Chapter 1:
What is Law?
What is Law?
These are the rights that all people have simply because they are human beings.
What are HUMAN RIGHTS?
These are written laws that are enacted by legislatures.
STATUTES
This is a way to influence the lawmaking process by convincing lawmakers to vote as you want them to.
LOBBYING
This is the process of discussing an issue to reach a settlement or agreement. Mrs. Dixon-Fitzner engages in this process with students.
NEGOTIATION
These are courts that listen to testimony, consider evidence, and decide the facts in a disputed situation.
TRIAL COURTS
This is the branch of law that deals with crimes and their punishments?
What is CRIMINAL LAW?
This is a proposed law that is being considered by the legislature.
BILL
This is a procedure in which issues are voted on directly by the citizens rather than by their representatives in government.
REFERENDUM
This is a way of settling a lawsuit without going to trial. The TV show "Judge Judy" is an example of this.
ARBITRATION
In a civil case, this is the injured party who files the lawsuit.
PLAINTIFF
This is a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year.
FELONY
This is a county or city law.
ORDINANCE
This is the removal of an elected official from office by vote of the people.
RECALL
This is a person who has the power to investigate reported complaints and help achieve fair settlements.
OMBUDSPERSON
This is the state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case.
PROSECUTOR
Laws that do not involve criminal matters, such as contract law. This area of law usually deals with private rights of individuals, groups, or businesses.
CIVIL LAW
These are proceedings that are open to the public. During these proceedings, evidence is considered and then a decision is reached based on evidence.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (or public court cases)
To vote in the USA you have to be this age or older.
18
This is the act or process of resolving a dispute between two or more parties.
MEDIATION
This is the person against whom a claim is made. It's the person who is getting sued.
DEFENDANT
This is the division of power among the branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial).
SEPARATION OF POWERS
This is the legal process in which one country or state asks another to surrender a suspected or convicted criminal.
EXTRADITION
What are the requirements to register to vote in the USA?
*US Citizen by birth or naturalization, *18 years of age by the date of the election, *resident in the community where you register
Among the most common methods for solving disputes out of court are these three methods:
Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation
In a criminal case, this is the negotiation between the prosecutor, defendant, and attorney. In exchange for the defendant agreeing to plead guilty, the prosecutor agrees to charge the defendant with a less serious crime, which usually results in a lesser punishment.
PLEA BARGAIN