Due Process
Due Process is based on which 2 Amendments?
The 5th & 14th Amendments
What kind of business was involved in Suggs v. Norris?
A produce business
What is the goal of civil court?
To remedy a dispute between individuals by determining their legal rights, awarding money damages
What is Due Process?
The government must act fairly & in accordance with established rules at all times.
Is the case Suggs v. Norris an example of criminal or civil law?
Civil law
In criminal law, who brings forward the action against the defendant and for what reason?
The government because the defendant is accused of committing a crime
Name the two branches of Due Process.
* Substantive Due Process
* Procedural Due Process
Why did Suggs believe she was entitled to compensation from the Norris estate?
She said they were business partners and cohabitated in a relationship
What is a contract?
A promissory agreement between 2 or more people
What does the 5th Amendment guarantee?
For capital criminal cases, the right to a grand jury, forbids "double jeopardy," & protects against self-incrimination.
In what state did Suggs v. Norris originate?
Can an oral agreement be enforceable by law?
Yes
What does the 14th Amendment forbid?
States may not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Did Suggs render services to Norris involving raising, harvesting, & the ale of produce under such circumstances that the estate should be required to pay her?
YES
When was the 14th Amendment ratified to the U.S. Constitution and why?
1868; to grant former slaves the Bill of Rights