Assault

Question 1

At common law, _______ was an intentional and offensive use of physical force against another person.

Answer 1

Battery

Question 2

_________ required physical contact but could be satisfied by even the slightest offensive touching.

Answer 2

Battery

Question 3

__________ was usually defined as an attempted battery that did not require physical contact.

Answer 3

Assault

Question 4

The separation between _________ and _________ remains in tort law, but the modern approach in criminal law has replaced the distinction between the two with a broadly defined _________ offense.

Answer 4

Battery and assault
Assault

Question 5

The modern version of criminal ______ covers a wide range of conduct, from raising a fist at someone to a deadly physical attack.

Answer 5

Assault

Question 6

Under the US constitution and in most state constitutions, the legislature can enact overlapping or identical statutes that punish the same conduct but impose different penalties.
True of False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

__________ have the discretion to choose which statute to use. This does not violate a defendat’s equal protection rights as long as there is no evidence of selective enforcement based on a prohibited standard like race, religion, etc.

Answer 7

Prosecutors