LAWS
Amendments
Constitution Misc.
Offenses
Legal Concepts
100
form of social control or a method of encouraging people to behave in a certain way
What is a LAW?
100
First Amendment
What is protects freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly, and religion
100
first ten amendments to constitution is called
What is the bill of rights?
100
Two types of offenses and what they are punishable by.
What is felony- incarceration in state correctional facility for a year or more. Misdemeanor- year or less in jail
100
court order that authorizes law enforcement to conduct a search and seizure
What is search warrant?
200
of government we as Americans have established for ourselves, constitution defines our representational government and its three branch structures
What is Constitutional Law?
200
Second Amendment
What is guarantees the right to bear arms?
200
The constitution protects the people from what?
What is goverment abuse of powers?
200
Name the five felony classes and what are they punishable by
What is capital- death or life without parole, life felony- 40years to life & 15,000, first degree felony- max of 30 years and 10,000, second degree max 15 years and 10,000, third degree- 5 years and 5,000
200
Evidenxe obtained by government in violation of the constitution cannot be used as evidence in court
What is exclusionary rule?
300
written laws enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local governing authorities in response to a perceived need to clarify the function of government
What is Statutory Law?
300
Fourth Amendment
What is prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and generally requires a warrant signed by an independent magistrate
300
Forms the government's main body
What is Articles of Constitution?
300
Offense for which the only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty
What is non criminal violation or civil infraction
300
Name the 3 of the 5 search warrant exceptions that REQUIRE probable cause
What is plain view, mobile conveyance, destruction of evidence, fresh pursuit, and emergency scene
400
In civil lawsuits, person filing lawsuit must have a recognized.....
What is cause of action?
400
Fifth Amendment
What is prohibiting compelled self incrimination. Requires grand jury for capital crimes and prohibits double jeopardy and deprivation of life liberty and property without due process of life
400
when laws conflict, federal law overrules
What is Supremacy Clause?
400
Max penalty for violating local criminal ordinance
What is fine up to 500.00 or incarceratin in county jail for a period up to 60 days
400
Five search warrant exceptions that require less than probable cause
What is stop and frisk, incident to arrest, consent, inventory, and administrative searches
500
Three branch structures of the government
What is executive, judicial, and legislative?
500
Sixth Amendment
What is guarantees right to speedy trial and public trial counsel an impartial jury, to be informed of charges and confront witnesses
500
Bill of rights originally intended to restrict actions of the federal government only.Fourteenth amend expanded the application of the bill of rights to the state and local governments as well Fifth amen also contains due process clause but is only limited to the actions of the federal government. This allowed for the expansion from federal to state and local.
What is Due Process Clause ?
500
What are the two types of misdemeanors and explain their punishment?
What is first degree- imprisonment in county correctional facility for up to one year and 1,000, second degree felony- imprisonment up to 60days and 500.00
500
civil proceeding wherein the law enforcement agency asks the court to transfer ownership of the property from the defendant to the government
What is forfeiture?
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