Vocabulary
A person accused of a crime
What is a defendant?
Type of law that punishes crimes
What is criminal law?
Type of law that focuses on punishment enforced by the government, 2 types of sentences for misdemeanors/ felonies
What is criminal law?
Former athlete accused of murder
Who is O. J. Simpson?
Guaranteed citizenship rights and established equal protection under law by establishing due process at state level
What is the 14th Amendment?
A legal agreement where a defendant pleads guilty for a lesser charge
What is a plea?
Type of law that handles disputes between individuals
What is civil law?
Type of law that handles disputes between individuals or private parties.
What is civil law?
Type of case where he was found NOT guilty
What is a criminal case?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
What is the 13th Amendment?
The process where both sides share evidence before trial
What is discovery?
Being legally responsible in a civil case
What is liable?
Type of law that covers government agencies such as the FDA. They make laws to regulate industries.
What is administrative law?
Type of case where he was found LIABLE
What is a civil case?
Banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. Later repealed by the 21st Amendment
What is the 18th Amendment?
A group that decides whether there is enough evidence to charge someone
What is a grand jury?
Why someone can be not guilty criminally but still lose in civil court?
What is burden of proof?
Term coined in 1939, crimes committed for financial gain.
What is White-Collar Crime?
This Los Angeles detective became a controversial figure after recordings surfaced of him using racist language.
Who is Mark Fuhrman?
Prohibited gender-based voting discrimination
What is the 19th Amendment?
The authority of a court to hear a case
What is jurisdiction?
The party bringing a case in civil court
Who is the plaintiff?
Type of crime that is illegal but has no direct victim.
What is victimless crimes/crimes against society?
This phrase, coined by defense attorney Johnnie Cochran, became a defining line of the trial’s closing arguments.
What is “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit”?
Set voting age at 18 years
What is the 26th Amendment?