Border Patrol Entrance Exam Practice Test
1. Often, crimes are characterized as either
·some jurisdictions still
malum in se—inherently evil—or malum
dis- tinguish between
prohibitum—criminal because they are declared
crimes malum in se
as offenses by a legislature. Murder is an and malum
example of the former. Failing to file a tax prohibitum
return illustrates the latter. Some jurisdictions
no longer distinguish between crimes malum in
se and malum prohibitum, although many still
do.
From the information given above, it can be
validly concluded that...
¶many jurisdictions no longer distinguish
between crimes malum in se and malum
prohibitum
·some jurisdictions still distinguish between
crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum
¸some crimes characterized as malum in se are
not inherently evil ¹some crimes characterized
as malum prohibitum are not declared by a
legislature to be an offense
ºsometimes failing to file a tax return is ¸if Claus Inc. can show
characterized as malum in se that
2. A trucking company can act as a common
carrier—for
hire to the general public at published rates. As a com- it was not
negligent, then it
mon carrier, it is liable for any cargo damage, for cargo
unless the company can show that it was not damage. In
negligent. If the company can demonstrate contrast, a
that it was not negligent, then it is not liable contract
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carrier (a trucking company hired by a shipper is not liable
under a specific contract) is only responsible for
cargo damage as spelled out in the contract.
A Claus Inc. tractor-trailer, acting under
common carrier authority,
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1. Often, crimes are characterized as either
·some jurisdictions still
malum in se—inherently evil—or malum
dis- tinguish between
prohibitum—criminal because they are declared
crimes malum in se
as offenses by a legislature. Murder is an and malum
example of the former. Failing to file a tax prohibitum
return illustrates the latter. Some jurisdictions
no longer distinguish between crimes malum in
se and malum prohibitum, although many still
do.
From the information given above, it can be
validly concluded that...
¶many jurisdictions no longer distinguish
between crimes malum in se and malum
prohibitum
·some jurisdictions still distinguish between
crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum
¸some crimes characterized as malum in se are
not inherently evil ¹some crimes characterized
as malum prohibitum are not declared by a
legislature to be an offense
ºsometimes failing to file a tax return is ¸if Claus Inc. can show
characterized as malum in se that
2. A trucking company can act as a common
carrier—for
hire to the general public at published rates. As a com- it was not
negligent, then it
mon carrier, it is liable for any cargo damage, for cargo
unless the company can show that it was not damage. In
negligent. If the company can demonstrate contrast, a
that it was not negligent, then it is not liable contract
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11
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carrier (a trucking company hired by a shipper is not liable
under a specific contract) is only responsible for
cargo damage as spelled out in the contract.
A Claus Inc. tractor-trailer, acting under
common carrier authority,
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