Chapter 1
A community finds drunken behaviors such as drunk driving unacceptable for a civilized society. So the local government passed a law against drunk driving. What value was this law based on?
Social
What is the stage of lawmaking where the language of a bill is actually written?
Drafting the bill
Which term most nearly means “influencing or persuading legislators to take action to introduce a bill or vote a certain way on a proposed law”?
Lobbying
This Disney princess is based on a real life Native American.
Pocahontas
Which step in a trial is the first time the prosecution can make its case to the judge and jury?
Opening Statements
What is another word for an attorney or barrister?
Litigator
Which amendment protects our right not to house soldiers in our homes?
3rd Amendment
Which of the following terms means “a legal way of making a provision less enforceable than it might be otherwise”?
Reservation
How can agencies such as the EPA make laws more specific?
Creating rules or regulations
What age must a person be to vote prior to the date of the election?
18
This movie features a dad seeking his lost son at P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sidney.
Finding Nemo
When a witness provides testimony that is based on what someone else saw or heard, lawyers can object to it as “hearsay” evidence. What step in the trial is this called?
Motions/Objections
What term references an organization that licenses lawyers?
Bar Associations
Which amendment prevents the courts from giving cruel and unusual punishments?
8th Amendment
Which document both makes the case for and lists universally held human rights?
UDHR
What term most nearly means "proceeds that are open to the public and allow individuals such as experts or considered groups like businesses a chance to share evidence for how a rule should be made"?
Public Hearings
According to what amendment do Americans of any racial background have the right to vote?
15th Amendment
This movie features Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a demigod named Maui.
Moana
Which most nearly means “a judicial system where opposing parties present their legal conflicts before an impartial judge and jury”?
Adversarial System
What term refers to the money given as a down payment to get an attorney to act on your behalf?
Retainer
Which amendment protects against unlawful searches and seizures?
4th Amendment
Which terms means “the state or federal government’s attorney in a criminal case”?
Plaintiff
What term most nearly means "the legal process in which one country or state asks another to surrender a suspected or convicted criminal"?
Extradition
Which amendment allowed 18 year olds to participate in elections?
26th Amendment
What was the first animated PG Disney movie?
The Black Cauldron
Name one of the three levels of the federal court system.
District
Circuit
Supreme Court
What term most nearly means a lawyer losing his license due to illegal or unethical conduct?
Disbarred
Which amendment guarantees the right to an attorney and a quick and speedy trial?
6th Amendment
Which term means “a noncriminal lawsuit, brought to enforce a right or redress a wrong”?
Civil Action
What term most nearly means "a court decision on a legal question that guides decisions in future cases that involve similar questions"?
Precedent
What Supreme Court case has prevented the government from restricting independent political contributions by businesses, unions or other organizations?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
What was the first animated Disney movie?
Snow White & the 7 Dwarves
A soldier is accused of disobeying orders and endangering both the lives of those in his unit as well as several non-combatants. Which court is likely to hear his case first?
Military Tribunal
What is the term that means a lawyer has the right and duty to withhold information about you even in court cases?
Attorney-client privileges
Which amendment allows for trial by jury for civil suits exceeding $20 as well as preventing double jeopardy?
7th Amendment