The Civil Justice System!

Which of the following is NOT an area that civil courts adjudicate?

• Crimes

• Employment discrimination

• Divorces

• Traffic tickets

How do federal judges get their jobs?

• The president appoints them

• The people elect them

• Senators choose them

• Their colleagues pick them

What is the jury selection process called?

• Voir dire

• Sua sponte

• Carpe diem

• Per curiam

In what case was the principle of "separate but equal" education outlawed by the Supreme Court?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

What case outlawed the principle of "separate but equal"?

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

What kind of contract can limit your right to go to court?

• Arbitration clause

• Deed

• Confidentiality agreement

• Non-disparagement clause

True or false: an arbitration clause prevents you from bringing your case in court.

• True

• False

Who said that the US is a government of laws, not of people?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Emma Goldman

True or false: if you cannot afford an attorney in a civil case, one will be appointed to you.

• True

• False

What year did women get the right to vote in the US?

• 1920

• 1880

• 1930

• 1790