CONSTITUTION
This amendment provides you with both the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government.
What is the First Amendment?
These people sit on a bench during a trial and listen to lawyers' arguments. They then deliberate as to whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
THE JURY
a person, company, or organization accused of a crime or being sued in a court of law.
This is the large nonprofit amateur sports organization in the United States that governs intercollegiate athletics.
What is the NCAA
This is the year that WMU was founded
The first ten amendments to the constitution are called...
The Bill of Rights
In civil court, the person bringing forth an accusation is called the...
PLAINTIFF
Most conflicts end before going to court. The agreement reached, usually involving a small payment, is called a...
SETTLEMENT
Term used when one breaks a contract
what is breach?
This is the year that the name was officially changed to Western Michigan University?
Hint: between 1950-60
what is 1957
You can invoke this amendment to remain silent during interrogation - because anything you say can and will be used against you!
What is the fifth amendment?
This is the burden of proof that must be met in a civil case.
What is preponderance of the evidence?
this commands a person to appear to give tesitmony or to produce physical evidence
what is subpoena?
What is the college football playoff selection committee?
This professor is the advisor for pre-law society
Who is Dr. Hurwitz
Name two ways the sixth amendment protects your right to a fair trial.
What is: (Speedy trial) (Right to trial by jury) (Voir Dire/Unbiased Jury) (Right to an attorney if you cannot afford one)
The process of ensuring a jury is unbiased, as per the sixth amendment, is called...
VOIR DIRE
When Lawyers need to get information from witnesses before the trial starts, they hold THIS meeting, where everyone is under oath
DEPOSITION
This major bipartisan federal bill is designed to establish national rules for college athletics.
What is the Protect College Sports Act?
This is the name of the university's first president who is buried right inside East Hall.
Who is Dwight B. Waldo?
The Fourth Amendment protects your privacy. It requires the government (usually the police) to have a ____, signed by a judge, to enter your home.
WARRANT
The jury does this after all evidence is heard and closing arguements are done to decide what the verdict is.
This is when a defendant goes to court, hears the charges and enters into a plea.
What is arraignment?
Rule 1-1-3-b of the NCAA rules that declared Michigan won the game over WMU says what?
"when the referee declares that the game is ended, the score is final"
This is the original name of Western Michigan Univeristy?
What is Western State Normal School?