Business Law Ch. 3 test review

American law recognizes that people cannot be held responsible for their actions if they do not know what they are doing is known as _____.

• insanity

• crime

• jurisdiction

• law

_____ is the killing of another human being with malice aforethought.  

• Manslaughter

• Assult

• Murder

• Battery

_____ can be divided into two categories: voluntary and involuntary.  

• Murder

• Manslaughter

• Assault

• Embezzlement

A ____ is considered an act against the public good.  

• crime

• plaintiff

• prosecutor

• defendant

A ______ is a major crime punishable by imprisonment or death.  

• plaintiff

• defendant

• felony

• misdemeanor.

Involuntary manslaughter is ____.

• unintentional.

• intentional.

• unethical.

• ethical.

The unlawful touching of another person is known as ___.

• assult.

• burglary.

• robbery.

• battery.

____ is a less serious crime with a less severe penalty.

• Crime

• Misdemeanor

• Speed traps

• Miranda rights

________ is an attempt to commit a battery.  

• Assault

• Battery

• Burglary

• Kidnapping

The fifth amendment of the Constitution guarantees that no person can be tried twice for the same crime is known as _______.

• misdemeanor

• felony

• criminal

• double jeopardy