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WorksheetsDefining and Measuring Crime
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Law that deals with private or public rights.
Constitutional law
Criminal law
Civil law
Property law
Party that initiates a lawsuit.
Plaintiff
Defendant
Prosecutor
District attorney
Has the defendant committed the crime for which they are charged?
Civil liability
Criminal liability
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Preponderance of evidence
More likely than not that an offense occurred.
Civil liability
Criminal liability
Preponderance of evidence
Beyond a reasonable doubt
Amount of evidence necessary to prove an assertion of guilt.
Liability
Guilt
Burden of proof
Balance of evidence
Maximum penalty for the crime is death.
First degree felony
Second degree felony
Capital offense
Third degree felony
Punishable by a maximum of ten years imprisonment.
First degree felony
Second degree felony
Third degree felony
Capital offense
Premeditated or contemplated killing.
First degree murder
Second degree murder
Voluntary manslaughter
Involuntary manslaughter
Killing, with malice aforethought, but with no premeditation.
First degree murder
Second degree murder
Involuntary manslaughter
Voluntary manslaughter
Intent to kill was present, but no malice was present.
First degree murder
Second degree murder
Involuntary manslaughter
Voluntary manslaughter
Minor, non-criminal offense, in which the penalty is generally a fine and not incarceration.
Misdemeanor
Felony
Infraction
Citation
Acts that are inherently wrong, regardless of its prohibition by law.
Mala in se
Mala prohibita
Gross indifference
Mala in burden
An offense that is only considered wrong or criminal because it is prohibited by law.
Mala in se
Mala prohibita
Gross indifference
Mala in burden
Offense punishable by more than 30 days in jail, but less than a year.
Gross misdemeanor
Petty misdemeanor
Probation
Community service
Negligent homicide in which the defendant had no intent to harm or kill their victim.
First degree murder
Second degree murder
Involuntary manslaughter
Voluntary manslaughter
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