Civil & Criminal Law

court determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty

• civil law
• criminal law
• judicial law
• supreme law

Who is the plaintiff?

• person suing (person complaining) 
• person getting sued
• witness

Bail money used to 

• release a defendant from jail
• hire a lawyer
• pay for protection
• pay an expert witness

When police have good reason to believe a suspect has been involved in a crime, they have-

• probable cause
• criminal cause
• warrants for crimes
• criminal cases

What is a civil case?

• disagreement between two parties
• when someone breaks the law
• when someone is caught speeding
• when someone goes to the Supreme Court

In what part of a criminal case will a defendant be formally charged and enter a plea?

• Arraignment
• trial
• indictment
• preliminary hearing

All of the following are steps in a criminal case EXCEPT-

• discovery
• arrest
• arraignment
• trial

A person accused of a crime is the -

• defendant
• prosecutor
• judge
• jury

Which of these only applies to a criminal case?

• a person is arrested
• having a trial by jury
• appealing the case to a higher court
• being represented by a lawyer

How do all the oceans say hello to each other? 

• they wave
• they yell
• they can't say hello, they are so far away from each other
• oceans don't talk