Exam 3: Inside Criminal Law

Involuntary intoxication is a valid criminal defense.

Explain the difference between crimes that are mala in se and crimes that are mala prohibita.

Offenses punishable by thirty days to a year in jail are _________________________.

As discussed in the textbook,Corpus delicti refers to:

What is the term that means that the guilty act and the guilty intent occur together?

The term "judge-made" law is synonymous with:

In a civil case,the injured party is called the ____.

The remedy for a violation of civil law is:

The social function of the law includes the concepts of:

Ordinarily ignorance of the law,or _______________________,is not a valid criminal defense.

The ____________________ is the supreme law of the land,and as such is the basis of all law in the United States.

The term mala prohibita refers to:

Felony-murder is a form of __________ murder that applies when a person participates in any of a list of serious felonies that results in the unlawful killing of a human being.

Duress,self-defense,entrapment,and necessity are examples of excuse defenses.

Criminal law requires that the ____________________ or "the body of the crime" be proved before a person can be convicted of wrongdoing.

Society's views on morality,which are reflected as laws,are stable and unchanging over time.

Thanks to the _______________ of the Constitution,federal law will almost always prevail.

Crimes punishable by death or imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary for 1 year or longer are called:

A common law test of criminal responsibility that relies on the defendant's inability to distinguish right from wrong is the:

____ are offenses punishable by 30 days to a year in jail.