A Hearty Constitution
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the legislature?
This individual presides over the court room like an umpire calling balls and strikes.
Who is the Judge?
This individual is responsible for charging criminal cases.
Who is the Prosecutor?
This foundational document limits the power of the government.
What is the US Constitution?
This branch of the government says what the law is.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This group determines whether or not a defendant is guilty of committing a crime.
What is the Jury?
This goal of the criminal justice system aims to stop individuals from committing crime in the future. It comes in two varieties.
What is deterrence?
This amendment guarantees, among other things, that the government cannot make a law prohibiting a religion.
What is the First Amendment?
This Latin phrase means "guilty mind" and is a requirement for most, but not all, crimes.
What is Mens Rea?
Because of this amendment, we do not send people to hard labor camps.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This burden of proof is the standard in criminal trials.
What is Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?
What is Actus Reus?
This source of criminal law is made by judges and helps us better understand the law.
What is case law?
This individual is the head of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This right, though not found explicitly in the Constitution, is understood as arising from multiple amendments such as the First, Third, and Fourth Amendments.
What is the right to privacy?
Don't like the result at trial? Use this legal remedy to get legal review from a higher court.
What is an appeal?
This phrase represents the standard of evidence needed to charge a person with a crime.
What is probable cause?
This phrase means that a criminal law is indefinite or unclear and therefore unconstitutional.
What is Void for Vagueness?
This governmental body is responsible for confirming nominations to the US Supreme Court.
What is the Senate?
This kind of unconstitutional law attempts to criminalize and punish conduct after it has occurred.
What is an Ex Post Facto law?
This important system means that not all criminal cases go to trial, but greatly increases efficiency in the criminal justice system while still holding criminals responsible.
What is the plea bargain system?
This word summarizes the duty of the prosecutor; it is their goal in every case.
What is justice?
This Latin phrase means "let the decision stand" and refers to the judicial principal of submitting to prior decisions of the court.
What is Stare Decisis?
These four degrees of intent are defined by the MPC.
What are Purposely, Knowingly, Recklessly, and Negligently?