What is Law?
What is the difference between human rights and legal rights?
human rights can not be taken away, and everyone is born with them
Why are their checks and balances is the government?
to make sure one branch of the government is not more powerful than the other
What is negotiating?
two parties discussing and trying to reach a settlement
What is the most powerful court in the nation?
The United States Supreme Court
What does someone need to do to become a lawyer?
pass the state bar exam
What are some ways a country is judged on it's rule of law?
constraints on government, corruption, rights,
a judge ruling that affects all other cases in the future
What is a settlement? is it before or after a trial?
an agreement that happens between two parties before a trial
What is the bottom layer court system?
Trial Courts
All attorneys are lawyers but not all lawyers are attorneys, what does this mean
not all lawyers go to court
What is the difference civil and criminal law?
civil is non criminal offenses like lawsuits while criminal law is where their is a prosecutor and defendant.
What is an ordinance?
a local law being sent out to the community to follow
Name one method for settling disputes and what is means
negotiation, mediation, settlement, arbitration
What determines whether or not you go to state or federal courts?
big picture or little picture
What is attorney- client privilege?
a lawyer not being able to tell anyone what their client tells them
Laws reflect and promote a society's ______
values
What is the difference between grassroot lobbying and professional lobbying?
grassroot is indirectly influencing the law maker while professional is directly
What word did coach hamby spell wrong? What does it mean?
When a third party is a "mediator" in the process of resolution in a case
Does a trial occur in the supreme courts?
no
What are criminal lawyers called?
prosecutor or defense
What does the quote "government of law and not of men" mean?
that the standard is set by the laws and not men. So their is no bias in the law.
What does it mean to lobby someone?
convince them or persuade them to pass a law
What is arbitration?
Two parties agreeing to let a third party make a binding decision for them
Who has original jurisdiction in the court system?
State and Federal Trial courts
What standard of proof do criminal lawyers have to provide?
beyond reasonable doubt