Lessons 4 & 5 Exam Results: Key Legal Concepts Explained

[05] Lessons 4 & 5 Exam - Results Attempt 1 of 2 Written Dec 5, 2023 9:46 PM - Dec 5, 2023 10:11 PM Released Dec 9, 2017 10:55 AM Attempt Score 95 / 100 - 95 % Overall Grade (Highest Attempt) 95 / 100 - 95 % Question 1 2.5 / 2.5 points The entrapment defense is based upon the belief that a person should not be convicted for a crime: Question options: in which government officials use violence. if government officials supply contraband that is readily obtainable. if government officials are also engaging in criminal enterprise. that the government instigates. Question 2 2.5 / 2.5 points What positions do courts take when it comes to the use of deadly force concerning defense of habitation? Question options:

Courts are still divided All courts agree on the use of deadly force regardless of entry All courts agree on the use of deadly force only if forced entry All courts agree pursuant to the castle doctrine Question 3 2.5 / 2.5 points A person making a citizen's arrest runs the risk of being charged with which of the following? Question options: False imprisonment Unlawful arrest Kidnapping Assault and battery Question 4 2.5 / 2.5 points Generally speaking, a person is entitled to use __________ force to protect his or her possession of property. Question options: deadly non-deadly excessive any Question 5 2.5 / 2.5 points __________ defense, available to female victims of domestic violence who kill their partners, is often raised as a declaration of self-defense. Question options:

Domestic violence Family violence Battered woman syndrome Violence against Women's Act Question 6 2.5 / 2.5 points Assume Dylan stole Alex's soccer ball, but almost immediately returned it because he found his own ball. This is an example of __________ defense. Question options: de plus refraction no crimus infraction de minimus infraction mens rea infraction Question 7 2.5 / 2.5 points Graham v. Connor set the standard that evaluates which of the following? Question options: The necessity defense when the threat is less than imminent Non-deadly use of force by law enforcement Claims of self-defense when deadly force is involved between two citizens The consent defense when rape is involved between spouses Question 8 2.5 / 2.5 points What does it mean if, during a trial, evidence is introduced that leads the jury to believe that the suspect was temporarily not responsible for his or her actions? Question options:

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The suspect may have been temporarily insane. The suspect's physical impairment because of the intoxication caused crime. The suspect may have been temporarily insane due to the consumption of illicit drugs. The suspect may have been experiencing a seizure. Question 9 2.5 / 2.5 points An intoxication defense will not prevail when which of the following crimes has been committed? Question options: Any category of murder General intent crimes Strict liability crimes Specific intent crimes Question 10 2.5 / 2.5 points Children who were 16 to 17 at the time of their crimes can be tried as: Question options: juvenile delinquents only. status offenders only. children offenders. juveniles or adults. Question 11 0 / 2.5 points Self-defense is an example of __________ defense. Question options: justification failure of proof

affirmative necessity Question 12 2.5 / 2.5 points What type of defense may a person claim who is kidnapped and forced to participate in a bank robbery? Question options: Duress Necessity Insanity Temporary insanity Question 13 2.5 / 2.5 points __________ defense is sometimes called the "choice of evils." Question options: Consent Insanity Justification Necessity Question 14 2.5 / 2.5 points The State v. Corchado case proves which of the following? Question options: A "mean smile" should be avoided by both parties If the initial aggressor withdraws, a claim of self-defense can still be successful A certain amount of aggression by both the initial aggressor and the initial victim can still result in a successful claim of self-defense The courts will not tolerate any unwarranted aggression

Question 15 0 / 2.5 points The criminal defense based on the presence of an extra "Y" chromosome and hyper masculinity is known as the __________ chromosome defect. Question options: XYZ XYY XXY YXY Question 16 2.5 / 2.5 points A person who has a suspended driver's license, but drives a seriously ill family member to the emergency room of the local hospital, is an example of defense of: Question options: insanity. necessity. family. justification. Question 17 2.5 / 2.5 points A person could lose a claim of self-defense if which of the following occurred? Question options: The person asserting the defense lacked any alternatives The attack by the initial aggressor was provoked The person asserting the defense had a record as a felon The offender lacked intent to cause the person asserting the defense bodily harm

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Question 18 2.5 / 2.5 points So-called "make my day" laws sanction which of the following? Question options: Permit to carry laws in certain jurisdictions Non-deadly force in protection of people but not things Deadly force in protection of one's children Deadly force in protection of habitation Question 19 2.5 / 2.5 points The defense of consent requires that no serious injury result, the injury happens in a sporting event, the consenting party somehow benefits from the contact, and/or the: Question options: defendant lacked the specific intent to harm the victim. victim does not understand the consent he or she is giving. conduct is sexual. victim is under the age of 18. Question 20 2.5 / 2.5 points Which of the following is NOT one of the four circumstances in which a person is said to be involuntarily intoxicated? Question options: The person is coerced to ingest an intoxicant. The person accidentally ingests an intoxicant. The person ignores the warning label on an over-the-counter medicine label that warns of possible intoxication from over-consumption of the medicine. The person suffers from "pathological intoxication."

Question 21 2.5 / 2.5 points Suppose that Jerry wants to kill Sally. Tom gives Jerry a gun and says, "Use this gun to kill Sally next Saturday." On the Friday beforehand, Tom takes the gun back from Jerry and says, "I've changed my mind about helping you kill Sally," which of the following is true? Question options: Tom has done what he needs to do to succeed with a defense of abandonment provided he doesn't intend to help Jerry kill Sally in the future Tom has done what he needs to do to succeed with a defense of abandonment Tom will not be charged with a crime, but Jerry will Jerry will be charged with a crime, but Tom will not Question 22 2.5 / 2.5 points Punishment for corporate criminal liability takes which of the following forms? Question options: Prison for the CEO, as well as a fine that equals punitive damages (a dollar amount intended to punish those at fault) Prison for the employee who committed the criminal act Prison for top executives Fines Question 23 2.5 / 2.5 points In order to mount a successful defense of abandonment, an accomplice must do which of the following? Question options: Suspend all preparatory efforts to commit the crime and inform all parties involved in the crime that he does not plan to participate Announce to the principal his intent to abandon and neutralize the effects of assistance that have

happened to that point Physically remove himself from the would-be crime scene immediately before the crime occurs Announce to the principal that he has reformed from a criminal life and take a substantial step toward neutralizing his efforts to assist Question 24 2.5 / 2.5 points Respondeat superior is Latin for let the: Question options: eager one take charge. commander lead the battle. master answer. respondent serve. Question 25 2.5 / 2.5 points Assistance is offered by physical conduct, omission (assuming the person who failed to act had a duty to act), and which of the following? Question options: Undue influence Driving the getaway car Acting as a silent crime partner Psychological influence Question 26 2.5 / 2.5 points If an accomplice premeditates the murder of another person, but the principal who does the actual killing never forms the mens rea required (malice), which of the following is true? Question options: The principal will be charged with a more serious degree of homicide because she did the actual killing

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Both will be charged with the same degree of homicide The accomplice will be charged with murder, but the principal will not since he did form the requisite mens rea The accomplice may be charged with a more serious degree of homicide than the principal Question 27 2.5 / 2.5 points For accomplice liability, there are two levels of mens rea. First, the accomplice must have some desire to help the primary offender. The second level of mens rea is which of the following? Question options: General intent to assist Complicity in the second degree Intent to commit the underlying offense Specific intent to assist Question 28 2.5 / 2.5 points If a minor female agrees to break into a home with the intent to use the bed in the house for sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, she may be convicted of what crime? Question options: Burglary of a habitation Statutory rape Criminal trespass Criminal mischief Question 29 2.5 / 2.5 points What term applies to one who assists in the commission of a criminal act but chooses to withdraw from the collaborative effort or otherwise choose not to participate in the crime?

Question options: Withdrawal Abandonment Non-accomplice Relinquishment Question 30 2.5 / 2.5 points At modern law, a corporation can be held criminally liable for the actions of its agents if two conditions are met. First the agents must be acting within the scope of their employment. The second condition is the: Question options: doctrine of respondeat superior applies. corporation knew or should have known of the agent's criminal acts. agents were acting for the benefit of the corporation. corporate veil can be pierced. Question 31 2.5 / 2.5 points In a crime, the principal in the first degree refers to the: Question options: secondary offender. victim. accomplice. primary offender. Question 32 2.5 / 2.5 points Complicity is the same thing as which of the following? Question options:

Accessory after the fact Accomplice liability Conspiracy Modus operandi Question 33 2.5 / 2.5 points What is the term for an individual encouraging or assisting a crime who can be liable not only for the original crime, but also for any other offense that is a natural and probable consequence of the original crime? Question options: Pinkerton rule Accomplice liability doctrine Natural and probable consequences doctrine Wharton rule Question 34 2.5 / 2.5 points In connection with sexual harassment lawsuits that involve a city, cities: Question options: are somewhat shielded from civil liability for the acts of their employees, provided they have anti- sexual harassment policies in place that discourage such behavior. are somewhat shielded from criminal liability for the acts of their employees, provided they have anti- sexual harassment policies in place that discourage such behavior. will be held both civilly and criminally liable for the acts of their employees regardless of any policies they have in place. cannot be held liable for the acts of their employees, because they have government immunity. Question 35 2.5 / 2.5 points What is "a state of being an accomplice?" Question options:

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Accomplished Complicity Accomplicity Inclusive Question 36 2.5 / 2.5 points In the case State v. Walden, a mother was convicted as an accomplice for failing to intervene or call for help when her daughter was being assaulted. This conviction means which of the following? Question options: The mother was complicit, but did not offer the assailant assistance The mother had an affirmative duty to act Mothers are treated differently than fathers The mother was under the psychological influence of the assailant Question 37 2.5 / 2.5 points Vicarious liability involves two or more parties, but it differs from accomplice liability for two reasons. First, it takes only one party's actions to trigger liability. Second, liability: Question options: transfers from one party to the other. applies to corporations only. is not determined by the relationship. is transferred from the employer to the employee. Question 38 2.5 / 2.5 points If two offenders commit the same crime together, the courts will treat them: Question options:

differently. equally. fairly, if the judge is fair. disparately, if the sentencing guidelines require. Question 39 2.5 / 2.5 points Acting as an accessory is generally not considered as serious of an offense as acting as an accomplice. Consequently, accessories are: Question options: usually called upon to testify. charged with inchoate crimes. ordered to pay fines rather than serve time. charged with misdemeanors rather than felonies. Question 40 2.5 / 2.5 points At modern law, which of the following statements is TRUE about corporations being held criminally liable for the acts of their subordinates? Question options: Corporations can be held civilly liable but not criminally liable if they have policies in place intended to present such misconduct Corporations can be held criminally liable even if they have policies in place intended to prevent such misconduct Corporations cannot be held criminally liable if they have policies in place intended to prevent such misconduct Corporations cannot be held criminally liable if they hold training sessions routinely for their executives Done

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