Criminal vs Civil Law

What is a criminal case?

• Where someone is released from jail

• Where someone is accused of breaking a contract

• Disagreement between two parties

• Where someone is accused of breaking the law

To release someone from jail before trial, people can pay what?

• Fines

• Bail

• Judgement

• Contracts

Your home is broken into and you are held at knifepoint.

• Civil

• Criminal

A person is arrested by the police and placed in jail until his trial.

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

Tim shoplifts a pair of jeans, a shirt and a belt from Hollister.  A guard stops him as he is leaving the store and discovers the stolen merchandise.

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

Debra burns down her store for insurance money and it causes damage to neighboring stores.  Debra is arrested.

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

Check the two types of court cases that can be heard in state and federal courts.

• criminal

• defendant law

• civil

• prosecution

What is the primary purpose of criminal law?

• To resolve disputes between individuals

• To punish offenders and deter crime

• To regulate business practices

• To enforce civil rights

Which of the following is a characteristic of civil law?

• Involves the government as a party

• Focuses on punishment and deterrence

• Deals with private disputes between individuals

• Requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt

In a civil lawsuit, the person who brings the case to court is called what?

• Defendant

• Plaintiff

• Prosecutor

• Bailiff