What is law?
Rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the conduct of people within a society.
What is law?
This is the name used to refer to a person in a criminal case who is accused of committing a crime, or in a civil case a person who is being sued.
What is the defendant?
Proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature.
What is a bill?
These individuals give advice, draft legal opinions, negotiate legal settlements, and provide out-of-court legal assistance.
What is a lawyer?
The active of support of a cause.
What is advocacy?
Rights that are inherent to all human beings.
What are human rights?
This is a french phrase meaning "to speak the truth." It is the screening process in which opposing lawyers question prospective jurors to ensure as favorable or as fair a jury as possible.
What is voir dire?
One of these is the highest court in the United States.
A. U.S. Court of Appeals
B. Jefferson County District Court
C. U.S. Supreme Court
D. Kentucky Supreme Court
What is (C) U.S. Supreme Court?
A clash of interests at any degree of seriousness.
What is a conflict?
This act requires states to make registration forms available not only at motor vehicle departments, but also at numerous state/public offices, welfare offices, and offices that serve the disabled.
What is the National Voter Registration Act?
These first ten amendments of the Constitution define and guarantee the rights and liberties of all Americans.
What is the Bill of Rights?
In the federal system, this court is higher than the U.S. District Court and this court is lower than the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals?
The number of U.S. Senators elected from each state.
What is two?
Mediation results in a binding agreement between the parties and arbitration is not binding.
T/F
What is false?
These are the three types of lobbyists.
What are private individuals, grassroots lobbyists, and professional lobbyists?
The division of power between the states and the federal government.
What is federalism?
These are the 12 steps in a trial.
What is
(1) Opening statement by P
(2) Opening statement by D
(3) Direct examination by P
(4) Cross examination by D
(5) Motions
(6) Direct examination by Defense
(7) Cross-examination by P
(8) Closing statement by P
(9) Closing statement by D
(10) Rebuttal Argument
(11) Jury instructions
(12) Verdict
These groups are authorized by legislative bodies to develop rules and regulations to make laws more specific.
What are agencies?
You are turned down when you apply for a job. You think you were rejected because you are deaf.
Do you call a lawyer and why?
Yes because my rights may have been violated as I believe I have been discriminated against because of my disability.
This professional lobbying group is the most prominent gun rights group. This group hires professional lobbyists to advocate on their behalf.
What is the National Rifle Association (NRA)?
These four values are considered in creating laws.
What are moral, economic, political, and social?
This is a summary of Gideon v. Wainwright.
Gideon was charged with unlawful breaking and entering into a poolroom.
Gideon asked for a free lawyer because he was too poor to hire one and the state court refused.
State law provided free attorneys only to poor defendants charged with capital offenses.
The Supreme Court used the 14th Amendment to say that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
Which one of these issues do local governments NOT address?
A. Local businesses
B. Marriage and Divorce
C. Land Use
D. Parking
What is (B) Marriage and Divorce?
A person must do five main things to become a lawyer.
What is (1) complete a four-year college program, (2) demonstrate strong academic skills, (3) take the LSAT, (4) complete law school, and (5) pass the bar exam?
This U.S. Supreme Court case held that there is no limit on money spent during elections and campaign spending is free speech.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC)?