Civil vs Criminal Law Pre-Assessment

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jail/prison, fines, probation, death penalty

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criminal

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A judge or jury decides the case

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both

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What Is A Criminal Law?

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a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

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What Is a Civil Law ?

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the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs

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Your aunt goes to court to ask for custody of her child. Is this a Criminal or Civil matter?

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Civil

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Your friend gets caught selling pirated movies

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Criminal

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trial that involves a person who has been accused of a crime.

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criminal case

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A trial where people have a disagreement that they can’t resolve on their own, and one side feels that the other side violated their rights in some way.

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civil case

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The goal of this case, is not to find out whether someone is innocent or guilty, but to decide which side’s version of the story is correct. What type of case is this? Options: civil case, criminal case

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civil case

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Stella Liebeck vs. McDonald's was a case in which a 79 year old woman sued McDonald's because their coffee was too hot. What type of case was this?

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civil case