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Chapter 3: Criminal Law
      
  1.Kissing someone who does not want to be kissed could be considered battery.  
  a.   TRUE  
  b.   FALSE  
      
  2.The federal government has no police power.  
  a.   TRUE  
  b.   FALSE  
      
  3.The main purpose of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is to  
  a.   prevent crimes involving the theft of computer components.  
  b.   protect computer users from unwanted computer advertising.  
  c.   punish computer hackers.  
  d.   prevent crimes involving online shopping.  
      
  4.Murder, manslaughter, burglary, and robbery are examples of  
  a.   crimes which do not require a defendant.  
  b.   felonies.  
  c.   misdemeanors.  
  d.   crimes which do not require a plaintiff.  
      
  5.Double jeopardy can be defined as a person who has committed a crime but does not seem to have a motive.  
  a.   TRUE  
  b.   FALSE  
      
  6.People who are found not guilty by reason of insanity automatically go free.  
  a.   TRUE  
  b.   FALSE  
      
  7.The difference between murder and manslaughter is that murder is  
  a.   with malice aforethought and manslaughter is without malice aforethought.  
  b.   voluntary while manslaughter is involuntary.  
  c.   the killing of another human being while manslaughter does not involve the death of another human.  
  d.   unjustified and manslaughter is justified.  
      
  8.The two elements of a crime are the  
  a.   criminal act and the defense.  
  b.   required state of mind and the motive.  
  c.   criminal act and the motive.  
  d.   criminal act and the required state of mind.  
      
  9.Crimes against property are considered misdemeanors.  
  a.   TRUE  
  b.   FALSE  
      
  10.The most commonly used drug in the United States is  
  a.   tobacco.  
  b.   alcohol.  
  c.   cocaine.  
  d.   marijuana.  

 
 
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