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An undercover police officer meets with an angry college student who has received a low exam grade. The undercover agent tells the student that he could vandalize the teacher's car in exchange for money. The student asks the agent to plant a large bomb under the teacher's car wired to explode when the car is started. The student is criminally charged with soliciting murder and asserts entrapment as a defense. This defense will be _____.
A)effective since the undercover agent suggested vandalism
B)effective since the student was angry when he talked with the agent
C)ineffective since the student asked for the bomb to be planted
D)ineffective since the student's request is out of proportion to the perceived offense
2
A 125-pound man picks a fist fight with a 250-pound man. Unknown to the 250-pound man, the 125-pound man has a gun. When the 250-pound man attempts to hit the 125-pound man, the 125-pound man fatally shoots him. Why may self-defense not be asserted by the 125-pound man?
A)He started the fight.
B)The larger man did not know the smaller man had a gun.
C)The larger man was provoked by the smaller man.
D)The larger man failed to react.
3
Mary goes into the parking lot to retrieve her car but drove away in another car that looked like hers and that her keys fit. Mary is charged with theft. Mary's mistake destroys what essential element to impose criminal liability?
A)The action.
B)The state of mind.
C)The desire to profit from wrongdoing.
D)The competency to stand trial.
4
Joe is overheard stating that he could make a lot of money robbing a local bank that has no security guards on duty. Joe may be criminally charged with ____.
A)planning a bank robbery
B)attempting a bank robbery
C)discussing an obviously illegal action
D)no crime
5
Fred and Charlie challenge each other to an illegal street race. What state of mind do they exhibit?
A)Purpose
B)Knowledge
C)Recklessness
D)Negligence
6
Amanda decides to engage in target practice in her backyard with her deer rifle. One shot she fires accidentally misses her target and hits a neighbor who is mowing his yard. What state of mind has Amanda exhibited?
A)Purpose
B)Knowledge
C)Recklessness
D)Negligence
7
A bank security guard is killed by a bank robber while the robbery is occurring. The bank robber has committed which of the following crimes:
A)First-degree murder
B)Second-degree murder
C)Voluntary manslaughter
D)Involuntary manslaughter
8
A state legislature outlaws any speech that ridicules the religion of another with the intent to provoke an angry response. This legislation is likely _____.
A)unconstitutional as being content specific
B)unconstitutional as prohibiting words
C)constitutional as designed to keep the peace
D)constitutional as dealing with the predictable consequences of words
9
The Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act requires for conviction that the defendant _____.
A)use a computer to commit identity theft
B)pass himself off as another
C)commit a racketeering offense
D)commit an action that crosses state lines
10
The M'Naughten Rule focuses on _____.
A)self-control
B)the seriousness of the injury
C)knowledge
D)the unusual nature of the action





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