Misdemeanors and Felonies
Traffic Laws
Potpourri
Grammar
Legal Vocabulary
100
If you throw trash on the ground, you could be arrested for what?
littering
100
How many points can you lose before your license will be suspended in Wisconsin?
12
100
Where are the Spanish Steps?
In Italy (Rome)
100
Change this sentence by using a gerund as the subject.
It is fun to drive.
Driving is fun!
100
What is this person's title?
Judge
200
What felony was Michael Morton wrongfully convicted of?
Murdering his wife
200
What is traffic school?
A class you go to to improve driving skills.
200
What does "analyze" mean?
To break something down in parts
200
Change this sentence by using an infinitive instead of a gerund.
"Eating is hard with a broken tooth."
Eating is hard with a broken tooth.
It is hard to eat with a broken tooth."
200
What is the name of the people who will make a decision about whether someone is guilty or not guilty in a trial. (not the judge)
The jury (or jurors)
300
If I cross my neighbor's fence and use his swimming pool without asking, what could I be charged with?
trespassing
300
If you run a stop sign, but the stop sign is covered up by branches, explain how you can keep from paying a fine.
If you can take a picture of the sign and prove it was covered up, you can probably convince a judge not to fine you.
300
Where do "Reality" court shows take place? 
on a tv stage
300
Change this sentence to the active voice:
"The question was asked by the lawyer."
The lawyer asked the question.
300
If someone walks through my yard and trips in a hole and breaks their leg, then that person can sue me. What kind of case is that?
A civil case
400
What does it mean to write a "bad" check?
When a person writes a check but doesn't have enough money to cover that amount.
400
What does "alternate side parking" mean and why do we have to do it?
You have to park on different sides of the streets depending on what day it is.
We have to do it because the city needs to sweep or plow streets.
400
What does the Innocence Project do?
They try to free people who are wrongfully convicted by using DNA
400
Change this sentence to the active voice:
The piano was played by the boy.
The boy played the piano.
400
What is an infraction?
It means you have broken a rule. It might be serious, but not as serious as a misdemeanor or felony.
500
What type of crime is armed robbery?
felony
500
What does this sign mean?
Yield to the people in a crosswalk.
500
Explain why "Cold Cases" is a type of symbolic language.
Because the files are not actually cold to the touch. It means the case is old and there aren't any (or many) clues left.
500
Fill in the blank with the best phrase:
____________ she woke up late, she made it work on time.
Even if
Even though
As long as
Even though
500
Pronounce this sentence correctly and explain the meaning of the italicized word.
Mark will contest his speeding ticket.
He is going to fight his speeding ticket because he doesn't think it's fair.