Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the
following are examples of preliminary crimes? a. | solicitation, burglary, and rape | c. | attempt, solicitation, and robbery | b. | conspiracy, attempt,
and larceny | d. | solicitation, attempt,
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Laura
approached Tyrone, an undercover police officer, and asked him to kill her father. Laura is guilty
of a. | attempt. | c. | solicitation. | b. | entrapment. | d. | attempted murder. | | | | |
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Sally waits
around the corner in the getaway car. After her friend, Cindy, robs a bank, Sally picks her up and
they drive off to Mexico. Sally will be charged as a(n) a. | principal. | c. | accessory after the
fact. | b. | accomplice. | d. | accessory before the fact. | | | | |
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Adam holds a
gun on spectators as Eve proceeds to empty their pockets of money and valuables. Adam will be charged
as a(n) a. | accomplice. | c. | accessory before the
fact. | b. | principal. | d. | accessory after the fact. | | | | |
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The
questions below relate to the following case:
I. Sally pleads with Mark to rob a store owner so they
can have money for drugs and alcohol.
II. Mark refuses to rob the store owner,
but does agree to distract the clerk by using the video games so Sally can steal the money
herself.
III. When they commit this crime, two of their friends,
Bob and Frieda, watch them. Bob leaves before the police arrive. Frieda stays and tells the police
that she heard one of the thieves say, “Let’s go to California immediately.” This is a
lie, but she doesn’t want her friends to be caught.
IV. The clerk at the store did not
actually report the crime. She was afraid she’d lose her job. An anonymous tip actually brought
in the police.
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What role
did Sally play in the crime? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What role
did Mark play in the crime? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What role
did Bob play? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the
fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What role
did Frieda play? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the
fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What role
did the clerk play? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Complete each of the following statements with the appropriate choice below.
Some choices are not used.
act | misprision of a felony | commission | motive | facilitation | omission | misdemeanor | strict liability | | |
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A drugstore
owner who unknowingly sells alcohol to a minor and is caught would be tried for breaking the law
based on ____________________.
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A person is
guilty of a crime of ____________________ if he or she fails to act when there is a legal duty to do
so and he or she is capable of performing the required act.
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The
____________________ is the reason why a person commits a crime.
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The person
who asks another to commit a crime may be guilty of ____________________.
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If a person
prepares to commit a crime and then takes some actual steps toward commission of the crime but does
not complete the crime, she may be guilty of ____________________.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. Some items will not be
used. a. | attempt | e. | guilty state of
mind | b. | conspiracy | f. | misdemeanor | c. | element | g. | solicitation | d. | felony | h. | strict
liability | | | | |
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15.
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type
of crime sometimes criticized as a threat to First Amendment freedoms
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examples include intentionally, knowingly, or willfully
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any
crime for which the potential penalty is imprisonment for one year or less
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any
crime for which the potential penalty is imprisonment for more than one year
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each
must be proved by the prosecutor beyond a reasonable doubt to win a conviction
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Short Answer
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20.
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Which
court system handles more cases, state or federal?
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21.
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What
is the most frequent type of case brought in federal court?
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22.
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Why
is there no listing for juvenile cases in the federal chart?
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