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Intro to Law
Lawmaking and Advocacy
Settling Disputes, Courts and Lawyers
Criminal v Civil Law
Miscellaneous
100
This type of court deals with disputes between individuals.
What is civil court?
100

These types of laws deal with things like parking, speed limits, and land use.

What are ordinances?

100
A formal talk between two individuals to settle a dispute is called this.
What is negotiation?
100

This is the burden of proof for a plaintiff in civil court and is defined as "more probable than not."

What is by a preponderance of the evidence?

100

This court specializes in issues of wills and successions (inheritance, heirship).

What is probate court?

200
This is the party responding to the plaintiff or prosecution.
What is the defendant?
200

A law made by this legislative body affects the entire nation.

What is Congress?

200
If a court only hears cases that have already been heard, they are said to have this type of jurisdiction.
What is appellate?
200

Civil or criminal, the court in which the defendant may be forced to take the witness stand.

What is civil?

200
If the supreme court agrees to hear a case, they do this.
What is grant a writ of certiorari?
300
This is a crime for which the potential imprisonment is greater than 1 year.
What is a felony?
300

This is when an individual directly contacts lawmakers to vote the way he/she or his/her client(s) want.

What is lobbying?

300
Municipal or county courts within the state court system have this type of jurisdiction.
What is general?
300

Civil or criminal, the court in which the defendant takes the witness stand only if he/she chooses to.

What is criminal?

300
This is the questioning of jurors to determine possible bias?
What is voir dire examination?
400

A person who brings a lawsuit against another is called this.

What is plaintiff?

400

This is a law that is proposed by the legislature and then voted on by the people.

What is a referendum?

400
If a lawyers loses their license, they are this.
What is disbarred?
400

In criminal court, potential fines and loss of this is at risk.

What is liberty/freedom?

400

If Gina is convicted of a federal crime in San Antonio, Texas, she would have to file an appeal with this circuit court of appeals.

What is the 5th circuit?

500
This is the burden of proof in criminal court.
What is beyond a reasonable doubt?
500

After a bill is submitted to one of the legislative houses, it is then sent here.

What is to a legislative committee?

500

A lump sum paid to a lawyer to start and maintain their services until the sum is exhausted via legal work and expenses is called this.

What is a retainer?

500

In civil court, the worst one might expect to lose is this.

What is money?

500

If one loses one's case in the LA Supreme Court, one could still appeal to this court.

What is the U.S. Supreme Court?