Criminal law in the U.S. legal System & Elements of a Crime
Defenses to Crimes
Crimes against People
Crimes against Property
100
What is a less serious crime?
Misdemeanor
100
What are the two main court systems?
Federal and state
100
What U.S. law says that people cannot be help responsible for their actions if they do not know what they are doing?
Insanity
100
What is the intentional killing of another person?
Murder
100
What is the wrongful taking of someone's property by threatening violence or using violence?
Robbery
200
A minor offense that is usually punishable with a fine and not with jail time?
Infraction
200
What is the Federal government police force?
FBI
200
What is it called when a police officer talks a person into committing a crime?
Entrapment
200
What is the unlawful removal or restraint of a person against his or her will?
Kidnapping
200
What is the willful and maicious burining of someone ealse's house?
Arson
300
What is a major crime?
Felony
300
Each state government has the built-in power to make what laws?
Criminal laws
300
What is the force called that you can use if you are being attacked?
Self-defense
300
What is any reckless form of physical or mental harm in a family or household?
Domestic violence
300
What is the willful or malicious damage to property?
Vandalism
400
Who is the person accused of the crime?
Defendant
400
A criminal act must be ________; it cannot be a person's_______.
Voluntary, Condition
400
What is it called if a family member is in danger of being hurt or killed and another family member uses force to protect them?
Defense of Family Members
400
What is an attempt to commit a battery?
Assault
400
What is placing a false signature on a check or other document with the intent to deceive someone in order to deprive that person from his or her property?
Forgery
500
Who is the party that accuses a person of a crime?
The ______ is the government official who brings the case against the defendant.
Plaintiff
Prosecutor
500
In the law against murder, the mental state is_________.
Intent
500
A test used by some states is called the irresistible ______ test.
Impulse
500
What is the unlawful touching of another person?
Battery
500
When a person or a business engages in some form of deception to obtain money or property