Group of laws that set forth how rights and responsibilities can be legally exercised and enforced through the legal system is:

Enforceable rules of conduct in a society are:

Law based on the customs of a group of people are:

Legislative enactment by a city is a(n):

Group of laws defining and setting punishments for offenses against society are:

An open, peaceful, violation of a law to protest its alleged injustice is:

Power of a court to decide a case is called having: 

Law enacted by state legislatures or federal legislatures is:

Law made when an appellate court endorses a rule to be used in deciding court cases.

A collection of standards of conduct and moral judgment forming the basis for reasoned, impartial decision as to what is right or wrong.

Document that sets forth the framework of a government and its relationship to the people it governs.

Group of laws that allows individuals to seek legal remedies for wrongs done to them.

Laws grouped into an organized form.

Having fairness for everyone is:

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called:

The ____________ protected subjects against abuses of power by central government.

The 13 former colonies, each with its own independent form of government, united in 1781 under a charter called the ________________.

_____________ protect individuals from harm by others.

This means, at a minimum, a defendant over whom jurisdiction has been established by be provided adequate notice and a proper hearing.

Which amendment states, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.."

The 15th Amendment gives:

Which amendments made it unconstitutional to deny a person the right to vote if they have not paid taxes?

At what age may a person begin to vote in elections?

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on:

The inalienable rights within the Declaration of Independence are the rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of ________"

Women were guaranteed the right to vote by which amendment?

Opponents of the ratification of the original Constitution claimed the wording failed to protect human ___________.

Which was the 13th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

Which of the first ten amendments guarantees the freedom of the press?

The balance of power between the legislative, judicial, and executive branches was formed by the:

The branches of government are: 

Which branch of government makes the laws?

Which branch of government is headed by the President and Vice President of the United States?

A(n) ___________ case is a criminal proceeding against a government official for misconduct in office.

The Supreme Court guides this branch of government.

A(n) __________________ is a change or modification to the Constitution.

In a pure _____________, every adult citizen may vote on all issues.

The United States is a __________, or otherwise called a representative democracy.

The 10th Amendment acknowledges ___________,  or the allowance for individual states to govern their own citizens.

Trade between states is called:

Trade of goods that stays between the borders of one state, such as trade all within the state of Kentucky, is called:

Under the U.S. Constitution, all spending bills must originate in the:

The U.S. Senate is made up of how many members from each state?

Which law governs the use of computers in e-commerce and the Internet?

Which Act of 1998 required commercial websites to use methodology to restrict access to the sites containing material harmful to children.

The practice of sending un-requested bulk e-mailings to hundreds of thousands of potential customers via the internet is called:

The groundwork for the Internet was laid in the 1960's by the U.S. Department of _________.

A ___________ tries to develop a solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute.

If a person chooses to allow a court to resolve their disputes, they are allowing the court to:

If a dispute is settled by an arbitrator, the decision is:

A governmental forum that administers justice under the law is called a:

The court in which a dispute is first heard is called a:

Another name for a decision in a court case is a(n): 

A typed or written verbatim record of what went on at a trial is called the:

A trial court has _________ jurisdiction over the case.

_____________ are written arguments on the issues of law submitted by the opposing attorneys.

When an appellate court sends a case back down to a trial court for a new trial, it is said to have _________ the case.

A decision of the lower court that has been changed by an appellate court is said to have been:

Which one of the following are involved in appellate court proceedings?

An appeal to the federal court system of a ruling of a federal agency initially would be taken to:

A Court of Record keeps an account of what happens at a trial. It includes:

Cities may have a court that administers their ordinances such as traffic fines.  Which type of court is this?

Minor individual suits are handled by the ________________ where $2,500 or less is in question.

When individuals die, their property and other monetary interests will be decided by which court?

A _______________ is the specific conduct of the defendant that violates a statute.

"the intentional causing of bodily harm to another person" is:

__________ means the defendant intended to commit the specific act or omission defined as criminal in the statute.

The conduct of taking another's property or money by a person to whom it was entrusted is called:

A __________ is a crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by a fine of more than $1,000 or both.

If a person can only be fined and there is no risk of being jailed, they have created a(n):

Offenses committed in the business world are typically referred to as: 

____________ state that competing companies may not cooperate in fixing prices or in dividing sales regions.

Also known as theft, burglary, or robbery, this is the act of taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else.

A person who knowingly receives stolen property is known as a(n):

Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another is called:

The unlawful offering or giving of items of value to influence the performance of an individual is called:

Legally, a crime is considered an offense against:

_____________ is obtaining money or other property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or the power of office.

An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime is called a(n):

The willful and illegal burning or exploding of a building is considered:

In some situations, an officer of a corporation will be held criminally liable for the acts of an employee under the doctrine of:

The term used to describe a reasonable ground for belief is:

"The state will provide a lawyer for a person who cannot afford to hire one." is part of which right?

A _______________ is the legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her.

In a(n) ____________, problems have been found with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested.

The use of the force that appears to be reasonable necessary to the victim to prevent death, serious bodily harm, rape, or kidnapping is:

The freedom from prosecution even when one has committed a crime is called:

An action that hinders the administration of justice is _________ of court.

If a person agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped, this is a:

A written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the individual for a specific crime is a(n): 

Sometimes the accused may be released with the promise to appear in court as scheduled.

A sum of money of property deposited or pledged to guarantee that arrested person will appear for a preliminary hearing or trial.

A group of citizens selected to hear, in secret, the evidence of alleged crimes submitted by the prosecutor.

If the accused does not show up for court, a car or life insurance policy may be used instead of bail money -- this act of defiance is called _________.

A written command for an individual to appear in court is called a(n):

A preliminary exam of potential jurors is referred to as:

The final decision of a judge or jury is called the:

___________ includes anything and everything that provides information used to prove or disprove the alleged facts.

If a unanimous verdict of guilty or not guilty cannot be obtained after considerable deliberations, the jury is said to be _________.