Law Unit 1 Review

Which term: the person against whom a claim is made; the person being sued or being charged with a crime

• defendant

• witness

• bailiff

• plaintiff

Which term: serious criminal offense punishable with more than one year in prison

• felony

• misdemeanor

• status offense

• weekend special

Which term: the study of law

• jurisprudence

• economics

• lawsuits

• legal-ese

Which term: less serious criminal offense punishable by sentence of one year or less in prison

• misdemeanor

• felony

• status offense

• arrest

Which term: state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

• prosecutor

• lawyer

• plaintiff

• defendant

Usually the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to win the (civil) lawsuit

To win a party must provide evidence that the defendant probably could have committed the accused act

• Limited Government

• beyond a reasonable doubt

• Preponderance of evidence

• separation of powers

standard that must be met by the prosecution's evidence in a criminal prosecution: that no other logical explanation can be derived from the facts except that the defendant committed the crime

• Limited Government

• beyond a reasonable doubt

• Preponderance of evidence

• separation of powers

Your child was kidnapped while in Walmart.

• Criminal

• Civil

I moved out of my apartment, but did not get my security deposit back. It was $950.

• Criminal

• Civil

The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as the _________.

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble to the Constitution

• Supremacy Clause

• Articles of Confederation