Hellp! compare and contrast- what is a felony? what is a misdemeanor? explain how punishments for crimes differ based on their classification (felony or misdemeanor).

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Questions:

What is a felony?

What is a misdemeanor?

Explain how punishments for crimes differ based on their classification (felony or misdemeanor).

Answers:

Felony - is a crime that usually involves violence. This punishment is usually 1 or more years in prison or by death.

Misdemeanor - is a simple wrong doing that dosent result in very punishible events.

Felonies are more of a punishment than misdemeanors are. For example a felony you can kill someone and got to jail are get killed. A misdeameanor for example is just like getting banned or suspended from something.

In some states crime is a felony that is punishable by inprisonment in a state prison whilst a misdemeanor is generally a crime that is punishable for a year or less in prison or a local jail. In general, a misdemeanor is a smaller, less impactful offense like petty theft or simple assault. On the other hand, felonies  are much more important and dangerous to society including crimes such as aggravated assault or kidnapping.