GBL 385 Final Exam Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers
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GBL 385
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GBL 385
15th Amendment (reconstructed amendment) - Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote
because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
States may regulate solely: - Intrastate commerce
What is the supreme law of the land in US? - U.S. Constitution
The constitution establishes what -...
GBL 385 Final Exam
15th Amendment (reconstructed amendment) - Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote
because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
States may regulate solely: - Intrastate commerce
What is the supreme law of the land in US? - U.S. Constitution
The constitution establishes what - The framework of the government
Article 1 - Legislative Branch
Article 2 - Executive Branch
Article 3 - Judicial Branch
The constitution was ratified - 1789
Commerce Clause - Clause stating that Congress can regulate interstate and international
commerce.
Interstate commerce - commerce having a substantial impact on the market
Only the Federal Government has authority to regulate: - Commerce with indian tribes and
foreign n Is free speech absolute? - No
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Supremacy Clause - Constitution is the supreme law of the land
,Full Faith an Credit Clause - requires each state to recognize the laws, judicial decisions, and public
records of the other states
Privileges and Immunities Clause - prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a
discriminatory manner.
1st Amendment - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
2nd Amendment - Right to bear arms
4th Amendment - Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment - The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
6th Amendment - The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an attorney for an accused
person
8th Amendment - No cruel or unusual punishment
9th Amendment - Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution
,14th Amendment (reconstructed amendment) - Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are
citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
Dred Scott Decision - A Missouri slave sued for his freedom, claiming that his four year stay in the
northern portion of the Louisiana Territory made free land by the Missouri Compromise had made him a
free man. The U.S, Supreme Court decided he couldn't sue in federal court because he was property, not
a citizen.
Plessy v. Ferguson - a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so
long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Brown v. Board of Education - 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared
that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
Loving v. Virginia - 1867 court case that declared all laws against interracial marriage
unconstitutional
Civil Law - -Wrongful action against individuals or groups. Aggrieved parties may have grounds for
lawsuits
-Remedies are generally compensatory
-Standard of Proof: Preponderance of Evidence
Criminal Law - -Crimes are defined by legislatures and persons who commit a crime are deemed
as having committing a wrong against society, not just the individual victim. Only the government may
prosecute for crimes
-Focus of remedies are general punitive
-Standard of proof: beyond a reasonable doubt
Most crimes are defined by: - states
, Federal crimes tend to be aimed at - Higher offenses examples: organized crime, public
corruption, espionage etc
Some crimes may be both - state and federal crimes
example: boston bomber
White collar crime - defined by FBI as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high
social status in the course of his occupation"
-Generally non-violent financial crimes
To commit a crome one must have ________ and engage in _________ - Mens Rea, Actus Rea
Mens Rea - "Guilty mind"
- is the mental element of a person's intention to commit a crime; or knowledge that one's action or lack
of action would cause a crime to be committed.
-*determines the level of culpability
Example of purpose - Allen sets fire to Ben's house to kill Ben
Example of knowingly - Ben sets fire to Ben's house to destroy some incriminating documents. No
desire to kill Allen, but Allen is home at the time and dies
Example of Recklessly - Ben twirls around shooting gun knowing others are wishing gunshot range
and could be shot
Example of Negligently - Ben is intree middle of the desert, no expectation anyone else around
and fires gun
Additional level of culpability: Strict Liability - the legal responsibility for damages or injury, even if
the person found strictly liable was not at fault. In order to prove strict liability in tort, plaintiff needs to
prove only that the tort happened and that the defendant was responsible for the act or omission
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