Ch.1 Sections 1 & 2
Ch.1 Section 3, Ch. 2 Section 1
Ch. 2 Sections 2 & 3
Ch. 3 Section 1
Ch. 3 Sections 2 & 3
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What are Laws?
Enforceable rules of conduct in a society that reflect the culture and circumstances that create them.
100
What is civil disobedience?
Open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged, or supposed, injustice.
100
A(n) ___________ is a change or alteration.
Amendment
100
What is a verdict?
A decision about a case.
100
What do small claims courts do?
Handle disputes in which small amounts generally $2500 or less are involved.
200
What is stare decisis?
A Latin term for "let the decision stand." Requires that lower courts must follow established case law in deciding similar cases.
200
What are the documents that formed the United States?
Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights
200
What kind of a governmental system has a balance of power between governmental branches where one branch evens out the powers of another?
System of checks and balances
200
This is the term for the court that has the initial authority to hear a case.
Original jurisdiction
200
Appellate courts reviews decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial. True or false. If false, explain why.
True
300
What are the 4 sources of law?
Constitution, statutes, case law, and administrative law
300
What is due process of law?
Constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system. A defendant over whom jurisdiction has been established must be provided adequate notice and a proper hearing.
300
What are criminal proceeding against a government official for misconduct in office?
Impeachment Cases
300
When you have political authority that is free from external control, you are involved with what?
Sovereignty
300
Juvenile Courts, Probate Courts, Associate Circuit Courts, City or Municipal Courts, Small Claims Courts are all types of Specialized Courts. ( True / False )
True
400
Explain the difference between criminal and civil law.
Criminal: addresses wrongs done to society Civil: addresses wrongs done to individuals
400
What is stated by the first Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
400
True or False? Cyberlaw is law that is intended to govern the use of vehicles and their insurance policies. If false, correct the statement.
False: computers and the internet
400
A moveable court in which the judge holds court sessions at several different locations for pre-specified periods of time, is a?
Circuit court
400
A writ of certiorari is a document obtained from the state allowing a person under 18 years old to work. True or false? If false state why.
False - the actual definition is order to a lower court to produce the record of a case for the Supreme Court to review
500
Compare and contrast substantive and procedural law.
Substantive defines legal rights and duties. Procedural deals with methods of enforcing legal rights and duties.
500
Explain the difference between consequence-based and rule-based ethical reasoning.
Consequence based first looks for alternative ways to alter the current situation. Then it attempts to forecast the consequences that will arise from each alternative. Rule based reasoning usually comes from one of two sources- a recognized authority or human reasoning.
500
A group of people who share the same views on how power should be used in a country is called a ________
Political Party
500
When individuals die, their property and other interests must be divided according to their wishes and appropriate laws. The courts that administer wills and estates to accomplish this task are called ________.
Probate courts
500
What is a mediator and what does he do?
The mediator tries to develop a solution to both sides of the dispute and is an independent third party.
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