Unit Six Lesson Sixteen Government

when a person accused of a crime is informed of the charges and allowed to enter a plea of “guilty” or “not guilty

• Indictment

• Felony

• Arraignment

• Incarceration

A serious crime that is usually punishable by more than one year in prison

• Plea bargain

• Restitution

• Arraignment

• Felony

Examine the evidence in a serious criminal case to decide whether a person accused of a crime should be indicted

• Restitution

• Plea bargain

• Incarceration

• Grand jury

Imprisonment in a jail, prison, or other correctional facility as punishment for a crime

• Reward
• Plea bargain

• Incarceration

• Freedom

A formal accusation of criminal behavior handed down by a grand jury

• Conviction
• Acquittal
• Plea bargain
• Indictment

A minor crime, typically punishable by a fine or no more than one year in prison

• Misdemeanor
• Felony
• Treason
• Capital offense

An agreement whereby a defendant pleads guilty in return for a lesser charge or reduced sentence

• Guilty plea
• Innocent plea
• Plea bargain
• Trial bargain

A repayment by an offender to a victim for losses, damages, or injuries resulting from a crime

• Reimbursement
• Restitution
• Compensation
• Reparation

To qualify as a crime, an act must

• Be defined by law as illegal

• Violate the law

• Do harm to other individuals or to society.

• All answers are correct

If the government sets out to deprive a person of life, liberty, or property, it must do so in a fair and legal way.

• Injustice process
• Quick process
• Unfair process
• Due process