What is Law?
Criminal and Civil Law
The Court System
Lawyers and Juries
This and That
100
The method of settling a dispute out of court that involves a neutral party helping two disputing parties settle their problem.
What is mediation?
100
Adversaries in a civil proceeding.
What is the plaintiff and defendant?
100
venue
What is the place of a trial?
100
The number of jurors who must agree in a criminal trial?
What is all of the jurors?
100
The two types of courts in the U.S.
What are trial and appellate courts?
200
A court establishes this when its decision on a legal question gives direction to future cases
What is precedent?
200
An attorney charge based on what the client wins in a case.
What is contingency fee?
200
most criminal cases are decided by
What is a guilty plea?
200
It encourages a client to speak freely.
What is attorney-client privilege?
200
An objection to a juror for which no reason is given
What is a peremptory challenge?
300
The procedure in which the legislators directly ask voters to vote on an issure
What is referendum?
300
decides whether to prosecute someone who has been arrested
What is a prosecutor?
300
The role of a judge in an adversarial system.
What is a referee?
300
voir dire
What is jury selection?
300
A person charged with a crime
What is the defendant?
400
A legislative enactment
What is a statute?
400
the purpose of the prosecutor's opening statements
What is to preview his case?
400
The landmark case that determined that citizens have the right to gun ownership and possession.
What is the District of Columbia vs. Heller?
400
Examines the evidence to decide whether there is a sufficient level of evidence to proceed to a trial.
What is a grand jury?
400
Reviewing the record of a trial to determine if an error of law was made.
What is an appeal?
500
What judges must decide when a law is unclear.
What is legislative intent?
500
The burden of proof in a civil case.
What is by the preponderance of the evidence?
500
The three crimes of preparation
What is solicitation, attempt, and conspiracy?
500
The jury that will decide the question of guilt in a criminal case.
What is the petit jury?
500
Handles cases that involve the estates of deceased persons.
What is probate court?
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