WorksheetsCriminal law
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Motive plays no part in proving criminal liability
True
False
A person claiming self-defense must retreat before resorting to force
True
False
Any killing that takes place during a felony is murder
True
False
Robbery is the wrongful and violent taking of personal property
True
False
The unlawful killing of one human being by another, without malice or aforethought, is...
justifiable homicide
second-degree murder
first-degree murder
manslaughter
In a criminal proceeding, the government is referred to as the __________
defendant
offender
plaintiff
protagonist
If a law enforcement officer induces a law-abiding citizen to commit a crime, the accused may claim ______
self-defense
entrapment
endangerment
insanity
Threatening a person at gunpoint is called.....
kidnapping
aggravated assault
torture
larceny by false pretenses
The wrongful taking of another's property by a person who has been entrusted with that property is _______
extortion
robbery
larceny
embezzlement
The person being tried for a crime is the ____________
plaintiff
defendant
appellant
judge
A crime that is less serious and has a less severe penalty that a felony is a _________
federal
felony
misdemeanor
basketball
The two elements that define a crime are the criminal act and the
required state of mind
motive
intent
larceny
A father who uses force to save his child from an attack may claim
self-defense
defense of family members
insanity
entrapment
A policy officer who kills a criminal in the line of duty or in self-defense may claim ___________.
insanity
murder
manslaughter
justifiable homicide
The removal or restraint of a person against that person's will is ____________.
robbery
kidnapping
entrapment
termination
Shoplifting is a form of ____________.
robbery
larceny
embezzlement
arson
The willful and malicious burning of a house or building is ________.
robbery
larceny
embezzlement
arson
A misdemeanor is a major crime that is punishable by imprisonment or death
True
False
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought
True
False
A crime is an offense against the public good
True
False
