True / False
1. If there’s no criminal conduct, there’s no criminal liability. a. True
ANSWER: REFERENCES:
LEARNING OBJE CTIVES:
KEYWORDS:
b. False
True
The Elements of Criminal Liability
CRLW.SAMA.17.03.01 - To know the elements of criminal liability and understand why the voluntary ac...
1. The criminal law is the only form of social control in our society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Crimes and Noncriminal Legal Wrongs
LEARNING OBJEC CRLW.SAMA.17.01.02 - To understand the differences between criminal and noncriminal
TIVES: sanctions, and to know the purposes of each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. Crimes and torts are similar.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Crimes and Noncriminal Legal Wrongs
LEARNING OBJEC CRLW.SAMA.17.01.02 - To understand the differences between criminal and noncriminal
TIVES: sanctions, and to know the purposes of each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
3. Crimes punishable by more than a year of imprisonment are called felonies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Classifying Crimes
LEARNING OBJEC CRLW.SAMA.17.01.03 - To understand the various ways to classify crimes and appreciate the legal
TIVES: and social ramifications of these labels.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Case citations always follow the same order.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Text-Case Method
LEARNING OBJECTIV CRLW.SAMA.17.01.07 - To understand the text-case method and how to apply it to the study of
ES: criminal law.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. Criminal law is the only way to hold a person responsible for deviating from social norms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Crimes and Noncriminal Legal Wrongs
LEARNING OBJEC CRLW.SAMA.17.01.02 - To understand the differences between criminal and noncriminal
TIVES: sanctions, and to know the purposes of each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
6. Determinists reject the free-will assumption that underlies retribution.
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, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Criminal Punishment in U.S. Society
LEARNING OBJE CRLW.SAMA.17.01.06 - To know and understand that the main theories of criminal punishment
CTIVES: center on either retribution or prevention and to appreciate the large, complex body of empirical
research supporting each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
7. Classical deterrence theory states that rational human beings won’t commit crimes if they know that the pain of
punishment outweighs the pleasure gained from committing crimes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Criminal Punishment in U.S. Society
LEARNING OBJE CRLW.SAMA.17.01.06 - To know and understand that the main theories of criminal punishment
CTIVES: center on either retribution or prevention and to appreciate the large, complex body of empirical
research supporting each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
8. The principle of utility permits only the minimum amount of pain necessary in order to prevent crime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Criminal Punishment in U.S. Society
LEARNING OBJE CRLW.SAMA.17.01.06 - To know and understand that the main theories of criminal punishment
CTIVES: center on either retribution or prevention and to appreciate the large, complex body of empirical
research supporting each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
9. Crimes and torts are similar in that both are sets of rules telling us what we can’t do.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Crimes and Noncriminal Legal Wrongs
LEARNING OBJEC CRLW.SAMA.17.01.02 - To understand the differences between criminal and noncriminal
TIVES: sanctions, and to know the purposes of each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
10. The majority opinion is the law of the case.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Text-Case Method
LEARNING OBJECTIV CRLW.SAMA.17.01.07 - To understand the text-case method and how to apply it to the study of
ES: criminal law.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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, 11. After the adoption of the Model Penal Code in 1962, more than 40 states changed their criminal codes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Sources of Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLW.SAMA.17.01.04 - To identify, describe, and understand the main sources of criminal
law.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. City, town, and village governments do not enjoy broad powers to create criminal laws.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Sources of Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLW.SAMA.17.01.04 - To identify, describe, and understand the main sources of criminal
law.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
13. To qualify as criminal punishment, penalties have to meet four criteria.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Criminal Punishment in U.S. Society
LEARNING OBJE CRLW.SAMA.17.01.05 - To define and understand what behavior deserves criminal punishment and
CTIVES: to understand the social consequences of the era of mass imprisonment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
14. Discretionary decisions are generally made in plain view.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Sources of Criminal Law
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CRLW.SAMA.17.01.04 - To identify, describe, and understand the main sources of criminal
law.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
15. Incapacitation restrains convicted offenders from committing further crimes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Criminal Punishment in U.S. Society
LEARNING OBJE CRLW.SAMA.17.01.06 - To know and understand that the main theories of criminal punishment
CTIVES: center on either retribution or prevention and to appreciate the large, complex body of empirical
research supporting each.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
16. Most states have abolished common-law crimes.
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