Chapter 4 Reading Quiz

In the U.S. legal system, the guiding principle is rule of law which states that _________________ is more powerful than the law.

• the President

• Judges

• Common People

• No single person

A crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year in a state prison or federal prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, or both, or death is a(n)

• Criminal Act

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• White Collar Crime

A crime punishable by imprisonment in a county or city jail for one year or less, a fine of $1,000 or less or both is called a(n)

• Felony

• Arbitrary Crime

• Misdemeanor

• Bribery

A legal position taken by the accused is the

• Defense

• Prosecutor

• Subpoena

• Self-Defense

What Is A Criminal Law?

• a war between citizens of the same country

• a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

• the law as established by the outcome of former cases.

• a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell,

What Is a Civil Law ?

• a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes

• the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

• the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs

• the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil, lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings.

What Is Ordinance ?

• a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.

• is a statement of the meaning of a term

• is an English baby name

• used in medical names and descriptions

Element of a crime that describes a persons intent to commit the crime.

• crime

• misdemeanor

• felony

• Mens Rea or Guilty Mind

• Actus Reus or Guilty Act

Element of a crime that describes a person committing the criminal action.

• crime

• misdemeanor

• felony

• Mens Rea or Guilty Mind

• Actus Reus or Guilty Act

Which of of the following is NOT a true statement?

• a crime needs to be intentional or voluntary

• negligence constitutes a guilty mind

• someone can commit a crime by simply thinking about it

• Mens Rea and Actus Rea must occur at the same time