grand jury
what is a grand jury
consists of 23 grand jurors, plus alternates, chosen at random from voter and Motor Vehicle Administration records
what amendment gives you the right to a speedy and public trial
the 6th amendment
what is the definition of a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
tort
what is a felony
A felony is a crime typically one involving violence
what us a petit jury
a petit jury hears the evidence in a trial as presented by both the plaintiff and the defendant.
what is the 7th amendment
This amendment codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.
how does reasonable doubt affect the defendant
reasonable doubt affect the defendant because it prevents a judge or jury from convicting a defendant of a crime
an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
defendant
what happend in the us vs nixon case
the Court unanimously ordered President Richard Nixon to deliver tape recordings and other subpoenaed materials related to the Watergate scandal to a federal district court.
what is a judical review
a Judicial review is a process under which executive, legislative and administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
what is civil law
the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
who is a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
a prosecuter
what is a writ ordering a person to attend a court.
subpoena
what happened in the tinker vs des moines case
the Supreme Court's majority ruled that neither students nor teachers “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”
what is federalism
Federalism is a combined and compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.