Legal Environment of Business Final Review

Legally, a crime is considered an offense against

• a 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:

• felony
• misdemeanor

The willful and illegal burning of a building is known as inflammation.

• True
• False

What three elements must be proven at trial before someone can be convicted of a crime?

• false pretenses, conspiracy, and criminal intent
• moral justification, ethics, and duty
• violation of duty, decency, and liability
• duty, violation of the duty, and criminal intent

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

• True
• False

Which of the following is not a substantive defense?

• Self-defense
• Immunity
• Criminal insanity
• All are substantive defenses

Ignorance of the law is a procedural defense.

• True
• False

A deal in which the prosecutor offers an accused an opportunity to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for the accused testifying against other involved parties is called a(n) __________.

• option
• indebtedness
• plea bargain
• probable cause

A single act can be both a tort and a crime.

• True
• False

The degree of causation of a tort great enough to be recognized by law is called

• proximate cause
• intimate cause
• incidental cause
• none of these