Law School Life
In law school, students often study past court decisions, which are called _______.
What are cases? or What is case law?
The __ Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, press, and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
A lawyer who defends people accused of crimes practices _____ law.
What is criminal law?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the ______.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The ____ makes sure everyone follows the law in the courtroom.
Who is the judge?
Law students typically go to law school for __ years.
What is 3 years?
If the police want to search your house, they usually need this document signed by a judge.
What is a search warrant? (Required under the Fourth Amendment!)
A lawyer fighting for the environment practices ______.
What is environmental law?
The ______ branch of government creates laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is the event where lawyers show evidence and witnesses to solve a case.
What is a trial?
The degree law school students earn when they graduate.
What is a J.D. (Juris Doctor)?
The __ Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
A lawyer representing injured people after accidents works in ______.
What is personal injury law?
The Supreme Court is part of the ______ branch.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The _____ is a group of people from the community who listens to the case and decides what really happened.
What is a jury?
The exam law students must pass to practice law in their state when they graduate from law school.
What is the bar exam?
The ___ Amendment ended slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
A lawyer who helps with wills, trusts, and estates practices ______.
What is estate or probate law?
This group of people wrote and signed the Constitution in 1787.
Who are the founding fathers?
This is the person who starts a lawsuit and says they were harmed or wronged.
Who is the plaintiff?
To get into most law schools, students first have to take either the ____ or the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test).
What is the LSAT?
The part of the 14th Amendment that says states cannot take away “life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”
What is the Due Process Clause?
When lawyers handle contracts and deals between businesses, they work in ______.
What is corporate/business law?
This set of rights, read by police after an arrest, reminds people they can remain silent and have a lawyer present during questioning.
This is the person who is accused of doing something wrong in court.
Who is the defendant?