Question 1: Those people who are convicted of
misdemeanors are often punished with probation, ________, short jail term, or part-time imprisonment; served on the weekends.
Question 4: This is more common when the
misdemeanor is related to the privilege in question (such as the
loss of a taxi driver's
license after a conviction for reckless driving), or when the
misdemeanor involves ________ – and in general
is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Question 5: In the United States, misdemeanors are crimes with a maximum
punishment of 12 months of ________, typically in a local jail (again, as contrasted with felons, who
are typically incarcerated in a prison).
Question 6: Misdemeanors are generally ________ much less
severely than felonies, but
theoretically more so than administrative infractions (also known as regulatory
offenses).
Question 7: For example, the US federal government and many ________ divide
misdemeanors into several classes, with certain classes punishable
by jail time and others carrying only a fine.
Question 8: One prominent example of this
is found in the ________,
which provides that the President may be impeached by Congress for
"high crimes and misdemeanors" and removed from office accordingly.
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