PARA C240-200AssignmentsChapter 1 and 2 Questions and Problems

Vocabulary Define the following key terms and concepts from chapters 1 and 2. You must write out and turn in the definitions for each word for full credit. The words may be located within either chapter or in the glossary. All vocabulary must be numbered or it will receive a score of zero. The easiest is to copy/paste the list over to your word document so you do not miss any words. (1 point each) 1. Appellate Courts 2. Bill of Rights 3. Court of Record 4. Criminal Law 5. Criminal Procedure 6. Culpability 7. Deterrence 8. Interpret 9. Judicial Review 10. Model Penal Code 11. Precedent 12. Separation of powers 13. Stare Decisis 14. Statute 15. Terrorism Chapter 1 Review Questions – 4 and 5. (2 points each) 4. What are the goals of criminal law? Civil law? 5. Who may file a civil suit? A criminal suit? How are these different? Problems and Critical Thinking: Complete #5 only. (10 points) A bomb is exploded in a crowded shopping mall, killing 50 people and injuring hundreds of others. A written message is received at the local police station claiming that the attack was perpetrated by Foreigners for a New United States (FNUS), an established organization that has as its purpose the “destruction of the government of the United States and its citizens who support their government.” Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, working with local police, traced the message to Terry Ist,a leader of FNUS. Terry Its was charged, convicted, and sentenced pursuant to the following federal statute: Terrorism Terrorist organization: The Attorney General, upon credible evidence that an organization has as a purpose to bring harm to the United States or its citizens, may declare such organization a terrorist organization by publishing notice of such declaration in the Federal Register.Any individual who is a member of a terrorist organization, as declared by the Attorney General in the previous section of this law, and who causes harm to person or property with the intent of(i)intimidating or coercing a civilian population;(ii)influencing the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or(iii)affecting the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping is guilty of terrorism, a felony. The government of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for all crimes arising from acts of terrorism, as defined by this law herein. After Terry Ist’s conviction, the state where the bombing took place requested that Terry be turned over to it, where he was to be tried for murder and other offenses. The United States refused, citing section iii of the above law. Further, the U.S.Attorney filed a motion to have the case removed to federal court, along with an accompanying motion to dismiss the criminal action, asserting that section iii prohibits the state prosecution. Discuss the federalism issue, making the best case for both the state and federal governments. Conclude by explaining who should prevail and why. Chapter 2 Review Questions - 1, 4, and 11. (2 points each) 1-What are civil liberties? Give two examples of civil liberties that are protected by the U.S. Constitution. 4- What does the Latin phrase nullum crimen sine lege translate to? Explain the significance of that phrase. 11- Place the following sources of law in order of authority, beginning with the highest form of law and ending with the lowest. Notice that both state and federal sources of law are included: U.S. Code, state constitutions, federal administrative regulations, ordinances, U.S. Constitution, state administrative regulations, state statutes. Problems and Critical Thinking PCT): 1-5 (10 points) 1. List the various purposes for punishing criminal law violators. Using your answers, discuss whether each of the purposes can be achieved for the following acts in problems 2, 3, 4, and 5: 2. John, having always wanted a guitar, stole one from a fellow student’s room while that student was out. 3. Jack suffers from a physical disease of the mind that causes him to have violent episodes. Jack has no way of knowing when the episodes will occur. However, the disease is controllable with medication. Despite this, Jack often does not take the medicine, as he finds the injections painful and inconvenient. One day, when he had not taken the medicine, Jack had an episode and struck Mike, causing him personal injury. 4. The same facts apply, as in problem 3, except there is no treatment or medication that can control Jack’s behavior. He was diagnosed as having the disease years before striking Mike and has caused such an injury before during a similar violent episode. 5. Unknown to Kevin, he has epilepsy. One day, while he was driving his automobile, he suffered his first seizure. The seizure caused him to lose control of his car and strike a pedestrian, inflicting a fatal injury. The PCT is numbered a bit oddly. The question prompt is in #1 and the subparts to answer are in 2-5. For each answer, state whether you believe the fact pattern provided is or is not a crime. Explain and support your answer with your reasoning. Additional Instructions Make sure you fully explain your answers to the questions including any necessary definitions or other relevant information used to complete your response. There is a rubric for each assignment that you can use for guidance as well and what I look for when I am grading. Detailed annotations will be provided within the graded assignments themselves. You may provide the separate sections of the assignment as one document. Just make sure you properly separate each section with a clear heading so I know which part I am grading. Your assignment must be completed and submitted in Word, doc/docx, or pdf format