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Street Law Ch. 10 Vocab & Concepts

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ is the willful and malicious burning of a person's property.

a)

Vandalism

b)

Burglary

c)

Arson

d)

Concealment

2.

In most states, it is a crime to burn any building or structure, even if the person who burns the structure owns it.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

At various time, arson has been a form of ___________ violence.

a)

criminal

b)

racial

c)

ethical

d)

religious

5.

To help federal prosecutors deal with a rash of racially motivated acts of church arson, Congress passed the ____________________________________________.

a)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

b)

The Oath Act of 1789

c)

Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021

d)

Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996

6.

Arson is the willful and malicious burning of a person's property. What are the elements of arson?

a)

Willful and malicious

b)

burning

c)

of a person's property

d)

with the intent to defraud an insurance company

7.

True or false? Vandalism is responsible for millions of dollars in damages each year.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Depending on the extent of the damage, vandalism can be either a _____________ or a _____________________.

a)

felony

b)

crime

c)

misdemeanor

d)

theft

9.

__________________ is the unlawful taking and carrying away of property of another against their will, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it.

a)

Robbery

b)

Larceny

c)

Auto theft

d)

Carjacking

10.

____________ ______________ involves the theft of anything above a certain value, sometimes $100 or more, and is classified as a felony.

a)

Petty theft

b)

Armed robbery

c)

Grand larceny

d)

Shoplifting

11.

Grand larceny is classified as a ______________, while petty larceny is classified as a ___________________.

a)

criminal, civil

b)

minor, major

c)

felony, misdemeanor

d)

misdemeanor, felony

12.

The crime of ______________ also includes keeping lost property when a reasonable method exists for finding the owner.

a)

embezzlement

b)

larceny

c)

burglary

d)

robbery

13.

If someone finds a wallet with the owner's identification inside but decides to keep the wallet anyway, they are guilty of _____________.

a)

Larceny

b)

Petty theft

c)

Mail fraud

d)

Concealment

14.

A person can be guilty of ____________ for keeping property delivered to them by mistake.

a)

Concealment

b)

Embezzlement

c)

Larceny

d)

Grand theft

15.

_________________ is the crime of taking items from a store without paying or intending to pay for them.

a)

Shoplifting

b)

Concealment

c)

Burglary

d)

Arson

16.

True or false? The crimes of shoplifting and concealment are particularly common among young people.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

________________ 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.

a)

Vandalism

b)

Shoplifting

c)

Arson

d)

Burglary

18.

____________________ is the unlawful taking of property by someone to whom it was entrusted.

a)

Extortion

b)

Burglary

c)

Embezzlement

d)

Larceny

19.

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 _________________.

a)

Embezzlement

b)

Receiving stolen property

c)

Umbrella jacking

d)

Obtaining property by false pretenses

20.

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 _________________.

a)

Grand theft

b)

Extortion

c)

Vandalism

d)

Embezzlement

21.

In recent years, many states have merged the crimes of embezzlement, larceny, and obtaining property by false pretenses into a single crime called ____________.

a)

Petty larceny

b)

Theft

c)

Extortion

d)

Laundering

22.

Robbery is __________________________________________.

a)

the unauthorized entry into any structure with the intent to commit a felony therein.

b)

the use of threats to obtain the property of another

c)

the unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate possession by force or intimidation

d)

the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another person without consent, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it

23.

What is the threshold amount for grand larceny?

a)

over $250

b)

under $150

c)

over $100

d)

under $100

24.

What is the threshold for petty larceny?

a)

Over $100

b)

Under $100

c)

At or above $250

d)

Under $250

25.

True or false? The nature or value of the item stolen affects whether the perpetrator is charged with a misdemeanor or a felony.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Choose the 2 classes of larceny:

a)

Grand theft (grand larceny), which is a felony

b)

Petty theft (petty larceny), which is a felony

c)

Grand theft (grand larceny), which is a misdemeanor

d)

Petty theft (petty larceny), which is a misdemeanor

27.

True or false? Shoplifting is a form of robbery.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

_______________ is the crime of attempted shoplifting.

a)

Concealment

b)

Receiving stolen property

c)

Grab 'n' go

d)

Hiding

29.

Robbery is both a crime against a ___________ and a crime against ___________.

a)

felony

b)

person

c)

misdemeanor

d)

property

30.

Unlike other theft offenses, robbery involves two harms: _______________________ and _____________________.

a)

the loss of billions of dollars in revenue

b)

theft of property

c)

actual or potential harm to the victim

d)

destruction of the property of others

31.

In most states, the difference between robbery and larceny is the use of ____________.

a)

a weapon

b)

force

c)

surprise

d)

money

32.

A pickpocket who takes a wallet is guilty of ______________. A mugger who knocks someone down and takes their wallet is guilty of _______________.

a)

larceny; robbery

b)

forgery; uttering

c)

theft; embezzlement

d)

carjacking; auto theft

33.

Robbery is almost always classified as a _____________, due to the use of force in commission of the crime.

a)

misdemeanor

b)

first offense

c)

crime against a person

d)

felony

34.

States impose stricter penalties for robbery committing using a weapon, which is called ________________ robbery.

a)

armed / aggravated

b)

two-legged

c)

simple

d)

complicated

35.

What is a nickname for extortion?

(a)  

36.

Extortion statutes generally cover..... (pick 3):

a)

threats to do future physical harm

b)

threats to sleep with one eye open

c)

threats to destroy property

d)

threats to injure someone's character or reputation

37.

_________________ is the unauthorized entry into any structure with the intent to commit a crime or felony therein.

a)

Arson

b)

Carjacking

c)

Burglary

d)

Robbery

38.

True or false? Many states have lighter penalties for burglaries committed at night, burglaries of inhabited dwellings, and burglaries committed with weapons.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

______________ is a crime in which a person falsely makes or alters a writing or document with intent to defraud.

a)

Laundering

b)

Forgery

c)

Embezzlement

d)

Uttering

40.

_______________ is a crime in which a person presents a false document and attempts to pass it off as genuine.

a)

Forgery

b)

False pretenses

c)

Uttering

d)

Muttering

41.

Changing or erasing part of a previously signed document, such as a check, is an example of _______________.

a)

Forgery

b)

Uttering

c)

Laundering

d)

Extortion

42.

Receiving or buying property from a questionable seller or for an unrealistically low price may be a crime called ______________________.

a)

receiving stolen property

b)

uttering

c)

false pretenses

d)

theft

43.

What are the 3 types of car theft?

a)

Extortion

b)

Auto theft

c)

Joyriding

d)

Unauthorized use of a vehicle

e)

Carjacking

44.

Which type of automobile theft involves the use of lethal force or intimidation to remove the driver?

(a)  

45.

True or false? When a vehicle is taken temporarily, with the intent to return it to the owner, auto theft has been committed.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

________________ describes a wide range of actions that involve electronic devices in criminal activity.

a)

Carjacking

b)

Cybercrime

c)

Embezzlement

d)

Extortion

47.

Select four (4) examples of cybercrime:

a)

Slander

b)

Phishing

c)

Firewalls

d)

Copyright violations

e)

Ransomware

48.

Is cybercrime a crime against property or a person?

a)

A crime against property

b)

A crime against a person

c)

A crime against property and a person

d)

Neither.

49.

Choose two (2) crimes you learned about in Chapter 10 that involve the use of force against another person.

a)

Robbery

b)

Burglary

c)

Carjacking

d)

Auto theft

50.

Stealing property from another person by intentionally misstating the facts is called ______________________.

a)

Uttering

b)

Forgery

c)

False pretenses

d)

Embezzlement