In District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:
A) the District of Columbia could have an absolute prohibition on handguns.
B) the Second Amendment protects the individual right to bear arms.
C) state and local governments may not pass any law restricting handgun usage.
D) U.S. citizens could openly carry handguns anywhere.
E) all of the above
What do prosecutors have to prove to get a conviction for lesser degrees of murder than
first-degree murder?
A) The defendant had the intent to do bodily harm.
B) The defendant was reckless in his or her behavior.
C) The defendant intended to kill the victim.
D) A and B only.
E) A, B, and C.
Explain the exclusionary rule and give examples of its application. Also discuss “good
faith” and how it applies.
The _______________ or “Great Charter” guaranteed noblemen under King Jon’s
jurisdiction “life, liberty, and property.”
To prove theft, prosecutors must prove the defendant intended to deprive the owner of
the property ______________.
_________ intent is where the individual intended the action only.
Explain the Miranda warning.
Duty by relationship refers to the concept that a person can never be held responsible
for a crime simply because he has a relationship with another person and did nothing to
prevent harm to that person when he could have done so.
_________ evidence is evidence based on first-hand knowledge.
The popular name for England’s criminal laws earned due to their harshness was the
_______________.
Levying war against the United States, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid
and comfort constitutes ___________ .
______________, or the Great Writ, orders another authority to bring a person being
held to court.
A legal excuse for committing an act that otherwise would be a tort or a crime is a
_______________.
The rule that protects material produced by an attorney in preparation for a trial, or the
work product from discovery is the ___________.
The school of jurisprudence that teaches that law is merely the accumulation of a
society’s traditions is the _________ School.
You read about the case of “Scooter” Libby, who was convicted of obstruction of justice
and perjury, but had his sentence commuted by President George W. Bush before he had
to serve any of the 30 months in prison the judge sentenced him to serve. Should he
have served the sentence?
Students waiting to hear if prestigious business schools have accepted them into next
year’s class come across instructions on an online bulletin board posted by an
anonymous hacker. The hacker posts simple directions for students to gain access to the
business school’s acceptance letters. By typing in a web address,
www.businessschoolisus.edu/admissions/acceptance/johndoe.cfm, students can access
their own letters only. (That is, the hacker tells them to replace johndoe with their own
names to get into their own files) Several students use the instructions and see their
acceptance or rejection letters before they are mailed out and official. What crime, if
any, have they committed?
The body of rules of conduct created by government and enforced by governmental
authority is _________.
Criminal law protects __________ rights.
Under the law, a person who acts under the influence of the devil is said to have actual
possession.
Laws are enforced by all citizens.
A decision by a jury to ignore the law or the judge’s instructions when deliberating is
called _______________.