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Murder, rape, and kidnapping are characterized as |
| | A) | mala prohibita |
| | B) | mala in se |
| | C) | mala reus |
| | D) | actus rea |
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An example of an unlawful assembly is |
| | A) | students protesting government action who block the entrance to a government building |
| | B) | a crowd celebrating a victory by a basketball team that sets a bonfire and turns over cars |
| | C) | a group of union members who are picketing an employer who begin to move toward the building carrying clubs |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following is not a nuisance? |
| | A) | something that obstructs the free use of property |
| | B) | something that unlawfully obstructs the free passage of a navigable lake |
| | C) | carrying a concealed weapon without a permit |
| | D) | something that interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of property by an entire community or neighborhood |
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A person who is involved in a car accident but does not stop to give information and assistance to other people involved in the accident would probably be charged with |
| | A) | failure to stop |
| | B) | hit and run |
| | C) | reckless driving |
| | D) | speeding |
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A person who is driving while drunk and drives over a curb, killing a person, is liable for |
| | A) | reckless driving |
| | B) | hit and run |
| | C) | DUI manslaughter |
| | D) | failure to stop |
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An example of a weapons offense is |
| | A) | firing a registered weapon in a firing range |
| | B) | carrying a weapon in your car, with or without a permit |
| | C) | using a firearm as a club, whether it is loaded or not |
| | D) | vehicular homicide |
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Which of the following would not generally be considered a deadly or dangerous weapon? |
| | A) | a large rock |
| | B) | a pistol |
| | C) | a spoon |
| | D) | a chisel |
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Rifles and shotguns are considered |
| | A) | firearms |
| | B) | assault weapons |
| | C) | routs |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following is not a guideline established by the Supreme Court for determining whether material is obscene? |
| | A) | whether the average person, applying contemporary standards, would find that the work as a whole appeals to prurient interests |
| | B) | whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law |
| | C) | whether the work taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value |
| | D) | whether the work as a whole is utterly without redeeming social value |
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Under the Child Protection Act of 1984 |
| | A) | distribution of child pornography for any reason is criminal |
| | B) | it is illegal to take pornographic pictures of a 16-year-old, but not a 17-year-old |
| | C) | in order to be considered criminal, the child pornography must be considered obscene |
| | D) | all of the above |
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A person who exposes his genitals in a public place is called |
| | A) | an exhibitionist |
| | B) | lewd |
| | C) | a panderer |
| | D) | a lascivist |
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The crime of prostitution occurs when |
| | A) | one person asks another person to perform a sex act in return for money |
| | B) | a person agrees to perform a sex act in exchange for money |
| | C) | a person actually performs a sex act for money |
| | D) | a person agrees to secure another person to perform a sex act for a third person in exchange for money |
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The difference between a pimp and a panderer is |
| | A) | a pimp works for the prostitute |
| | B) | the panderer recruits the prostitute and sets her up in business |
| | C) | a pimp provides a place for a prostitute to do business |
| | D) | panderers live off the earnings of prostitutes |
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Which of the following is not considered gambling? |
| | A) | playing the state lottery |
| | B) | betting on a horse race |
| | C) | playing poker with friends |
| | D) | playing blackjack in a Las Vegas casino |
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In order for gambling to be considered illegal |
| | A) | it must occur outside a licensed establishment |
| | B) | it must involve large sums of money |
| | C) | there must be a specific law or ordinance prohibiting it |
| | D) | it must occur outside recognized gambling areas, such as Atlantic City |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education