GPSTC Test 1
Abet - correct answer-(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong
or unworthy)
Affirmative defense - correct answer-I did it but... or self defense.
A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the
plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.
Felony - correct answer-Crime punishable by death, life imprisonment or imprisonment for
more than 12 months
Another - correct answer-A person or persons other than the accused
Aggravation - correct answer-n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime
, offense, misfortune, etc.
Alibi - correct answer-a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act,
typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
Amenable - correct answer-(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive;
responsive; liable to be held responsible
Burden of proof - correct answer-the obligation to present evidence to support one's claim
Coercion - correct answer-the practice of persuading someone to do something by using
force or threats
Conspiracy - correct answer-a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an
unlawful act
Conviction - correct answer-A fixed or strong belief or opinion
Crime - correct answer-An act against the law
Criminal attempt - correct answer-Act or omission constituting a substantial step in a course
of conduct planned to culminate in the commission of a crime.
Culpability - correct answer-a state of guilt
Deadly weapon - correct answer-Any instrument, which by its contemplated design or by the
manner it is used, is readily capable of causing substantial bodily harm or death.
Delusional compulsion - correct answer-
, Common Law - correct answer-(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
decisions
Constitution - correct answer-A document which spells out the principles by which a
government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society. 7 Articles
Statutes - correct answer-written laws enacted by legislatures
Case Law - correct answer-the rules of law announced in court decisions
Article 1 - correct answer-Legislative Branch
Article 2 - correct answer-Executive Branch
Article 3 - correct answer-Judicial Branch
Article 4 - correct answer-Relations among states, extradition crimes between states
Article 5 - correct answer-Amending the Constitution
Article 6 - correct answer-Article of the Constitution that sets the status of the Constitution as
the supreme law of the land, to which leaders must be loyal.
Article 7 - correct answer-Ratification of the Constitution
First amendment - correct answer-Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of
the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government
for a redress of grievances.
Second amendment - correct answer-A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Third amendment - correct answer-The government may not house soldiers in private
homes without consent of the owner
Fourth amendment - correct answer-The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to
be seized.
Fifth amendment - correct answer-A constitutional amendment designed to protect the rights
of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy,
self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.
Abet - correct answer-(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong
or unworthy)
Affirmative defense - correct answer-I did it but... or self defense.
A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the
plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations.
Felony - correct answer-Crime punishable by death, life imprisonment or imprisonment for
more than 12 months
Another - correct answer-A person or persons other than the accused
Aggravation - correct answer-n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime
, offense, misfortune, etc.
Alibi - correct answer-a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act,
typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
Amenable - correct answer-(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive;
responsive; liable to be held responsible
Burden of proof - correct answer-the obligation to present evidence to support one's claim
Coercion - correct answer-the practice of persuading someone to do something by using
force or threats
Conspiracy - correct answer-a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an
unlawful act
Conviction - correct answer-A fixed or strong belief or opinion
Crime - correct answer-An act against the law
Criminal attempt - correct answer-Act or omission constituting a substantial step in a course
of conduct planned to culminate in the commission of a crime.
Culpability - correct answer-a state of guilt
Deadly weapon - correct answer-Any instrument, which by its contemplated design or by the
manner it is used, is readily capable of causing substantial bodily harm or death.
Delusional compulsion - correct answer-
, Common Law - correct answer-(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial
decisions
Constitution - correct answer-A document which spells out the principles by which a
government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society. 7 Articles
Statutes - correct answer-written laws enacted by legislatures
Case Law - correct answer-the rules of law announced in court decisions
Article 1 - correct answer-Legislative Branch
Article 2 - correct answer-Executive Branch
Article 3 - correct answer-Judicial Branch
Article 4 - correct answer-Relations among states, extradition crimes between states
Article 5 - correct answer-Amending the Constitution
Article 6 - correct answer-Article of the Constitution that sets the status of the Constitution as
the supreme law of the land, to which leaders must be loyal.
Article 7 - correct answer-Ratification of the Constitution
First amendment - correct answer-Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of
the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government
for a redress of grievances.
Second amendment - correct answer-A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security
of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Third amendment - correct answer-The government may not house soldiers in private
homes without consent of the owner
Fourth amendment - correct answer-The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to
be seized.
Fifth amendment - correct answer-A constitutional amendment designed to protect the rights
of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy,
self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.
