Degrees Of Crime
The crime of intentionally killing someone, categorized into first, second, and manslaughter types.
What is murder?
The only crime explicitly defined in the U.S. Constitution.
What is treason?
This party is always the plaintiff in a criminal case.
Who is the government?
Federal crimes must involve this type of activity, according to the Constitution.
What is interstate commerce?
This amendment protects individuals from being retried for the sa the same court.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This degree of murder involves premeditation or extreme cruelty.
What is first-degree murder?
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
The individual representing the government in a criminal trial.
Who is the prosecutor?
Tting federal government authority over interstate criminal law matters.
What is the Commerce Clause?
where youth offenders learn about the justice system by participating in trials.
What is a youth court or peer court?
This degree of murder is an intentional killing without premeditation.
What is second-degree murder?
This clause ensures that individuals cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process.
What is the Due Process Clause?
The term for a less severe crime that typically results in a fine or short jail sentence.
What is a misdemeanor?
A criminal act involving the violation of federal laws related to counterfeit currency.
What is counterfeiting?
A type of court where teenagers serve as jurors, defense attorneys, and prosecutors.
What is a teen court?
This type of manslaughter occurs when a person kills another in a sudden rage or distress.
What is voluntary manslaughter?
The amendment that protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures" by the government.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
party defending against accusations in a criminal case.
Who is the defendant?
The crime of intenng fire to property.
What is arson?
The court case illuboth federal and state courts can try a crime.
What is Heath v. Alabama?
A type of manslaughter involving unintentional killing through reckless or unlawful actions.
What is involuntary manslaughter?
This amendment prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
The illegal act of taking property by force or threat of force from someone directly.
What is robbery?
A killing that occurs during a felony, regardless of intent.
What is Felony Murder?
This state pioneered teen courts in the 1970s.
What is Texas?