Lex Lexicon
A group of citizens who decide if a defendant is guilty
What is a jury?
The two chambers of Congress.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
This person argues for a client in court
What is an attorney?
This amendment grants everyone the right to free speech.
The intern kickoff is this day
What is Thursday, June 25?
This money or property allows defendants to be released from jail before a trial
What is bail?
This song is the national anthem of the United States
What is The Star-Spangled Banner?
This person records what is said in court
What is a court reporter?
This is the year during which the Constitution was written and signed
What is 1787?
This is the term that refers to our dress code
What is business casual?
Most attorneys in the United States have this educational degree
What is a J.D.?
This many people serve their states in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
Attorneys need to pass this state-specific exam to practice law
What is the Bar Exam?
___ & ____ is the phrase used to describe a police search with reasonable suspicion but not probable cause
What is "stop and frisk?"
This dessert was used as a metaphor for federalism.
What is a cake?
This institution is the highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
The Declaration of Independence grants Americans the right to "life, liberty, and ___"
The pursuit of happiness
This (sometimes) elected official has the power to give a verdict in court
What is a judge?
There are this many amendments to the Constitution
What is 27?
Daily Double, for 1600 points: These are our names
What are Cat and Katrina?
The term 'arbitrate' comes from the Latin noun 'arbiter', which can be translated as this legal profession.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this East Coast city
What is Philadelphia?
This type of lawyer mainly resolves disputes outside of court
What is a transactional lawyer?
This term is used to refer to the Constitution's first ten amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
We did this icebreaker today in the morning (give the exact name)
What is bunny-bu-bunny?