Criminal law
Civil Law
The Courts
The trial process
The Legal System
100
The attorney that represents the state or federal government in a criminal case
What is a prosecutor?
100
When one person feels wronged by another (may suffer a monetary loss) an action that may be taken is called
What is a civil action?
100
In Florida, misdemeanors are heard in this court
What is a county (municipal) court?
100
In a trial the _________ always goes first
What is the prosecution (plaintiff)?
100
Laws fall into two major groups
What is criminal and civil
200
Crime punishable by more than one year in prison (1 year and 1 day or more)
What is a felony?
200
The person bringing forth the lawsuit in a civil case
What is the plaintiff?
200
The two types of courts in America
What is trial and appeals courts?
200
When an attorney questions the opposing side's witnesses
What is cross-examination?
200
Laws are broken into three divisions of jurisdiction
What is federal, state, and local?
300
The amount of proof required to prove a defendant is guilty
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
300
Amendment that gives a defendant a right to a trial in a civil case
What is the 7th amendment
300
The Federal trial courts are called this
What is the US District Courts?
300
When an attorney removes a juror due to prejudice or bias
What is challenge (removal) for cause?
300
The Supreme Court gets its power by (which article)
What is Article III, U.S. Constitution?
400
This amendment guarantees a defendant the right to a trial in a criminal case
What is the 6th Amendment
400
The amount of proof required in a civil case
What is preponderance of the evidence?
400
Florida court that hears probate cases involving wills and trusts
What is the circuit court?
400
When the prosecutor/plaintiff makes additional closing arguments in response to the defense
What is a rebuttal argument?
400
Our legal system is one in which two opposing sides battle it out in the courtroom and as a result the truth does not always win. This is called
What is the adversary system
500
Most criminal cases end this way
What is plea bargain?
500
Most civil cases are settled this way
What is a settlement?
500
When an appeals court decides a case for the first time it is written and published and lower courts have to follow it
What is precedent?
500
When an attorney removes a potential juror and no reason needs to be given
What is peremptory challenges?
500
Laws enacted by legislature
What is a statute?
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