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...
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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