Unit 1 Intro to Law Review

This is the branch of law dealing with crimes and punishments

• lawsuit

• felony

• criminal law

• civil law

This is a serious criminal offense punishable with more than one year in prison

• criminal law

• misdemeanor

• status offense

• felony

The process courts use to decide whether laws are constitutional or not

• judicial review

• law

• juriprudence

• habeas corpus

The people who are selected to hear cases and determine the truth (verdict) in a court case

• homies

• council

• board

• jury

A less serious criminal offense punishable by sentence of one year or less in prison

• misdemeanor

• felony

• status offense

• arrest

The injured party in a civil case who brings legal action against an alleged wrongdoer

• bailiff

• defendant

• plaintiff

• prosecutor

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

• laywer

• prosecutor

• plaintiff

• defendant

This is the standard of proof used in civil suits...to win, a party must provide the most convincing evidence

• preponderance of evidence

• beyond a reasonable doubt

• habeas corpus

• popular sovereignty

The highest court in the United States - if you lose a case here, you cannot appeal any futher

• State Court of Appeals

• US Supreme Court

• US District Court

• Traffic Court

The person accused of committing a

crime

• plaintiff

• prosecutor

• attorney

• defendant