Sources of Law
The ultimate source of American law
What is the United States Constitution
Definition of a crime
What is doing something that is forbidden by law or failing to do something that the law requires
What are weapons only
In a civil case the seventh amendment guarantees your right to a trial by ________.
What is jury
Prior to changes in voting laws, the only people allowed to vote were ______ ______ who owned land.
What are white males
A ___ passes from the house to the senate, then to the president to sign before it becomes a law.
What is a bill
An example of a status offense
What is:
Underage Drinking
Curfew Violations
Running Away
This amendment to the United States Constitution restricts where police can search and what evidence they can seize
What is the Fourth Amendment
In a criminal case the sixth amendment guarantees you the right to a ________.
What is a lawyer
Sanctions for juveniles convicted of a crime include ___
What is:
Probation
Community Service
Secure Detention Facilities
Two types of law in the United States
What is:
Criminal Law
Civil Law
An example of a felony
Murder
Robbery
Rape
Arson
Burglary
Before police can make an arrest or obtain a warrant, they need ___
The eighth amendment protects you from cruel and unusual _______, such as excessive fines.
What is punishment
After former slaves were given the right to vote, some states placed barriers like a ______ ______ to continue to prevent them from voting.
What is:
Poll Tax
Literacy Test
What is King Hammurabi's Code
An example of a misdemeanor
What is:
Vandalism
Petty Theft
Public Drunkenness
Disorderly Conduct
Illegally obtained evidence is referred to as fruit of the ___
What is the poisonous tree
The first amendment guarantees your right to freedom of _______.
What is
speech
religion
petition, assembly, the press
When the fifteenth amendment was passed it stated that any citizen of the United States could not have their right to vote denied on account of ______, _______ or ___________.
What is:
race
color
previous condition of servitude
The _______ Court is the highest court in the United States.
What is Supreme
A felony is punishable by more than ___ in prison, while a misdemeanor is punishable by less than ___ in jail
What is one year
An example of when police can search for and seize evidence without a warrant
What is:
Consent
Exigent Circumstances
Hot Pursuit
Motor Vehicles
Plain View
The fifth amendment prohibits ________ ________, or trying someone again for the same charges after they have already been found guilty or innocent.
What is double jeopardy
A discretionary waiver can transfer a juvenile to adult court when the juvenile is ____ or older.
What is 16 years old