Which of the following is not an example of a victimless crime?
A) Prostitution
B) Gambling
C) Drug possession
D) Driving while intoxicated
Q. 2In Texas, all of following crimes are felonies except
A) livestock rustling.
B) engaging in sexual acts with a person under the age of 17.
C) second-degree murder.
D) stalking.
Q. 3Which court case did the U.S. Supreme Court approve seizing private residences to make way for a resort hotel, office buildings, and posh apartments? This court case caused Texas to join several other states in limiting government's power of eminent domain.
A) Eminent Domain v. Kelo
B) Kelo v. City of New London Connecticut
C) Kelo v. City of New Jersey
D) Kelo v. Rick Perry, et Al.
Q. 4Citizens generally obey law for which of the following reason?
A) Because it is the law
B) Fear of punishment
C) It reflects their values
D) All of these choices are true.
Q. 5Criminal law is concerned with
A) public morality.
B) legal precedents.
C) common law.
D) Stare decisis.
Q. 6What kind of insurance plan allows the insured person to collect from the individual's own insurance company regardless of who is at fault in a vehicular accident?
A) Liability insurance
B) Punitive damages
C) No-fault insurance
D) Libel
Q. 7One area of tort reform that the Texas legislature has not seriously considered is
A) home insurance.
B) automobile insurance.
C) personal injury insurance.
D) health insurance.
Q. 8What is the name of the new law that says if either party refuses an out-of-court settlement and if the jury awards damages significantly different from the settlement offer, the loser must pay all of the winner's legal expenses in the case?
A) Loser pays system
B) Tort reform
C) Punitive damages
D) Slander