CJ CH2

2. Which describes the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" crimes and punishments model?

B. lex talionis

24. Which of the following is an example of actus reus?

a. Jenny hires a hit man to kill her husband so she can collect on his US$1 million life insurance policy.

9. Which of the following statements is true regarding hierarchy of law?

a. State constitutions may give greater protection than the U.S. Constitution, but cannot give less.

16. Which of the following is true of establishing guilt in a criminal matter?

a. The prosecutor must prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

8. Which of the following is considered to be the "supreme law of the land?"

a. U.S. Constitution

27. One's state of mind to commit a crime is known as a person's ______.

a. intent

32. It is July in Phoenix, Arizona, and Jeff is running errands with his 6-month-old daughter strapped into her carrier in the back seat. Jeff stops at work to grab some files but gets waylaid by coworkers and ends up spending 3 hours at the office. When Jeff returns to the car, he finds his child unresponsive, apparently overcome with the heat. The child is pronounced dead at the hospital. With what crime is Jeff likely to be charged?

a. involuntary manslaughter

11. Which type of law would building and construction standards in a particular city be considered?

a. municipal ordinance

18. What establishes the procedures and mechanisms for processing criminal cases?

a. procedural law

19. Obtaining search and arrest warrants is an example of which type of law?

a. procedural law

14. Which of the following is the standard used by jurors to arrive at a verdict in a criminal case?

b. beyond reasonable doubt

21. Which of the following describes who has the authority to make legal decisions and is usually based on geographic location?

b. legal jurisdiction

31. Which of the following is the unlawful, intentional killing of a human being with premeditation and malice aforethought?

b. murder in the first degree

17. Which of the following means that after hearing all the evidence in a trial, the jurors do not possess an overwhelming belief that the charges against the defendant are true?

b. reasonable doubt

5. In some ancient societies, the punishment for stealing was to have one's hand cut off. This is an example of which source of law?

b.lex talionis

23. The U.S. legal system is designed to punish offenders who possess the intent to commit a crime. What is this concept known as?

b.mens rea

34. Aaron returns home after school to find his apartment has been ransacked. His tablet computer and television are missing. Aaron is the victim of what crime?

burglary

10. Published decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal are considered which of the following?

c. federal common laws

29. Which term outlines that if a death occurs during the commission of a felony, the defendant will be charged with murder in the first degree?

c. felony-murder rule

15. Which of the following is designed to avoid wrongful convictions of innocent parties in criminal cases?

c. heavy burden of proof

22. Which of the following prescribes rules concerning how juries should be selected?

c. procedural law

3. Which is the most distinctive aspect of Anglo-American law?

c.stare decisis

4. A state's Supreme Court justice sets a precedent by interpreting and applying one of the state's laws in a particular way. In a similar case, a justice in a lower court adheres to the Supreme Court justice's interpretation of the same law. What is this an example of?

c.stare decisis

26. Which of the following is an actus reus that would be an example of an omission?

d. A man fails to feed his three-year-old child.

1. Which of the following is true of common law?

d. It refers to collections of rules, customs, and traditions of medieval England.

12. Which of the following is indicative of a case involving civil law?

d. The plaintiff is required to prove their case by a "preponderance of the evidence."

25. YoonHee is an 18-year-old single mother who works part-time to support herself and her 6-month-old child and also attends night classes. She often struggles to make ends meet and is eventually laid off from her job. After a few months of unemployment, YoonHee does not have enough money to support herself. Desperate to feed her child, she enters a local supermarket and steals several containers of formula. Which of the following is true?

d. YoonHee's intent was to steal formula.

6. Our modern system of law is based upon which of the following?

d. common law

7. Which of the following describes the concept of federalism?

d. division of power between national government and local governments

13 Who is the person against whom a criminal charge is pending?

defendant

28. Criminal homicide falls into two categories: murder and ______.

manslaughter

30. Which are considered less serious offenses and can be punished by less than 1 year incarceration in jail?

misdemeanors

33. Which crime involves taking or attempting to take anything of value from another person by force or threat of force or violence, during which the victim is in fear of injury or death?

robbery

20. Laws that specify and prohibit certain actions such as theft or arson are examples of which type of laws?

substantive law