legal system

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

What type of law is used to resolve disputes between Congress and the President?

• Civil

• Constitutional

• Criminal

• Military

In addition to criminal law, what type of law are all Americans most directly affected by?

• Military law

• Civil law

• Public law

• Administrative law

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

Jurisdiction is..

• the power of a court to hear a case

• the authority of the court to determine a matter

• All of the above

Precedent is...

• Basically the judge needs to follow another Judges decision

• Basically if the cases are similar, the judgements should be similar

• basically difficult to understand

how many years did Ronald Cotton serve in prison before being released due to wrongful conviction?

• 2

• 5

• 10

• 25