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Name that Amendment
Which is it?
A Little Bit of this and that
Vocabulary
100
Girl found smoking in the school bathroom.She was taken to the principals office and searched. After finding rolling papers, a list of names noted with amounts of money owed, and a good deal of money, she was suspended by the principal
What is New Jersey v. TLO
100
Arrest Procedures
What is the 5th Amendment?
100
After being married 39 years, Michael and Karen have decided to get a divorce.
What is Civil and family court?
100
Laws that are written down for everyone to see and know
What is Statutory Law?
100
To admit to guilt in exchange for a lesser charge or reduced sentence
What is a "Plea Bargain"?
200
Most important to defining proper police procedure
What is Miranda v. Arizona
200
Search and confiscating (seizing) evidence
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
Someone used a 357 magnum to rob the 7-11 down the street from my house
What is Criminal and felony?
200
Defamation is false speech (both written and spoken) that damages a person's good name, character, or reputation. Spoken damage is most specifically
What is Slander?
200
Formal charge brought by the grand jury
What is an "Indictment"?
300
Poor defendant accused of a petty crime. He could not afford a lawyer and the state refused to appoint him one due to his crime not being a felony.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
300
No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail
What is the 8th Amendment?
300
Mr. Ryan calls in a bomb threat to Tuscarora High School and kidnaps the principal
What is Criminal Law and felony?
300
"Supreme Law of the Land"
What is The U.S. Constitution?
300
Responsible for committing an act
What is "liable"?
400
The most important 6th Amendment case
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
400
An accused person's entitlement to a lawyer
What is the 6th Amendment?
400
You slip and fall at the movie theater after sneaking in without paying to see the #1 box office hit
What is civil, tort and criminal, misdemeanor?
400
Burden of proof in criminal cases
What is "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt"?
400
Disputes between two or more people (parties)
What is "Civil Law"?
500
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you...."
What is Miranda v. Arizona
500
The observation of the 5th and 6th Amendments
What is Due Process?
500
After being acquitted of murder, the family Goldman family filed a lawsuit against Bridget Manifold for the wrongful death of their son. However, the case never went to court.
What is Civil and tort?
500
Burden of proof in civil cases
What is a "Preponderance of Evidence"?
500
Most lawsuits are settled through the use of a mediator who negotiates a resolution between the parties
What is an "Out-of-Court-Settlement"?