The Supreme Court
Cases & Amendments
Civil Law
Criminal law
Felonies & Misdemeanors and more!
100

How many supreme court justices are there?

Nine

100

The case: Miranda v Arizona helped create this amendment

what is the 5th amendment ?

100

Civil cases generally deal with what?

What are disputes between two people 

100

What has to be broken in order to start a criminal law trial?

What is a law?

100

Which is more serious, a felony or a misdemeanor?

What is a felony?

200

What is the job of the judicial branch? (what do they do with the law?0

What is interpreting the law?

200

The 4th amendment means that the police must have one of these to search your property

What is a warrant?

200

What is the person who sues someone in a civil case called?

What is the Plaintiff?

200

Who prosecutes someone in a criminal law case?

Who is the government or the state?

200

Felonies carry a minimum of this many days in jail

What is 365 days in jail?

300

What is the power to decide if a law is constitutional called?

What is judicial review ?

300

The 8th amendment protects against what?

What is cruel and unusual punishment?

300

In a civil case, what is the person being sued called?

What is the defendant?

300

In a criminal case how sure must a judge be that the defendant is guilty?

What is 95%?

300
"Accidental" murder is typically classified as what?

What is manslaughter?

400

90% of the cases the supreme court sees are this type of case

What are appellate cases

400

What is the current method of the death penalty in the US?

What is lethal injection?

400

In a civil case the jury must be this percent sure the defendant is guilty

what is 51% sure

400

What does it mean for someone to be released on their own recognizance?

What is they are released without having to pay for bail?

400

What is the main component of first degree murder?

What is planning?

500

What landmark supreme court case established the concept of judicial review?

What is Marbury V Madison?

500

What was Knoller charged with in the case, People v. Knoller?

What is manslaughter?

500

What happens to the defendant if they lose a civil case?

What is they pay a fine or damages 

500

In order to prosecute a criminal, lawyers must follow what? (hint - it is a burden)

What is the burden of proof?

500

You cannot be arrested for trespassing until the police do this:

What is officially warn you?

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