WorksheetsStreet Law Ch. 10 Vocab & Concepts
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
______________ is the willful and malicious burning of a person's property.
Vandalism
Burglary
Arson
Concealment
In most states, it is a crime to burn any building or structure, even if the person who burns the structure owns it.
True
False
Burning property with the intent to defraud an insurance company is usually a separate crime, regardless of the type or property burned or who owns the property.
True
False
At various time, arson has been a form of ___________ violence.
criminal
racial
ethical
religious
To help federal prosecutors deal with a rash of racially motivated acts of church arson, Congress passed the ____________________________________________.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The Oath Act of 1789
Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021
Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996
Arson is the willful and malicious burning of a person's property. What are the elements of arson?
Willful and malicious
burning
of a person's property
with the intent to defraud an insurance company
True or false? Vandalism is responsible for millions of dollars in damages each year.
True
False
Depending on the extent of the damage, vandalism can be either a _____________ or a _____________________.
felony
crime
misdemeanor
theft
__________________ is the unlawful taking and carrying away of property of another against their will, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it.
Robbery
Larceny
Auto theft
Carjacking
____________ ______________ involves the theft of anything above a certain value, sometimes $100 or more, and is classified as a felony.
Petty theft
Armed robbery
Grand larceny
Shoplifting
Grand larceny is classified as a ______________, while petty larceny is classified as a ___________________.
criminal, civil
minor, major
felony, misdemeanor
misdemeanor, felony
The crime of ______________ also includes keeping lost property when a reasonable method exists for finding the owner.
embezzlement
larceny
burglary
robbery
If someone finds a wallet with the owner's identification inside but decides to keep the wallet anyway, they are guilty of _____________.
Larceny
Petty theft
Mail fraud
Concealment
A person can be guilty of ____________ for keeping property delivered to them by mistake.
Concealment
Embezzlement
Larceny
Grand theft
_________________ is the crime of taking items from a store without paying or intending to pay for them.
Shoplifting
Concealment
Burglary
Arson
True or false? The crimes of shoplifting and concealment are particularly common among young people.
True
False
________________ results in business losses of billions of dollars each year. The costs are passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. Everyone ends up paying for it.
Vandalism
Shoplifting
Arson
Burglary
____________________ is the unlawful taking of property by someone to whom it was entrusted.
Extortion
Burglary
Embezzlement
Larceny
For example, if someone lends a friend an umbrella, and that friend keeps the umbrella and never returns it, the friend can be guilty of _________________.
Embezzlement
Receiving stolen property
Umbrella jacking
Obtaining property by false pretenses
A stock broker who takes money that should have been invested, and a bank teller who takes money from the cash drawer, are both examples of _________________.
Grand theft
Extortion
Vandalism
Embezzlement
In recent years, many states have merged the crimes of embezzlement, larceny, and obtaining property by false pretenses into a single crime called ____________.
Petty larceny
Theft
Extortion
Laundering
Robbery is __________________________________________.
the unauthorized entry into any structure with the intent to commit a felony therein.
the use of threats to obtain the property of another
the unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or intimidation
the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another person without consent, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it
What is the threshold amount for grand larceny?
over $250
under $150
over $100
under $100
What is the threshold for petty larceny?
Over $100
Under $100
At or above $250
Under $250
True or false? The nature or value of the item stolen affects whether the perpetrator is charged with a misdemeanor or a felony.
True
False
Choose the 2 classes of larceny:
Grand theft (grand larceny), which is a felony
Petty theft (petty larceny), which is a felony
Grand theft (grand larceny), which is a misdemeanor
Petty theft (petty larceny), which is a misdemeanor
True or false? Shoplifting is a form of robbery.
True
False
_______________ is the crime of attempted shoplifting.
Concealment
Receiving stolen property
Grab 'n' go
Hiding
Robbery is both a crime against a ___________ and a crime against ___________.
felony
person
misdemeanor
property
Unlike other theft offenses, robbery involves two harms: _______________________ and _____________________.
the loss of billions of dollars in revenue
theft of property
actual or potential harm to the victim
destruction of the property of others
In most states, the difference between robbery and larceny is the use of ____________.
a weapon
force
surprise
money
A pickpocket who takes a wallet is guilty of ______________. A mugger who knocks someone down and takes their wallet is guilty of _______________.
larceny; robbery
forgery; uttering
theft; embezzlement
carjacking; auto theft
Robbery is almost always classified as a _____________, due to the use of force in commission of the crime.
misdemeanor
first offense
crime against a person
felony
States impose stricter penalties for robbery committing using a weapon, which is called ________________ robbery.
armed / aggravated
two-legged
simple
complicated
What is a nickname for extortion?
(a)
Extortion statutes generally cover..... (pick 3):
threats to do future physical harm
threats to sleep with one eye open
threats to destroy property
threats to injure someone's character or reputation
_________________ is the unauthorized entry into any structure with the intent to commit a crime or felony therein.
Arson
Carjacking
Burglary
Robbery
True or false? Many states have lighter penalties for burglaries committed at night, burglaries of inhabited dwellings, and burglaries committed with weapons.
True
False
______________ is a crime in which a person falsely makes or alters a writing or document with intent to defraud.
Laundering
Forgery
Embezzlement
Uttering
_______________ is a crime in which a person presents a false document and attempts to pass it off as genuine.
Forgery
False pretenses
Uttering
Muttering
Changing or erasing part of a previously signed document, such as a check, is an example of _______________.
Forgery
Uttering
Laundering
Extortion
Receiving or buying property from a questionable seller or for an unrealistically low price may be a crime called ______________________.
receiving stolen property
uttering
false pretenses
theft
What are the 3 types of car theft?
Extortion
Auto theft
Joyriding
Unauthorized use of a vehicle
Carjacking
Which type of automobile theft involves the use of lethal force or intimidation to remove the driver?
(a)
True or false? When a vehicle is taken temporarily, with the intent to return it to the owner, auto theft has been committed.
True
False
________________ describes a wide range of actions that involve electronic devices in criminal activity.
Carjacking
Cybercrime
Embezzlement
Extortion
Select four (4) examples of cybercrime:
Slander
Phishing
Firewalls
Copyright violations
Ransomware
Is cybercrime a crime against property or a person?
A crime against property
A crime against a person
A crime against property and a person
Neither.
Choose two (2) crimes you learned about in Chapter 10 that involve the use of force against another person.
Robbery
Burglary
Carjacking
Auto theft
Stealing property from another person by intentionally misstating the facts is called ______________________.
Uttering
Forgery
False pretenses
Embezzlement
