Law Studies (Midterm Practice Quiz)

A set of rules or regulations a government uses to regulate the conduct of people within a society is called _________________________.

• Commandments
• Demands
• Laws
• Recommendations

Most laws are written to _________________________.

• Express Moral Opinions
• Keep the Peace
• Promote Social Justice
• Provide the Basis for Compromise

A type of law that focuses on punishing those guilty of breaking the law.

• Criminal Law
• Civil Law
• Constitutional Law
• Family Law

In criminal law, a minor offense such as burglary or speeding ticket that earns the accused less than 1 year in prison is called a _________________________.

• Misdemeanor
• Felony

In criminal law, a major offense such as murder, robbery, assault/battery, etc. that earns the accused more than 1 year in prison is called a _________________________.

• Misdemeanor
• Felony

In criminal law, the state attorney that tries to convict the accused is called a _________________________.

• Prosecutor
• Defendant
• Judge
• Juror

_________________________ is the person being charged with a crime.

• Prosecutor
• Defendant
• Judge
• Juror

The ________________________ hears some 80 cases per year and sets precedents (legal standards) for the entire United States on major court cases.

• Trial Court
• Appeals Court
• Small Claims Court
• U.S. Supreme Court

In order for a crime to have been committed, you must have ________________ and ________________?

• Evidence and Witnesses
• The Guilty Mindset (Mens Rea) and the Action (Actus Reus)
• Means and Opportunity
• Motive and Opportunity

Every time someone dies of unusual causes, police rule the death as a __________________ until the coroner’s autopsy states otherwise.

• Manslaughter
• Murder
• Homicide
• Suicide