Session:5 Criminal Liability
Assessment Questions
Business Law I Essentials | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session
Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/business-law-i-essentials
1. Explain White Collar Crime.
2. What is a pump-and-dump scheme?
3. The crime of larceny includes:
- The nontresspassory taking and controlling of personal property.
- The trespassory taking and carrying away of real or personal property.
- Joyriding.
- The trespassory taking and control of personal property.
4. Distinguish between larceny and embezzlement.
5. What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?
6. Businesses can be charged with crimes.
- True.
- False.
7. The burden of proof is a criminal case is:
- Reasonable suspicion.
- Beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Preponderance of evidence.
- Clear and convincing evidence.
8. Which of the following is a goal of an arraignment?
- The defendant is informed of the charge and enters a plea.
- Requires the defendant to bear the burden of proof
- Begins the inquisitorial system of adjudication.
- All of these are correct.
9. The criminal act necessary to commit a crime is known as:
- Malice aforethought.
- Mens rea.
- Subjective fault.
- Actus reus.
10. Distinguish between civil and criminal law.