Chapter 4 - Criminal Law

Legally, a crime is considered an offense against ______.

• the victim
• society
• the court
• none of these

Ben is convicted and sentenced to two to five
years in jail. The crime he has committed is a _____.
 

• misdemeanor
• felony

In some situations, an officer of a corporation be held criminally liable for the acts of an employee under the doctrine of _?_.

• vivacious criminal liability

• vicious criminal liability

• vicarious criminal liability

• violent criminal liability

Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another is known as the crime of forgery. True or False?

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT a business-related crime?

• false pretense
• arson
• kidnapping
• conspiracy

What constitutional rights would you have if you were accused of a crime? 

• right to due process
• right to talk to a lawyer
• the right to have rights presented in a form or language he/she can understand
• all of these

Which of the following is NOT the purpose of punishment for a crime?

• to deter future conduct by guilty 
• to remove criminals from society
• to deter those who would emulate criminal behavior
• to rehabilitate the victims of crimes

The authors of the Constitution believed it was better for society to give individuals too much liberty than to allow the government too much power.

• TRUE
• FALSE

An individual who helped in a car jacking in which someone was killed by another carjacker can be charged with felony murder.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which of the following is not a substantive defense?

• self-defense 
• immunity
• criminal insanity
• All of these are substantive
  defenses