Checks & Balances
This branch is in charge of writing our laws
What is the legislative branch?
Provide an example of a violation (infraction)
What is jaywalking, littering, parking violations, etc.?
This person can shout "order, order" & overrule/sustain objections in court
Who is the judge?
Where is the District of Columbia (DC)?
The Supreme Court belongs to this branch
What is the judicial branch?
TRUE/FALSE: Daniel is walking around Banana Republic & steals a $200 suit. This would be a misdemeanor.
What is true?
Daniel watches Kat choke a stranger on the street. He comes forward about seeing this and is called into court. Name Daniel's role in court.
What is a witness?
Give an example of our government playing a role in our day-to-day lives
The president belongs to this branch
What is the executive branch?
TRUE/FALSE: A crime must have a victim.
What is false? E.g., drug use, gambling
This person/group of people want to prove the defendants guilty
Who is/are the prosecution?
TRUE/FALSE: An infraction is more serious than a misdemeanor
What is false?
Together, the Senate and the House of Representatives are part of _____.
What is Congress?
Define embezzlement
What is the fraudulent taking or misappropriation of money or property by someone who was entrusted to manage or monitor it?
The role of the defense is
What is to prove the defendant(s)' innocence?
The physical conduct that makes up the crime. For example, Kat actually pushing Daniel off of a cliff.
What is "actus reus"? (Meaning "guilty act")
The Senate has this many members
What is 100?
Kat plans to murder Daniel and jots an elaborate plan down on her notebook. Before she can push him off a cliff, the police catch and arrest her. Name the kind of crime Kat committed.
What is an inchoate/incomplete crime?
A white, deeply Republican woman from Georgia is on trial for the murder of an Asian immigrant who can't speak English. You are in charge of selecting a jury. Give an example of how the jury could be biased.
What is selecting an all-white, all-Republican, all-Georgian, all-Asian, etc. jury?
Since Congress has two houses, it is bi-_____
What is bi-cameral?