Constitutional Law
Legal Terms
Criminal Law
Federal Courts
Litigation
100

Which amendment protects the rights not mentioned in the Constitution?

The Ninth Amendment. 

100
Double Jeopardy 

You may not be tried twice for the same crime

100

Guaranteed by 6th Amendment. Prosecutors must file charges and proceed with prosecution soon after arrest

Speedy Trial

100

Trial court losing party appeals decision to

Appellate Court

100

refers to techniques for resolving conflicts other than full-scale litigation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

200

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as what?

The Bill of Rights.

200

Contract

an agreement between two or more parties that creates an obligation on all parties to perform (or not perform) a particular action or set of related actions.

200

Guaranteed access to counsel at every stage of the proceedings. Police must stop an interrogation if defendant asks for a lawyer

Right to Counsel

200

appeals from both federal and state courts

U.S Supreme Court

200

Parties submit disagreement to a neutral third party

Arbitration 

300

No unreasonable search or seizure is discussed in which amendment?

The Fourth Amendment

300

Real Property

Immovable. Land, Water, Soil, Airspace and Subsurface, Fixtures


300

Defendant does not have to provide self-incriminating testimony or take the stand

Pleading the Fifth

300

act as  intermediate appellate courts

U.S Appellate Court

300

process involves neutral third party mediator who assists parties in reaching mutually agreeable, voluntary compromise

Mediation

400

You may not be tried twice for the same crime under which amendment?

The Fifth Amendment

400

Natural Law

Man-made law should be based on humanity’s innate sense of right and wrong

400

Right of the defendant to directly address the judge without the help of counsel

Allocution

400

act as general jurisdiction trial courts

U.S District Court

400

Three stages of litigation

Pretrial, Trial, Appeal

500

Under what rule are Police required to inform detainee of rights during arrest?

Miranda Warning

500

Brown v. Board of Education

Court concluded that “seeparate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”

500

Judge calls defendant and reads charges against the accused

Arraignment 

500

When only one court has the power to hear a case

Exclusive Jurisdiction

500

documents filed with court to commence a lawsuit

Pleadings