Stargell Business Law Quiz #2
Test over Chapter 5
- 1.A ________________ is a legal position that disproves, justifies, or otherwise excuses an alleged crime.
- A.
Crime
- B.
Immunity
- C.
Defense
- D.
Conspiracy
- 2.A ____________________ is a criminal defense based on how the evidence was obtained or how the accused was arrested, questioned, or tried.
- A.
False pretense
- B.
Crime
- C.
Immunity
- D.
Procedural defense
- 3.____________ is falsely or materially altering a document to defraud another.
- A.
Forgery
- B.
Robbery
- C.
Burglary
- D.
Murder
- 4.Obtaining property by lying about a pst or existing fact is called _________________.
- A.
Planting
- B.
False pretenses
- C.
Lying
- D.
A defense
- 5.______________ is wrongfully taking of another's property from their person or presence by threat of force or violence.
- A.
Burglary
- B.
Manslaughter
- C.
Assault
- D.
Robbery
- 6.Imporperly obtaining money or other things of value by use of force, fear, or the power of office is known as ______________.
- A.
Extortion
- B.
Bribery
- C.
Criminal trespass
- D.
None of the above
- 7.A ______________ is a punshable offense against society.
- A.
Defense
- B.
Crime
- C.
Weapon
- D.
Infraction
- 8._______________ is having freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged.
- A.
Injustice
- B.
Capital punishment
- C.
Innocence
- D.
Immunity
- 9.An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime is also known as __________.
- A.
Bribery
- B.
Arrangement
- C.
Conspiracy
- D.
Extortion
- 10._____________________ is substituted criminal liability.
- A.
Vicarious criminal liability
- B.
Procedural criminal liability
- C.
Pretenses criminal liability
- D.
None of the above
- 11.A _______________ is a crime punishable by either a fine of more than $1,000 or by confinement for more than one year in a state prison or by death.
- A.
Misdemeanor
- B.
Prosecution
- C.
Infraction
- D.
Felony
- 12._______________ is the willful and illegal burning of a building.
- A.
Destruction
- B.
Arson
- C.
Insurance fraud
- D.
Fire fraud
- 13.Which of the following is not a good defense to criminal accusations?
- A.
Immunity
- B.
Insanity
- C.
Indebtedness
- D.
All are good defenses
- 14.Self-defense is a
- A.
Procedural defense
- B.
Substantive defense
- 15.The authors of the Constitution believed it was better for our society to give individuals too much liberty than to allow the government too much power?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.An individual who helped in a car jacking in which someone was killed by another car jacker can be charged with murder.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Crimes are generally categorized as felonies or misdemeanors.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Common substantive defenses are self-defense, criminal insanity, and immunity.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Anyone accused of committing a crime has certain constitutional rights, EXCEPT
- A.
Freedom from arrest without probable cause
- B.
The right to be represented by a lawyer
- C.
The right to be released on bond
- D.
The right to not to testify against oneself
- 20.The Miranda rule was developed to protect the individual's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Miranda rights are a constitutional guarantee that any person who is arrested and questioned as a suspect in a crime be informed that he or she has the right to_____________.
- A.
Get a bond
- B.
Get visitors
- C.
Remain silent
- D.
Remain in a holding cell until a lawyer arrives
- 22.The Miranda warnings were mandated by the 1966 The United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Miranda versus what state?
- A.
Alabama
- B.
Arizonia
- C.
Arkansas
- D.
Nevada
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