
American Legal System Unit 1
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Laws that are written by a state legislature are known as
Statutory law
Constitutional law
Administrative law
Case law
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Minor crimes like vandalism and speeding are classified as
Felonies
Torts
Misdemeanors
Plantiffs
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Crimes punishable by more than one year in prison are classified as
Misdemeanors
Felonies
Torts
Plantiffs
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In a court case you will find these two opposing sides:
Plaintiff & Defendant
Judge & Jury
Bailiff & Court Reporter
Lawyer & Judge
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