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Which branch of government is responsible for executing or enforcing the law? - correct answer
✔Executive
What is a mala in se crime? - correct answer ✔A legal concept that refers to acts that are inherently
immoral or wrong, regardless of whether the law prohibits them. ex: murder, rape, or arson
A crime is an act or omission forbidden by law and to which is annexed... - correct answer ✔A
punishment
Which court in Oklahoma DOES NOT hear criminal matters? - correct answer ✔Oklahoma Supreme
Court
True of False: One function of a peace officer is to punish wrongdoers. - correct answer ✔False
Statutory law is: - correct answer ✔A law passed by a legislature and confided in written forms
What is a punishment available for a misdemeanor offense? - correct answer ✔Confinement in the
county jail for up to one year
An assault & battery is what? - correct answer ✔Both a private wrong and a crime
In which court can the judge be a non-lawyer? - correct answer ✔Municipal court not of record
, What level of proof is required to convict in a criminal case? - correct answer ✔Beyond a reasonable
doubt
What is NOT a general element of a crime? - correct answer ✔Refusal to accept accountability for the
crime
In Oklahoma, someone who aids or abets in the commission of a crime is what? - correct answer ✔A
principal to the crime
What best describes one of a peace officer's roles? - correct answer ✔Apprehend people accused of
committing crimes
What is an ex post facto law? - correct answer ✔A law that changes the legal consequences of actions
that were committed before the law was enacted
True or False: A defendant bears the burden of proof in his or her criminal trial? - correct answer
✔False
What are three branches of the government? - correct answer ✔Executive, Legislative, Judicial
In civil liability cases, how are successful plaintiffs typically made whole? - correct answer ✔Money
True of False: A tort is a type of private wrong - correct answer ✔True
What is something you do not need to prove negligence? - correct answer ✔Intent
Which tort authorizes lawsuits against the state? - correct answer ✔The Governmental Torts Claim Act
(GTCA)