Module 1 & 2!!
Derrick grabs 18-year old Dylan after school and beats him up. If a civil case is brought against Derrick, who would bring it?
Dylan (Plaintiff)
Cruel and Unusual Punishment is what amendment?
8th Amendment
This law establishes a national system to check backgrounds before selling guns
Brady Act
What is the difference between slander and libel.
Slander-SSSPOKEN LIES
Libel- WRITTEN LIES
The Statue of Liberty was gifted to America by which country?
France
What are the THREE "Preliminary Crimes" that someone can commit?
**DAILY TRIPLE**
Solicitation
Conspiracy
Attempt
**DAILY TRIPLE**
Bobby skips school often, according the Juvenile Justice system he would be a.....
Status offender
Which Article outlines the process for amending the Constitution?
Article 5
Which of the following characteristics describes the adversarial legal system?
A) The trial is a consensus of what is best to do.
B) The jury makes rulings on the law.
C) The judge presents and comments on the evidence.
D) The judge manages the trial.
D) The judge manages the trial.
What is motive? Create ONE example with a motive included.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The reason for committing the crime.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Nobody is above the law
Rule of Law
Which musical film stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as Galinda and Elphaba?
Wicked
Margret steals her grandmothers Apple Computer (worth $2,000) to sell it for drugs. What crime was committed?
A) Petty Larceny
B) Grand Larceny
C) Vandalism
D) Extortion
B) Grand Larceny
This group of people determines whether there is enough evidence to hold a person for trial
Grand Jury
A system in which each branch of government can "check" or control, the actions of the other branches. It keeps each branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
Which four amendment from the Bill of Rights protects a person accused of a crime
4,5,6,8
What are THREE ways to help stop gang activity?
1. Prevention
2. Suppression
3. Intervention
To remove a juror for no reason
Premeptory Challenges
What device with a scroll wheel was launched in 2001 with the tag “1,000 songs in your pocket”?
IPOD
Jillian ran the PTA bake sale at SHS for the cheerleaders. She collected the money that they made and went and spent it on a Gucci purse and belt.
This is an example of what crime?
Embezzalment
This case established that minors deserve some of the same due process rights as adults when accused of a crime....
In Re Gault
Identify correctly the following amendments:
4-
13-
18-
19-
26-
**DAILY DOUBLE**
4- Searches and Seizures
13- Outlaws slavery and indentured servents
18- Prohibition
19- Women's suffrage
26- Lowers the voting age to 18
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Which Supreme Court case established the basis for the exercise of judicial review under Article III of the Constitution?
Marbury v. Madison
Molly and Nick burglarize three cars in the school parking lot. Amy helps by telling them where the security officer will be at the time they commit the crime. Afterwards, James picks them up and they all leave campus for the rest of the day.
Amy's role is....
Accessory before the fact
This requires sexual offenders to register where they live with a certain amount of days of moving.
Which major league baseball team has won the most World Series Championships?
New York Yankees
_____ degree murder is intentional, but is not premeditated or deliberate.
Second Degree Murder
Enraged that his wife might be cheating on him, Fred buys a gun and shoots Wilma to death.
What is the motive?
What is the mens rea?
Motive: Wife might be having a affair
Mens Rea: Knowingly buys and shoots the gun
In a criminal case, the state must prove a person is guilty beyond a ____________________________.
In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove a person caused the harm by ___________________________.
Criminal- Beyond a resonable doubt
Civil- Perponderance of Proof
Which Supreme Court case defined the First Amendment rights of public school students?
Tinker v. Des Moines
Breaking into a empty building and stealing items is called...
Burglary
Threatening or blackmailing someone into doing something is called...
Extortion
When you mix all the colors of light, what color do you get?
White
Sarah received realistic threats that her husband would be harmed in prison if she did not bring drugs to him during a visit to the prison. Tina smuggles drugs into the prison and is caught. She can use what defense claim?
Duress
After an indictment or information is issued, the defendant is required to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty or no contest at a(n)....
Arraignment
Module 3- Trial, Appeals and Florida Supreme Court are all apart of what level/system of courts?
State
Suing because your constitutional rights have been violated
Which level/system AND what type of case would this be?
Federal AND Civil
Joe and Mary decide to burglarize Superior Jewelers. Their friend Carl, an employee at Superior, helps by telling them the location of the store vault. Mary drives a van to the store and keeps a lookout while Joe goes inside and cracks the safe. Joe later meets a friend, Fred, who was not involved beforehand. Fred is told about the burglary and helps Joe get a train out of town.
What is Joe, Mary, Carl and Fred's role in the crime?
Joe: Principal
Mary: Accomplice
Carl: Accessory before the fact
Fred: Accessory after the fact
Tommy's Clam Shack, Owaha Beach Resort and Tito's fish tacos sue BP Oil company for their oil spill that caused their beaches to close and loss of toursim. This is an example of what civil suit?
Class Action Lawsuit
How many bones are in the human body?
206
If someone is cut off in traffic or bumped by another car and it escalates to a deadly fight in a nearby parking lot, it could easily lead to these charges.
What murder charge would BEST fit in this scenario? and why?
Voluntary Manslaughter - road rage makes the person explode in anger and it escaltes before the person has time to "cool down".
Identify TWO pre-trial motions that can be filed...
Discovery of evidence
Motion to dismiss
Motion to suppress
Motion to change the venue