Criminal Law (Chapter 2)

1. Criminal Law (Chapter 2) • Tort Law • (Chapter 3) • Criminal Law • (Chapter 2) • Tort Law • (Chapter 3) Nasca 2010

2. Murder, rape, and robbery are examples ofcrimes which do not require a plaintiff felonies misdemeanors crimes which do not require a defendant felonies 100

3. Which of the following is a crime against people?burglary shoplifting rioting assault assault 200

4. The plaintiff is theparty that accuses a person of a crime. district attorney who represents the public in a criminal case the government official who brings the case to court. person who is accused of the crime. party that accuses a person of a crime. 300

5. The difference between murder and manslaughter is that murder is voluntary while manslaughter is involuntary the killing of another human being while manslaughter does not involve the death of another human unjustified and manslaughter is justified intentional while manslaughter is not intentional. intentional while manslaughter is not intentional. 400

6. The two elements of a crime are thethe criminal act and the motive the criminal act and the defense the criminal act and the required state of mind the required state of mind and the motive the criminal act and the required state of mind 500

7. In court, the party that accuses a person of a crime plaintiff 100

8. An offense committed against the public good or society crime 200

9. Sometimes called the district attorney; represents the people prosecutor 300

10. A speeding ticket and other minor traffic violations are examples infractions 400

11. Less serious crimes such as driving without a license misdemeanor 500

12. The difference between a crime and a tort is that a crime is committed against the public good, while a tort is caused when someone is being threatened is committed against a particular person or property is considered a wrong against all of society hurts all members of the community is committed against a particular person or property 100

13. An example of the tort of nuisance isa false statement about someone shoplifting. hunting on private property. a noxious odor coming from a neighbor's house. a noxious odor coming from a neighbor's house. 200

14. A false statement made orally to a third party islibel slander breach of duty nuisance slander 300

15. Examples of intentional torts includefalse imprisonment and disparagement negligence and arson assault and rape forgery and proximate cause false imprisonment and disparagement 400

16. Your neighbor continues to play very loud music that is keeping you awake at night. This is an example of an intentional tort strict liability product liability negligence an intentional tort 500

17. The wrongful act of injuring another's reputation by making false statementsnegligencedefamationinvasion of privacyproximate cause defamation 100

18. The failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in the same circumstances negligencedefamationinvasion of privacyproximate cause negligence 200

19. Actions that are deliberate and cause hurt or embarrassment to othersassumption of riskproximate causeintentional tortcontributory negligence Intentional tort 300

20. When the plaintiff knew of the risk involved and still took a chance of being injured assumption of riskproximate causeintentional tortcontributory negligence Assumption of risk 400

21. The legal connection between unreasonable conduct and the resulting harm assumption of riskproximate causeintentional tortcontributory negligence Proximate cause 500