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PLA 3306 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Torts and crimes are similar in the following way(s): A-None of the above. B-All of the above. C-Both are rules that tell us what we can't do. D-Both are rules that apply to everyone. E-Both are enforceable and punishable by the law. - ANS...

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Torts and crimes are similar in the following way(s):

A-None of the above.

B-All of the above.

C-Both are rules that tell us what we can't do.

D-Both are rules that apply to everyone.

E-Both are enforceable and punishable by the law. - ANSWERSB



All of the following are examples of non protected speech except:

A-Profanity.

B-Lying.

C-Slander.

D-Obscenity. - ANSWERSB



What is an ordinance?

A-A crime that applies in a local municipality.

B-A crime that applies in the entire world.

C-A crime that applies in all states.

D-A crime that applies in all NATO countries. - ANSWERSA



What is criminal liability?

A-Conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to individuals.

B-None of the above.

C-Conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably inflicts or threatens substantial harm to the public interest.

D-All of the above. - ANSWERSA

,Mens Rea translates to

A-Guilty act.

B-Offensvie act.

C-Offensive mind.

D-Guilty mind. - ANSWERSD



All of the following pose difficulty in dealing with mens rea except:

A-It is hard to prove in Court.

B-It is hard to punish someone for.

C-It is hard to define.

D-It is hard to discover. - ANSWERSB



The Void for Over Breadth Doctrine:

A-Was repealled by Congress over 100 years ago because of the abolishment of slavery.



B-Protects speech guaranteed by the 1st amendment by invalidating laws so broadly written that the
fear of prosecution creates a chilling effect that discourages people from exercising this freedom.



C-Has been overturned under recent case law because of the creation of the world wide web.



D-Criminalizes speech that has no benefit to society because it is based on lies. - ANSWERSB



The Supreme Court has found that three strike laws are

A-legal so long as they do not result in an indefinite sentence.

B-legal.

C-illegal.

D-legal so long as they do not result in death. - ANSWERSB

,Who has the burden of proof in criminal cases?

A-The judge.

B-The defendant.

C-The defense attorney.

D-The prosecution. - ANSWERSD



Our forefathers worked to create a Constitution that

A-balanced are desire to be free from government intrusion with our need for order and safety.

B-balanced are desire for a strong government with our need for preservation of state's rights.

C-balanced are desire for a strong government with our need for order and safety.

D-balanced are desire to be free from government intrusion with our need for protection from England. -
ANSWERSA



A legal duty to act can be created by:

A-contract.

B-None of the above.

C-statute.

D-relationship.

E-All of the above. - ANSWERSE



What is a non criminal wrong?

A-When an individual makes an immoral choice and should be punished for it.

B-This is a legal wrong that requires suing someone for money.

C-The use of a government action to punish an activity.

D-This is an act that violates our criminal laws. - ANSWERSB



Ex post facto laws are

A-legal because the constiution has been amended to permit them.

B-legal because some acts are so immoral that we are presumed to know their bad.

, C-are illegal because one has to know a crime is wrong before being punished for it.

D-illegal because we can't punish someone for doing a crime in the past when they didn't know it was
illegal - ANSWERSD



What is subjective fault?

A-Fault that does not require a bad mind in the actor but the mind of a reasonable person.

B-The standard required to prove someone guilty of a crime.

C-Fault that requires a bad mind in the actor.

D-The standard to prove your innocence. - ANSWERSC



What is specific intent?

A-The intent to commit a crime plus some other special element.

B-The intent to commit a crime as defined by a statute.

C-The standard to prove your innocence.

D-The standard required to prove someone guilty of a crime. - ANSWERSA



Equal Protection under the law means that

A-everybody need not be treated the same if there is a standard for treating them differently.

B-no one can be treated the same.

C-US citizens must be treated the same.

D-everyone must be treated the same. - ANSWERSA



What are crimes of moral turpitude?

A-Actions that indiviuals wrestle with in determining if they are immoral.

B-Actions that the government label illegal but do not offend our standards of morality.

C-These are crimes that the government cannot agree should be illegal.

D-These are crimes that are so inherently evil that we don't need the government to tell us it's wrong. -
ANSWERSD

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