Quiz-Criminal/Civil Case and State Legal Courts

The state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

• Defendant

• Prosecutor

• Plaintiff

• Proceedings

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

• Proceedings

• General Jurisdiction

• Limited Jurisdiction

• Federalism

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

The institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

• proceedings

• beyond a reasonable doubt

• preponderance of evidence

• limited jurisdiction

A noncriminal lawsuit, brought to enforce a right or redress a wrong

• Criminal Case

• General Jurisdiction

• Civil Case

• Limited Jurisdiction

The obligation to prove what is alleged. In criminal cases, this obligation rests on the prosecution, which must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. In civil cases, it rests on the applicant, who must prove his or her case on the balance of probabilities.

• Burden of Proof

• Preponderance of the evidence

• General Jurisdiction

• Limited Jurisdiction

The person against whom a claim is made. In a civil suit, the ____________ is the person being sued; in a criminal case, the _______________ is the person charged with committing a crime

• Plaintiff

• Prosecutor

• Judge

• Defendant

A person who brings a case against another in a court of law

• Defendant

• Attorney

• Plaintiff

• Judge

Usually the standard of proof used in a civil suit; the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to win the lawsuit. To win, a party must provide evidence that is more convincing than the other side's evidence

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

• Preponderance of evidence

• 5th Amendment

• self-incrimination

The level of proof required to convict a person of a crime. It does not mean "convinced 100 percent,"

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

• Preponderance of the Evidence

• General Jurisdiction

• Limited Jurisdiction