Unit 2.01 Vocab Quiz

What is the definition of "Infraction"?

• The breaking of a law, rule, or agreement less than a misdemeanor

• A crime regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor

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

• A minor traffic violation

What is considered a "Felony"?

• A minor traffic violation

• A crime regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

• The breaking of a law, rule, or agreement less than a misdemeanor

• A civil dispute

What does "Criminal Law" refer to?

• A set of rules for civil disputes

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

• The breaking of a law, rule, or agreement less than a misdemeanor

• A guideline for business practices

What is International Law?

• A set of rules established by individual countries for internal governance

• A body of rules established by custom or treaty and recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another

• A framework for local government operations

• A guideline for corporate business practices

What does Criminal Procedure refer to?

• The process of creating new laws

• The framework of laws and rules that govern the administration of justice in cases involving an individual who has been accused of a crime

• The guidelines for international trade

• The rules for civil lawsuits

What is Jurisdiction?

• The ability to create new laws

• Territory within which a court or government agency may properly exercise its power

• The process of electing government officials

• The guidelines for international diplomacy

What is a Misdemeanor?

• A serious criminal offense

• A nonindictable offense, regarded in the US as less serious than a felony

• A type of civil lawsuit

• A major violation of international law

What is the authority of a state to govern itself or another state called?

• Appeal

• Sovereignty

• Civil Law

• Intent

What is an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed known as?

• Intent

• Sovereignty

• Appeal

• Civil Law

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

• Civil Law

• Intent

• Sovereignty

• Appeal