Criminal Law

An unnecessary broadly written law that invades the area of protected freedoms would be deemed unconstitutional on what grounds?

• due process

• Bill of attainder

• Void of vagueness doctrine

• Overbreadth doctrine

An ex post facto law is a law which has a retroactive effect

• true

• false

Americans who commit crimes in foreign countries are subject to prosecution before US or military courts, but not foreign courts.

• true

• false

People who commit on federal lands can be tried before

• state court

• federal court

• tribal court

• Supreme court

________ gives the federal government power to regulate actions by use of criminal laws only if the actions involve or affect interstate commerce

• Commerce Clause

• International convenions

• federal domain

• United States treaties

Actual and mental are two types of possession

• true

• false

What is the name for the crimes that do not require mens rea?

• Strict liability crimes

• Strict statue crimes

• Inchoate crimes

• Presumption crimes

Mens Rea can also be called

• intent

• guilty act

• presumption

• motive

Motive and intent can be used interchangeably

• true

• false

The burden of proof lies on which person?

• judge

• defense

• victim

• prosecution