Street Law Chapter 18 Torts

What is a tort?

• a criminal act
• a set of laws
• a civil wrong
• none of these

Torts can be described as...

• In a criminal law, when a person commits a wrong.

• In a crime, when a person commits a wrong.

• In a civil and criminal law, when a person commits a wrong.

• In a civil law, when a person commits a wrong.

Which of the following is TRUE about civil law?

• the plaintiff is the state
• the defendant goes to jail if held liable
• damages are often in the form of money
• all of these are true

What is meant by liability?

• the person held responsible for wrong
• the plaintiff's damages
• the judges finding
• the amount of money owed

What activities can be subject to lawsuit?

• only those with direct cause
• any human activity
• only those in which a person is physically injured
• all of these

When does a tort occur?

• when a person is injured
• when property is damaged
• when a person's reputation is harmed
• all of these

What are damages?

• the harm done to a defendant
• the amount of money to compensate the court
• the amount of money awarded to plaintiff
• none of these

A defendant who loses the judgement in a civil case will be...

• Punished with jail and pay monetary damages

• Punished with jail or other penalties associated with criminal law

• Ordered to compensate the plaintiff for injures by paying monetary damages

• Ordered to pay monetary damages and punished with other penalties

True of False - Most lawsuits go to trial.

• True
• False
• Not enough information (don't choose this one, it's wrong!)

Most tort cases are heard in which level?

• Federal
• State
• Both equally