Master Law with Fun Quizzes & Brain Teasers!

The United States obtains it's concepts of criminal law and legal traditions directly from,
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Bank robbery is usually a federal crimebecause,
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The minimum number of persons needed to form a criminal conspiracy is,
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An actor who sets a crime "into motion" can be responsible (or/liable) for _________ that occur as a result.
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As a point of anthropology and history, the first formal "criminal codes' developed by ancient societies were probably written and administered by:
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All of the underlying elements of a crime must be proven by the prosecutor:
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The ______________ of a crime is said to exist if probable exists to show that there has been a violation of all of the elements of a specific criminal statute
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The religious or spiritual principal used by Henry II to spread out and to enforce the concept of a criminal law administered by a central government authority across the length and breadth of Great Britain was called,
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By far the most common type of "strict liability" crimes and one that happens every day is/are
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The old common law term used to denote "purpose", "intent" or a "depraved heart" in a homicide crime was:
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Prostitution, gambling, drug abuse and most traffic charges are example of what is known as ______________crimes.
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If a person breaks a criminal law then this is a "crime." If one private person injures another private person and the victim sues the wrongdoer in civil court for "damages" then this is called a:
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The system of law and governance that existed in medieval times and was based on the notion that the entire kingdom was "owned" by the king and his circle of noblemen was called:
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That part of traditional Western law that creates and defines fundamental rights and duties and which is the basis of this class is called.....
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A completed crime requires three basic elements; the act itself (actus reus), a culpable mental state (mens rea) and...
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The first thing that prosecutors must establish before they can begin the prosecution of a crime is,
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This of the following best describes the legal status of the "Model Penal Code?
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Under our system of criminal and civil law, the role of the "Appellate Process" is critical. When a "higher" court makes a ruling on a particular issue then that ruling is binding (must be followed) by all lower courts directly beneath it. This principle of law is called______________
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As a PRACTICAL MATTTER of everyday life TODAY- What should a citizen do if he/she is arrested by a police officer for a "crime" that they know is not "on the books" or which does not exist?
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The players in a college or professional football games regularly commit acts on each other that, in other contexts, the law would consider to be violent assault-and-battery. However hardly any players are ever charged with a crime involving violence on the field because _________.
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A purchaser of a $100,000 single-family home for her family refuses to close escrow after making a $10,000 deposit she is entitled to
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At common law, the "intentional and purposeful doing of a wrongful act without just cause or legal excuse" was also known as:
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What is the definition of hearsay under 801(c)?
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For the purposes of the law and as a criminal defense, "insanity" is a ________term.
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