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Lawsuits
Rights of the Accused
Law
Criminal Law
Miscellaneous
100
the amount of money people are suing for
What is damages?
100
this is the statement the officer MUST read to you once you have been arrested
What is Miranda Warning/Miranda Rights?
100
this type of law deals with disputes between persons
What is civil law?
100
putting someone on trial for a crime for which he/she was previously acquitted
What is double jeopardy?
100
meaning of the term STARE DECISIS
What is let the decision stand?
200
a formal notice that a lawsuit has been filed
What is a complaint?
200
a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to to explain why the person is being held
What is a writ of habeas corpus?
200
this type of law deals with a person accused of harming society
What is criminal law?
200
defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser crime to receive a lighter sentence
What is plea bargaining?
200
**Final Jeopardy** Name the FIVE sources of US Laws.
What is the US constitution state constitutions case law statutes administrative agencies
300
parties in a lawsuit agree to terms to end a dispute
What is a settlement?
300
a sum of money used as a security deposit to assure a person would return for his/her trial
What is bail?
300
TRUE or FALSE: there are 4 characteristics of good laws
What is true?
300
a child who commits crimes
What is a juvenile delinquent?
400
person being sued over a contract
What is a defendent?
400
following established legal procedures
What is due process?
400
a system of law based on precedents and customs
What is common law?
400
to correct a person's behavior
What is rehabilitate?
500
an order requiring someone to appear in court
What is a summons?
500
a court order allowing law enforcement officers to search home or business and take items of evidence
What is a search warrant?
500
there are 50 of these that are sources of law
What is state constitutions?
500
questioning a witness at a trial to check or discredit the witness' testimony
What is cross-examination?