Street Law Chapter 11

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

• Plantiff

• District Attorney

• Defendant

• Prosecutor

Who makes up the Judicial Branch?

• The Obama Family

• The House of Representatives and The Senate

• The Supreme Court

• Judicial Affairs Committee

What is a valid explanation of why societies have laws?

• Regulate the conduct of people in a society

• Laws promote confusion and disorder

• Laws helps people from taking each others property

• All laws are fair.

Which term: the person accused of committing the crime?

• defendant

• prosecutor

• district attorney

• plaintiff

a lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court.

• Plantiff

• Principal

• Prosecutor

Which term: rules/regulations that give authority to the government to protect the rights of citizens

• law

• jury

• policy

• injunctions

Which term: the highest court in the United States

• Supreme Court

• Appeals Court

• District Court

• Traffic Court

Which term: noncriminal lawsuit, brought to enforce a right or redress a wrong

• civil action

• arrest

• incarceration

• affidavit

What is the primary purpose of laws in a society?

• To regulate the conduct of people

• To create confusion

• To allow people to take each other's property

• To ensure all laws are fair

Which term refers to rules that give authority to the government to protect citizens' rights?

• Law

• Jury

• Policy

• Injunctions