Criminal v. Civil Cases CE 9c/ 5c

What is a criminal case?

• Disagreement between two parties

• Where someone is released from jail

• When someone is accused of breaking a contract

• Where someone is accused of breaking a law

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

• Criminal cases
• Warrants for crimes
• Probable cause
• Criminal cause

Who is the plaintiff in this case?

• Teddy Whitaker

• Charles Smith

• Paloma Mason

• Carl Johns

What is a civil case?

• When someone goes to the Supreme Court
• When someone breaks the law
• When someone is caught speeding
• Disagreement between two parties

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

• Trial
• Arraignment
• Indictment
• Preliminary hearing

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

• Arraignment

• Arrest

• Complaint filed

• Trial

A person accused of a crime is the -

• Defendant
• Prosecutor
• Judge
• Jury

Your friend buys a brand new iPhone. You borrow the phone over the weekend and end up cracking the screen your friend is now suing you for the damages. Criminal or civil case?

• Criminal

• Civil

A student is caught stealing Chromebooks from school. Criminal or civil case?

• Civil

• Criminal

Money used to get the defendant (someone accused of a crime) out of jail is called

• Plea money

• Bail

• Arraignment fea

• Jurisdiction