Different levels of blameworthiness are indicated by different types of intent

QUESTION 1

1. Different levels of blameworthiness are indicated by different types of intent.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 2

1. What is the only direct evidence of a defendant's mens rea?

2.	A.	a confession
	B.	a motive
	C.	a signed statement
	D.	polygraph examination

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QUESTION 3

1. Liability without fault or in the absence of mens rea is called:

2.	A.	strict liability
	B.	harm causation
	C.	offending behavior
	D.	wanton liability

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QUESTION 4

1. The mental element of a crime is called the:

2.	A.	mens rea
	B.	harm
	C.	actus reus
	D.	concurrence

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QUESTION 5

1. Factual cause is also known as which of the folowing?

2.	A.	"but for" cause
	B.	legal cause
	C.	proximate cause
	D.	intervening cause

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QUESTION 6

1. Proximate cause is a subjective question of fairness that appeals to the jury's sense of:

2.	A.	justice
	B.	duty
	C.	fairness
	D.	guilt

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QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following is not a type of culpability in the Model Penal Code?

2.	A.	purpose
	B.	knowledge
	C.	negligence
	D.	willfulness

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QUESTION 8

1. In the absence of a confession, intent must generally be proven by __________ evidence.

2.	A.	peremptory
	B.	exclusive
	C.	referential
	D.	circumstantial

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QUESTION 9

1. In strict liability cases, the prosecution has to prove only that the defendants committed a

2.	A.	voluntary act that caused the harm
	B.	voluntary civil act that caused harm
	C.	voluntary criminal act that caused harm
	D.	voluntary mistake that caused harm

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QUESTION 10

1. Ignorance of facts and law _____________ create a reasonable doubt that the prosecution has proved the element of criminal intent.

2.	A.	can
	B.	cannot
	C.	always
	D.	never

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QUESTION 11

1. In the absence of a confession, mens rea is usually proven by circumstantial evidence

 True

 False

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QUESTION 12

1. General intent is the intent to...

2.	A.	commit a criminal act
	B.	cause harm
	C.	make the act cause the harm
	D.	have the mens rea

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QUESTION 13

1. Intent to commit a criminal act as defined in a statute is called

2.	A.	general intent
	B.	personal intent
	C.	blameless intent
	D.	negligent intent

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QUESTION 14

1. Fault that requires a "bad mind" in the actor is called

2.	A.	objective fault
	B.	subjective fault
	C.	no fault
	D.	concurrent fault

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QUESTION 15

1. The objective determination that the defendant's act triggered a chain of events that ended as the bad result is called the

2.	A.	cause in fact
	B.	negligent cause
	C.	subsequent cause
	D.	total cause

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QUESTION 16

1. What is the ONLY crime defined in the US Constitution?

2.	A.	murder
	B.	rape
	C.	treason
	D.	forgery

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QUESTION 17

1. Recklessness requires awareness of substantial and unjustifiable risks.

 True

 False

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QUESTION 18

1. Another term for a criminal act is

2.	A.	mens rea
	B.	actus reus
	C.	de novo
	D.	pro bono

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QUESTION 19

1. Mens rea translated means "evil state of mind."

 True

 False

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QUESTION 20

1. Mistake is a defense whenever the mistake prevents the formation of any fault-based

2.	A.	prejudice
	B.	hate
	C.	animus
	D.	mens rea