What Is Law
What is law?
What are the rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the conduct of people in a society
What sets forth laws and establishes the structure of the government
What is Constitutions
This is known as the support of a cause that involves the art of persuading others to support the same cause
What is Advocacy
This is the process of discussing an issue to reach a settlement or agreement
What is a negotiation
How many steps are there in a trial
What is 12
Without laws societies would
What is have confusion and disorder
What are 100 members
A procedure by which voters can propose a law and submit it to the legislature for approval
What is initiative
How many common methods are there for solving disputes out of court
What are 3
Most criminal cases are never brought to trial, instead an agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant and his or her lawyer is made, this is known as
What is a Plea bargain
What are the rights that all people have simply because they are human beings
What are Human rights
These are used to enact new laws or to amend or repeal old laws
What are Bills
This is a procedure in which issues are voted on directly by the citizens rather than by the government
What is a referendum
How many steps are there in a typical Mediation Session
What are 6
Every state has which type of courts
What are Trial Courts
A criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year
What is a felony
These proceedings are open to the public, during these proceedings evidence is considered and then a decision is reached based on this evidence
What are public hearings
This allows voters to remove elected officials from office
What is a recall
The mutual agreement between two sides in a civil lawsuit is known as a
What is a settlement
These organizations license lawyers
What is Bar Associations
What was the case called in which a woman was attacked and stabbed to death in 1964 in the area of Queens NY where no one intervened
What is the Case of Catherine Kitty Genovese
This is a court in which appeals from trial court decisions are heard
What are appeals court
List the 3 requirements to vote
What are: US citizen by birth or naturalization, 18 years or older, and a resident of the community you are voting in
In arbitration both parties to a dispute agree to have one or more persons listen to their arguments and make a decision for them. The arbitrator is like a what in this case
What is a judge
This document consists of nine canons or principals which involve both ethical considerations and disciplinary rules
What is the Code of Professional Responsibility