Lawyers
Crime in America
Guns and Gangs
Prior Knowledge
This and That
100
The name for trial lawyers.
What are litigators?
100
A violation of a law
What is crime?
100
Poverty, School failure, substance abuse, and family failure are a few reasons for this.
What is joining a gang?
100
The procedure where the legislators directly ask voters to vote on an issure.
What is a referendum?
100
The BAC where one is considered legally drunk in Idaho
What is .08?
200
The name of the exam that lawyers take to become a lawyer.
What is the Bar Exam?
200
According to 2006 figures of reported crimes and arrests, this crime has the highest arrest rate.
What is murder?
200
The year that the first national gun law was passed.
What is 1968?
200
A legislative law
What is a statute?
200
The person who commits the crime.
What is the principal?
300
The name of the down payment a client gives to his attorney.
What is a retainer?
300
According to the U.S. Crime Clock, in 2006 this crime happened the most often; less than every 5 seconds.
What is theft/larceny?
300
The percentage of females in gang
What is 10%?
300
The two types of courts in the U.S.
What is trial and appellate?
300
A group of people you examine evidence in order to determine if there is enough to charge a person with an offense and take them to court.
What is grand jury?
400
Payment based on a percentage of the settlement that a civil attorney's client receives.
What is a contingency fee?
400
an unwritten agreement to submit to forms of interrogation or searches in exchange for certain privileges, such as driving
What is implied consent?
400
The law which required national background checks for those who are purchasing firearms?
What is the Brady Law?
400
The role of the judge in the adversary system
What is a referee?
400
A group of people who listen to witnesses and examine evidence to decide the guilt or wrong doing of a defendant.
What is a petit jury?
500
attorney-client privilege
What is whatever you tell your attorney is private and confidential?
500
requiring criminals to pay back their victims
What is restitution?
500
Court determined in District Columbia v. Heller
What is the Second Amendment clearly gives citizens the right to own guns?
500
Probate courts handle this
What is the property of deceased people?
500
The 3 crimes of preparation
What is conspiracy, solicitation, and attempt?
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