American Legal System Unit 1

Laws that are written by a state legislature are known as

• Statutory law

• Constitutional law

• Administrative law

• Case law

Minor crimes like vandalism and speeding are classified as

• Felonies

• Torts

• Misdemeanors

• Plantiffs

At what point are criminal defendants no longer to be presumed to be innocent?

• Once the trial starts

• Once bail is put up

• Once proven guilty

• Once a search warrant is obtained

Last Saturday, a driver was ticketed for speeding through a neighborhood and crashing into a fence. The fence owner is suing the driver $2500.00 for the cost to repair the fence.

What court would hear this case?

• Appeals

• Civil

• Criminal

• U.S. Supreme

Crimes punishable by more than one year in prison are classified as

• Misdemeanors

• Felonies

• Torts

• Plantiffs

Which situation would most likely lead to a civil case?

• A person fails to stop at a red light

• A person is caught breaking into a house

• A person robs another person at gunpoint

• A person breaks a leg at a friend's house

In a court case you will find these two opposing sides:

• Plaintiff & Defendant

• Judge & Jury

• Bailiff & Court Reporter

• Lawyer & Judge

Law that comes from judges’ decisions that rely on common sense and previous cases.

• Constitutional law

• Military law

• Civil law

• Common law

What principle of the Constitution is the sharing of power between the state & the federal government?

• republicanism

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

What is common law?

• laws debated and passed by a parliament or Congress
• Written laws
• laws that regulate government action
• laws based on decisions made in court cases