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 QUIZ 1 CHAPTER 1-2 The primary purpose of tort law is to ________. Selected Answer: assess damages and compensation. Correct Answer: assess damages and compensation.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Those procedures that effectively guarantee individual rights in the face of criminal prosecution are known as ________. Selected Answers: due process of law Correct Answers: due process of law  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is the least serious crime? Selected Answers: infraction Correct Answers: infraction  Question 4 1 out of 1 points The authority of a court to review the actions of the executive and legislative branches and to declare those not consonant with the Constitution void. Selected Answers: judicial review Correct Answers: judicial review  Question 5 1 out of 1 points The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as ________. Selected Answers: the Bill of Rights.

Correct Answers: the Bill of Rights.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points The Model Penal Code established a general scheme and outlines four ________ which include purposely, knowingly, reckless, and negligent. Selected Answer: states of mind Correct Answer: states of mind  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Behavior that consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur is ________. Selected Answers: reckless Correct Answers: reckless  Question 8 1 out of 1 points ________ is not an essential element of a crime. Selected Answers: Motive Correct Answers: Motive  Question 9 0 out of 1 points The Latin term for "guilty act" is: Selected Answers: mens rea. Correct Answers: actus rea.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Ruby is pulled over and given a ticket for her taillight being burned out. Ruby has committed a(n)

________ offense. Selected Answer: strict liability Correct Answer: strict liability  Question 11 1 out of 1 points What is the unlawful violation of a private legal right other than a mere breach of contract, express or implied? Selected Answers: Tort Correct Answers: Tort  Question 12 1 out of 1 points The basic parts or components of a crime are referred to as the ________ of the crime. Selected Answers: elements Correct Answers: elements  Question 13 1 out of 1 points All criminal cases use a ____________ standard of proof. Selected Answers: beyond a reasonable doubt Correct Answers: beyond a reasonable doubt  Question 14 1 out of 1 points What are rules that govern serious violations of the social code, sometimes referred to as "taboos"? Selected Answer: mores

Correct Answer: mores  Question 15 1 out of 1 points ________ is the legal principle that requires that courts be bound by their own earlier decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them regarding subsequent cases on similar issues and fact. Selected Answers: Stare decisis Correct Answers: Stare decisis  Question 16 1 out of 1 points A person may be able to control and influence property and have ________ possession over property without actually being in physical possession of it. Selected Answers: constructive Correct Answers: constructive  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Insanity is a ________ defense. Selected Answers: mens rea Correct Answers: mens rea  Question 18 1 out of 1 points Which type of law governs relationships between private parties? Selected Answer: Civil Law. Correct Answer: Civil Law.  Question 19

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