The fee paid to an attorney based on a percentage of the sum the client is awarded or settles for
What is a contingency fee
100
The two basic forms of crimes
What is something one does or fails to do
100
The state of mind the leads to a charge of first-degree murder
What is malice?
100
An activity so dangerous that there is a serious threat even if the defendant used maxium care
What is strict liablity?
200
A decision that is used to guide later cases.
What is a precedent?
200
The term describing the taking away of a lawyers ablity to continue to practice law
What is disbarred
200
The law written after President Reagan was shot
What is the Brady Bill?
200
A killing in which there is no intent kill at all
What is involuntary homicide?
200
Doctors carry insurance for this type of event
What is malpractice?
300
The doctrine that allows an attorney to remove a potential juror for no cause.
What is a peremptory challenge?
300
The attorney-client relationship is protected by this doctrine.
What is privilege
300
The term for repeat criminal behavior
What is recidivism?
300
The attempt or threat to attack a person and unlawful physical contact
What is assault and battery?
300
Three kinds of insurance coverage for a car
What is medical, collision, comprehensive, uninsured motorist and, no-falult
400
The woman currently chosen by President Obama to be the next Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Elena Kagan
400
Three reasons for hiring a lawyer
What is buying and selling a house; starting a business; changing family status; making a will; signing a contract; personal or property damage; criminal or civil case.
400
Four major criminal activities on college campuses
What is sexual assault; drug abuse; alcohol abuse; hate crimes; property crimes;
400
Two terms describing the threat to obatain the porperty of another
What is extortion and blackmail?
400
The two types of intellectual property and the tort that protects them
What is patent and copyright; infringement
500
The trial system used in the United States.
What is the inquisitional system.
500
What Shakespeare wrote at the start of a revolution
What is "Kill all the lawyers!"
500
Persuading someone to commit a crime
What is solicitation
500
The top two crimes in the USA
What is aggravated assault and drug abuse?
500
The tort related to the taking, damaging, or interfering with anothers property