Classification of Laws

The prosecution is present in which type of court case?

• civil

• criminal

• both civil and criminal

• neither civil nor criminal

A private dispute between individuals or organizations will most likely be tried in which type of court?

• criminal

• civil

• both civil and criminal

• neither civil not criminal

A person who claims that the police violated her/his legal rights must likely have her/his case tried in which type of court?

• civil

• criminal

• both civil and criminal

• neither civil nor criminal

If the government charges an individual with committing a crime, such as robbery, which type of court would most likely handle the case?

• civil

• criminal

• both civil and criminal

• neither civil nor criminal

Stare Decisis is the doctrine that requires lower courts to adhere to existing case law in their decisions. ( true or false)

• True

• False

Business activities are at times governed by criminal law. (True or false)

• True

• False

A(n) ________ issued by a judge provides the legal basis for an apprehension of suspects by police.

• Warrant
• Mere Hunch
• Indictment 
• Hearing

Which of the following terms means procedural fairness?

• Due Process
• Adversarial Process
• Trust the Process
• Right!!

The assumption that criminal acts injure not just individuals, but society as a whole is fundamental to which of the following laws?

• Criminal Law
• Administrative Law
• Procedural Law
• Statutory Law

When a higher court publishes its opinion on a case, that opinion may state new rules to be used in deciding the case and others like it. This is known as

• procedural law

• case law

• criminal law

• high court law