Vocabulary
The first 10 Amendment to the Constitution are called this.
What is 'the Bill of Rights'?
The division of powers between the states and the federal government is known as this.
What is 'Federalism'?
The burden of proof in Civil cases.
What is 'Preponderance of the evidence'?
The government's attorney in a criminal case is known as this.
What is 'the prosecutor'?
The vast majority of criminal cases end with these types of agreements.
What are 'plea bargains'?
This branch of law dealing with the private rights of individuals.
What is 'Civil Law'?
The power of the President to prevent enactment of a bill.
What is 'a veto'?
A lawyer may use an unlimited number of these to strike jurors from the pool.
What are 'removals for cause'?
This is the burden of proof in a criminal case.
What is 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt'?
Crimes that are committed before or in preparation for committing another crime are known as these types of crimes.
What are 'inchoate crimes'?
The process by which the courts decide whether a law is constitutional or not.
What is 'Judicial Review'?
The screening process by which lawyers choose juries.
What is 'Voir Dire'?
Most Civil cases end this way.
What is 'settlement'?
Someone who, knowing a crime has been committed, helps conceal the crime or criminal.
What is 'accessory after the fact'?
In order to remove a juror for cause, the attorney requesting the removal must prove to the judge that the juror is 'this'.
What is 'incapable of rendering a fair and impartial verdict'?
The process of proving to a court that a will is genuine.
What is 'probate'?
A formal application by a party to have a lower-court decision reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is 'a Petition for Certiorari (Cert)'?
Appeals courts do not hold trials, but only look for these types of errors.
What are 'errors of law'?
The failure to perform an act required by law is known as this type of crime.
What is a 'crime of omission'?
State courts are courts of 'this' type of jurisdiction, while Federal courts are courts of 'this' type of jurisdiction.
What are 'original' and 'specific'?
Adopted by the UN in 1948 under the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt.
What is 'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)'?
A European method of handling disputes in which the judge takes an active role in questioning witnesses and gathering evidence.
What is 'the Inquisitional System'?
These are the 3 different types of opinions Supreme Court justices can issue
What are 'majority, concurring, and dissenting'?
The 'mental' and physical' components of a crime are referred to by these 2 Latin phrases.
What are 'Mens Rea, and 'Actus Reus'?
With these types of offenses, the act itself is a crime, regardless of the intent of the party committing the act (i.e., selling alcohol to minors).
What are'Strict Liability' offenses?