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23 Cards in this Set
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Define a law |
Regulations tht citizens must conduct |
Citizens |
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Define jurisprudence |
The study of law and legal philosophy |
The study of what |
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Define universal declaration of law |
The humane thing humans are aloud to do |
Born-death |
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What is the purpose of our legal system |
To regulate citizen behavior |
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Ehat are the FOUR values on which laws are based? Define each value |
Economic: value Moral: the laws we follow Social: presence in public Political: right to choose our reps and leaders |
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How do values influence law making |
Traditional ideas of right and wrong |
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A) what is a right? B) what is responsibility |
A) a privilege, liberty, and freedom to do something B) to be consistent of what is needed to do |
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Define felony and provide an example |
Major wrong doing Ex: Steve got a felony for murder |
Murder, kidnapp, rape |
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Define misdemeanor and provide an example |
Minor wrong doing Ex: Meg's licence plate was over the expiration date |
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Compare and contrast civil and criminal laws and courts. |
Civil: plantiff Criminal: prosecutor Compare: both have judge, jury, and witnesses |
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Define tort |
A civil wrong |
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Define liability |
Legal responsibility for harm |
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Define plantiff |
Harmed individual |
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Define civil action |
Lawsuit brought to enforce person |
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Define settlement |
An agreement to end dispute before it goes to trial |
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Define dissenting opinion |
An opinion filed by the judge |
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Define litigator |
Trial attorny |
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Define popular sovereignty |
Decision made by the people *public* |
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What are checks and balances |
When all three branches have the same power |
No one has more power |
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List three examples of checks and balances |
1) president can veto law *executive 2) congress can override presidents veto *legislative 3) supreme court can call out something unconstitutional *judicial |
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What was Thomas Hobbs major belief about government? |
Without government the people would create chaos |
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What are the steps in trial |
1)vio diré 2) opening statement by prosecution 3) opening statement by defense 4) direct examination 5) motions 6) cross examination defence 8) cross examination plantiff 7) direct examination plantiff8) cross examination plantiff9) motion 10)jury instructions 9) motion 10)jury instructions |
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How does a bill become a law? |
1) someone thinks of idea tells a rep 2) introduced to Congress comittee 3) congress decides 4) bill introduced to senate committee 5) senate decides on bill 6) taken to executive branch so president can approve or veto the bill |
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