexual offenses

The unlawful touching of another person is: 

• battery
• assault
• sexual offenses
• robbery