BUL 4421-Midterm FAU Gendler
Chapters 7,8,9, &12 Questions and
Actual Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Chapter 7: Crime and the Business Community - Answer Chapter 7: Crime and the Business
Community
The government must demonstrate (2) elements of a crime: - Answer 1. Wrongful behavior,
that is, *actus reus* or a guilty act.
2. Wrongful state of mind, also known as *mens rea* or guilty mind.
Exception to "mens rea" requirement: - Answer Strict Liability Crimes (Liability without fault
or strict liability)
Latin for "guilty mind"; the mental state accompanying a wrongful behavior. - Answer "mens
rea"
Liability in which responsibility for damages is imposed regardless of the existence of
negligence.
(Ex: selling cigarettes or alcohol to a minor) - Answer Strict Liability (aka Liability without
Fault)
Classification of Crimes (9): - Answer 1. Felony
2. Misdemeanor
3. Petty Offenses
4. Robbery
5. Burglary
6. Larceny
7. False Pretenses
8. Forgery
9. Embezzlement
Include serious crimes, such as murder, that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one
, Small crimes that is usually punishable by a jail sentence of less than six months and/or a small
fine (e.g. violating a building code). - Answer Petty Offenses
The forceful and unlawful taking of personal property. - Answer Robbery
A crime when someone unlawfully enters a building with the intent to commit a felony or theft.
- Answer Burglary
The secretive and wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with
the intent to permanently deprive the rightful owner of its possession. - Answer Larceny
A materially false representation of an existing fact, with knowledge of their falsity of the
representation and with the intent to defraud. - Answer False Pretenses
The fraudulent making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and
liabilities of another and with the intent to deceive or defraud. - Answer Forgery
The wrongful conversion of another's funds or property by one who is lawfully in possession of
those funds or property. - Answer Embezzlement
Fourth Amendment Safeguards (2): - Answer 1. Protection from unreasonable search and
seizure
2. Restrictions on warrants
True or False:
Gov't officials are not allowed to perform search without proper warrant or without probable
cause for a search. - Answer True
Fourth Amendment Protections (2): - Answer 1. Before an arrest warrant may be issued the
gov't must demonstrate probable cause that a crime occurred.
2. Fourth Amendment therefore protects an individual's privacy
Fifth Amendment Protections (3): - Answer 1. Double Jeopardy
Chapters 7,8,9, &12 Questions and
Actual Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Chapter 7: Crime and the Business Community - Answer Chapter 7: Crime and the Business
Community
The government must demonstrate (2) elements of a crime: - Answer 1. Wrongful behavior,
that is, *actus reus* or a guilty act.
2. Wrongful state of mind, also known as *mens rea* or guilty mind.
Exception to "mens rea" requirement: - Answer Strict Liability Crimes (Liability without fault
or strict liability)
Latin for "guilty mind"; the mental state accompanying a wrongful behavior. - Answer "mens
rea"
Liability in which responsibility for damages is imposed regardless of the existence of
negligence.
(Ex: selling cigarettes or alcohol to a minor) - Answer Strict Liability (aka Liability without
Fault)
Classification of Crimes (9): - Answer 1. Felony
2. Misdemeanor
3. Petty Offenses
4. Robbery
5. Burglary
6. Larceny
7. False Pretenses
8. Forgery
9. Embezzlement
Include serious crimes, such as murder, that is punishable by imprisonment for more than one
, Small crimes that is usually punishable by a jail sentence of less than six months and/or a small
fine (e.g. violating a building code). - Answer Petty Offenses
The forceful and unlawful taking of personal property. - Answer Robbery
A crime when someone unlawfully enters a building with the intent to commit a felony or theft.
- Answer Burglary
The secretive and wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with
the intent to permanently deprive the rightful owner of its possession. - Answer Larceny
A materially false representation of an existing fact, with knowledge of their falsity of the
representation and with the intent to defraud. - Answer False Pretenses
The fraudulent making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and
liabilities of another and with the intent to deceive or defraud. - Answer Forgery
The wrongful conversion of another's funds or property by one who is lawfully in possession of
those funds or property. - Answer Embezzlement
Fourth Amendment Safeguards (2): - Answer 1. Protection from unreasonable search and
seizure
2. Restrictions on warrants
True or False:
Gov't officials are not allowed to perform search without proper warrant or without probable
cause for a search. - Answer True
Fourth Amendment Protections (2): - Answer 1. Before an arrest warrant may be issued the
gov't must demonstrate probable cause that a crime occurred.
2. Fourth Amendment therefore protects an individual's privacy
Fifth Amendment Protections (3): - Answer 1. Double Jeopardy
