CTE Law Year 1. Bill of Rights/ criminal law/ civil law

What Is A Criminal Law?

• a war between citizens of the same country

• a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

• the law as established by the outcome of former cases.

• a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell,

What Is a Civil Law ?

• a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes

• the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

• the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs

• the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil, lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings.

What Is the Constitution ?

• the law as established by the outcome of former cases.

• a written law passed by a legislative body.

• is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case

• a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed

What Is Ordinance ?

• a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.

• is a statement of the meaning of a term

• is an English baby name

• used in medical names and descriptions

A punishable offense against society is called a

• Civil

• Criminal

• Crime

• Felony

A crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year in a state prison or federal prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, or both, or death is a(n)

• Criminal Act

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• White Collar Crime

A crime punishable by imprisonment in a county or city jail for one year or less, a fine of $1,000 or less or both is called a(n)

• Felony

• Arbitrary Crime

• Misdemeanor

• Bribery

If a civil case goes to court, what is the name for the person who sues someone else?

• Prosecution

• Plaintiff

• Torter

• Defendant

If a civil case goes to court, what is the name for the person who is being sued?

• Prosecution

• Plaintiff

• Torter

• Defendant

What are the damages in a civil case that help pay for lost property and wages, & medical costs?

• fines

• punitive damages

• compensatory damages

• pay out