POLITICAL SYSTEMS
Is a member of a state's senate
What is a State Senator
A court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal cases
What is Superior Court
A lawyer appointed by the court, paid by the county state, or federal government to represent clients who are charged with criminal law and unable to pay for their own defense
What is a Public Defender
Five innocent black youth convicted for the rape of a white woman in Central Park
What is Central Park Five
How many Amendments are there
What is 27
How many state senators are there in California
What is two state senators
The State Intermediate Court
What is Appellate Court
A public official who acts to prosecute for the state or federal government in court
What is a District Attorney
Lives in a predominantly poor neighborhood, mostly black family's reside. A high school student witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, at the hands of a police officer.
Abolish slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
What is the 13th Amendment
The state attorney of the Government of C.A. the officers duty is to ensure that the laws of the state are uniformly enforced
What is the Attorney General
The highest court in the state
What is the Supreme Court
A public official appointed to decide cases in a court of law
What is a Judge
A rookie cop spends his first day as an L.A. narcotics officer with a rogue detective who is not who he appears to be
What is Training Day
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
What is the 2nd Amendment
Who is the S.F. District 6 Supervisor
What is Matt Haney
Is the general trial court of the federal court system
What is the U.S. District Court
A body of people (typically twelve) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the bases of evidence submitted to them in court
What is a Jury
Still grieving the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. She grows close to an old friend after some initial problems
What is Poetic Justice
Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law; nor deny to any person the equal protection of the laws
What is the 14th Amendment
Who is the Governor of California
What is Gavin Newsome
The nations highest court
What is Supreme Court
Hear and review appeals from legal cases
What is a Appellate Judge
Explores the history of racial inequality in the U.S., focusing on the fact that the nations prison institutions are disproportionately filled with people of color (African Americans having the highest incarceration)
What is the 13th Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime
What is the 5th Amendment