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TEST 1 Group 2001
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1. Answer the following questions:
1. Who represent the legislative branch in the USA? How many members? What do they
represent?
The legislative branch in the USA represent the Congress which consist of a Senate or upper
House and House of Represenatives.The Senate is composed of 100 members, 2 from each state
who are elected for a term of 6 years.
2. What are crimes against property? Give 5-6 examples.
Crimes against property are crimes that includes bulgary, theft, vandalism, shoplifting,
arson.This crime it consists of taking property or money and does not include a threat of force or
the use of force against the victim.
3. What is a constituency?
The constituency is a distinct territorial subdivision created to hold separate elections for one or
more seats in a legislative body. In general, only voters living within the geographical
boundaries of a constituency are allowed to vote in elections held there.
4. What is the difference between burglary and robbery?
Burglary represent the action then person breaking into a building and stealing things
Robbery is a crime where someone takes something of value directly from someone else.
5. What is the origin of common law?
The origin of common law had their origin in early medieval England, there was no written law.
Each feudal lord or baron administered justice personally. The king was able to establish a
system of courts, which enforced a common law throughout England
2. Use the correct form of these verbs to complete the sentences:
Murder rob rape
Set fire to kidnap smuggle
a. Firefighters were called to a pub in Croydon this morning. Police believe a
man set fire to the building after an argument with the owner last week.
b. Police believe that Jenkins murder his victim at his home and then drove the
body out to the forest, where it was found this morning.
c. The boy was kidnaped as he played outside his house this afternoon. A man
was seen forcing him into a car. He has not yet made contact with the boy's
family.
d. Miss Davies is accused of trying to smuggle £1000.000, worth of heroin into
the country.
e. Two men robbed a post office in Brighton this afternoon. They got away with
£20.000.
f. A young woman was rapped on a train between London and Oxford last night.
Police think her attacker may be the same man they believe to be responsible
for three other similar sexual assaults in recent weeks.
3. Match the words and phrases in the box with their correct definition 1-10.
Barrister break the law defendant judge jury law-abiding offender solicitor victim
witness
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1. A person appointed to make legal decisions judge
2. A group of twelve citizens who are sworn to decide whether someone is guilty or
innocent on the basis of evidence given in a court of law jury
3. A person who sees something happen or is a present when something happens
witness
4. A person who appears in a court of law accused of doing something illegal
defendant
5. A person who is attacked or who is in an accident victim
6. A qualified lawyer who gives advice to members of the public and acts for them
in legal matters solicitor
7. A person who commits an offence against the law offender
8. A lawyer who can present a case in court barrister
9. An expression used to describe someone who obeys the law-abiding
10. To do something that is illegal break the law
4. Identify type of crime that was committed.
1. Firefighters were called to a shop in Corwell this morning. Police believe a man set on fire the
building after an argument with the owner last week. ARSON
2. The woman threatened to send Mr Baxter's wife the photographs unless he paid her 2000$.
BLACKMAIL
3. A young man threw paint on the statue of the governor in the park.VANDALISM
4. A woman was caught leaving the store with four bottles of perfume in her bag.SHOPLIFTING
5. A builder offered the mayor a free flat in return for a favour.
6. When the border police searched his car it was full of cigarettes.SMUGGLING
7. I was walking down the street when a boy knocked me down, grabbed my handbag and ran off
with it.ROBBERY
8. The boy disappeared as he was playing outside his house this afternoon. A man was seen
forcing him into a car. KIDNAPE
9. When the border police searched his car it was full of cigarettes.SMUGGLING
10. The head of the accounts department had been transferring money to his own account
systematically for several years.CREDIT-CARD-FRAUD
5. Fill in the gaps so as to build correct type 2 conditional sentences.
1. If we ate more vegetables, our body would be healthier.
2. If you tidied up your bedroom every day, it would not be in a mess.
3. I would not do the chores myself if I had more money.
4. We could stay in Tom’s house, if he lived in a big house.
5. There would be confrontation if the two opposite cheerleaders appeared
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6. Write a story of 120-150 words using as many words as possible connected to crime:
LOCAL BANK ROBBED, TWO KILLED
Everything has a consequence. The story is about a couple from USA who attempt to robbed
national bank. Sarah and John Anderson was marriage 10 years. Reaching poverty, they decided
to rob a bank with thought that everything would be fine.
On 20th April 2020 Sarah and John, supplies with arms entered in bank and take hostage al
people from this bank. The assailants allegedly open fired on employees and customers present at
the bank during this time. Police soon arrived at the scene and asked the gunman to surrender but
he continued to open fire. The couple threatened to kill everyone if they were not give money.
The police entered the bank and lit a gun against them. Unfortunately, the couple was killed,
because they also pretend to gun a police. Official sources did not indicate any other motive
apart from robbery. Later was found that his couple had been looking for 4 years. There have
been other crimes in their past-murder, shoplifting, cart heft and child kidnape.
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