Type of Courts
Assault and battery in a local shopping mall
State and criminal
Branch that carries out the laws
Executive Branch
State laws are called___________.
What are statutes?
A group of people who listen to the evidence and give a verdict
Jury
Penalty is more than one year of jail time
Felony
Murder on an American cruise ship
Federal and criminal
Branch that makes the statutes
Legislative Branch
According to the 22nd Amendment, a president cannot run for a third term.
What is constitutional law?
Another word for lawsuit
Tort
Factory dumps toxic waste into a river that is shared by two different states
Federal and civil
The highest appeals court in the U.S.
Supreme Court
Anyone born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen
What is constitutional law?
Party bringing legal action in a criminal case
Prosecutor
Penalty is 1 year or less of jail time
misdemeanor
Bank robbery
Federal and Criminal
How does the judicial branch check the legislative branch
Declare a law unconstitutional
A couple lives together for 7 or more years has the same rights as a married couple
Common Law
Party bringing legal action in a civil case
Plaintiff
Level of proof required in a criminal case
Beyond a shadow of doubt
state and civil
How the Legislative Branch check the President’s vetoing of a bill
Override the veto with 2/3 vote
Judicial ruling that is used as a guide for future cases that are similar
Common Law or Case Law
Statement of the reason why judges disagree on a decision
Dissenting Opinion
Level of proof required in a civil case
Preponderance of evidence