BUL 3130 - CH 5 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST
UPDATE 2026
Crime - Answers a violation of the law that is punishable by the state or nation. Are
classified as felonies and misdemeanors.
Civil Law - Answers (1) laws, written or unwritten, that specify the duties that exist
between and among people, as opposed to criminal matters; or (2) codified or
statutory law, used in many Western European countries and Japan, as distinguished
from the common or judge-made law used in the UK and the US.
Criminal Law - Answers governs or defines legal wrongs, or crimes, committed
against society. Wrongdoers are punished for violating the rules of society. A person
found guilty is usually fined or imprisoned.
Felony - Answers a serious class of crime - such as rape, murder, or robbery - that
may be punishable by imprisonment in excess of one year or death.
Misdemeanors - Answers a lesser crime that is neither a felony nor treason,
punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment in other than state or federal penitentiaries.
White-Collar Crimes - Answers a wide range of nonviolent crimes, often involving
cheating or dishonesty in commercial matters. Examples would be fraud,
embezzlement, and insider trading.
Actus Reus - Answers in Latin, "guilty act"; the wrongful deed that constitutes the
physical component of a crime; usually must be joined with mens era to establish
criminal liability.
Mens Rea - Answers Latin for "the state of mind" of the actor.
Criminal Negligence - Answers this is gross negligence so extreme that it is
punishable as a crime. For example, involuntary manslaughter can be based on such
as when an extremely careless automobile driver kills someone.
Miranda Rights - Answers from a 1966 Supreme Court case, the doctrine that a
criminal suspect in police custody must be informed of certain constitutional rights
before interrogation. The suspect must be advised of the right to remain silent, the
right to have an attorney present during questioning, and the right to have an attorney
appointed if he cannot afford one. If not advised of these rights, evidence obtained
from the suspect during the interrogation cannot be used.
Statute of Limitations - Answers a statute setting maximum time periods from the
occurrence of an event, during which certain actions can be brought or rights
enforced. If an action is not filed before the expiration of that time period, the statute
bars the use of the courts for recovery.
Toll - Answers refers to a time period, usually set by statute, required to meet an
obligation or to be met for a right to exist, such as a statute of limitation that must be
met to have the right to have a cause of action. If something has tolled, the right has
been lost.
Affirmative Defense - Answers Defendant's response to plaintiff's claim that attacks
the plaintiff's legal right to bring the action rather than attacking the truth of the claim.
An example is the running of the statute of limitations.
Entrapment - Answers a law-enforcement officer's inducement of a person to commit
a crime, by fraud or undue persuasion, in an attempt to bring a criminal prosecution
against that person. It provides an affirmative defense that the crime would not have
been committed but for the set up.
UPDATE 2026
Crime - Answers a violation of the law that is punishable by the state or nation. Are
classified as felonies and misdemeanors.
Civil Law - Answers (1) laws, written or unwritten, that specify the duties that exist
between and among people, as opposed to criminal matters; or (2) codified or
statutory law, used in many Western European countries and Japan, as distinguished
from the common or judge-made law used in the UK and the US.
Criminal Law - Answers governs or defines legal wrongs, or crimes, committed
against society. Wrongdoers are punished for violating the rules of society. A person
found guilty is usually fined or imprisoned.
Felony - Answers a serious class of crime - such as rape, murder, or robbery - that
may be punishable by imprisonment in excess of one year or death.
Misdemeanors - Answers a lesser crime that is neither a felony nor treason,
punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment in other than state or federal penitentiaries.
White-Collar Crimes - Answers a wide range of nonviolent crimes, often involving
cheating or dishonesty in commercial matters. Examples would be fraud,
embezzlement, and insider trading.
Actus Reus - Answers in Latin, "guilty act"; the wrongful deed that constitutes the
physical component of a crime; usually must be joined with mens era to establish
criminal liability.
Mens Rea - Answers Latin for "the state of mind" of the actor.
Criminal Negligence - Answers this is gross negligence so extreme that it is
punishable as a crime. For example, involuntary manslaughter can be based on such
as when an extremely careless automobile driver kills someone.
Miranda Rights - Answers from a 1966 Supreme Court case, the doctrine that a
criminal suspect in police custody must be informed of certain constitutional rights
before interrogation. The suspect must be advised of the right to remain silent, the
right to have an attorney present during questioning, and the right to have an attorney
appointed if he cannot afford one. If not advised of these rights, evidence obtained
from the suspect during the interrogation cannot be used.
Statute of Limitations - Answers a statute setting maximum time periods from the
occurrence of an event, during which certain actions can be brought or rights
enforced. If an action is not filed before the expiration of that time period, the statute
bars the use of the courts for recovery.
Toll - Answers refers to a time period, usually set by statute, required to meet an
obligation or to be met for a right to exist, such as a statute of limitation that must be
met to have the right to have a cause of action. If something has tolled, the right has
been lost.
Affirmative Defense - Answers Defendant's response to plaintiff's claim that attacks
the plaintiff's legal right to bring the action rather than attacking the truth of the claim.
An example is the running of the statute of limitations.
Entrapment - Answers a law-enforcement officer's inducement of a person to commit
a crime, by fraud or undue persuasion, in an attempt to bring a criminal prosecution
against that person. It provides an affirmative defense that the crime would not have
been committed but for the set up.
