PLACES Jeopardy

PLACES Trivia

100

This E-Board Officer has been conducting the entry interviews...

What is The Secretary?

200

This is the starting semester of PLACES

Spring Semester

300

This was the first event of PLACES

What is Legal Scavenger Hunt?

400

This is the meaning of the PLACES Acronym

What is Pre-Law Advocates for Community Engagement Services?

500

This is the proper spelling of PLACES President

What is Emilee?

Trial Advocacy

100

This is the type of Law that deals with Crimes 

What is Criminal Law?

200

This is the first speech in a trial

Opening Statement

300

These are declarations made to pause (or purposefully lengthen ;) ) a trial

What are Objections?

400

This is an objection for an out of court statement used to prove the truth of the matter asserted?

Hearsay

500

This is a motion asking the judge to rule in favor of the defendant before the trial ends (usually based on an un-met burden)

What is a motion for summary judgement?

The Litigation Process

100

This legal document starts a lawsuit; it includes the parties and facts of the case

What is a complaint?

200

This document notifies the defendant that they are being sued

What is a summons?

300

This is the part of a lawsuit where the losing party asks a higher court to reverse or alter the original decision

What is an appeal?

400

This is the phase of a lawsuit where all the information from both sides is gathered; this becomes evidence

What is discovery?

500

This is a motion made to the court on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction over the case

What is a motion to dismiss?

Committee Trivia

100

This is the number of committees PLACES has

What are 5 committees?

200

This is the number of people on the E-council 

What are 9 people?

300

What are the names of all PLACES committees?

LR&W, Media, Community Outreach, Event Coordination, and Fundraising

400

This committee currently has the most members

Event Coordination

500

These are the names of ALL directors

Ryan, Baxter, Nicolas, Diana, Alyssa

Law Law Law

100

A court that hears cases about crimes like burglary and murder

Criminal Trial Court

200

A court that hears cases where one person o group thinks another should pay remedies for causing harm

Civil Trial Court

300

T or F: A person may be arrested without a warrant if the police catch him/her in the act or have a reasonable suspicion that they committed a crime

What is True?

400

A person pleading guilty to a lesser crime is known as a 

What is Plea Bargaining?

500

Name all four pleas that a person can enter at an arraignment

What is...

-Guilty 

-Not Guilty

-Not Guilty by Insanity

-No Contest