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43 Cards in this Set
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Which type of law? **Any court action to determine if a crime has occured**
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Criminal Law
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Which type of law? **Any court action that attempts to settle a dispute or correct a wrong**
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Civil Law
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Type of punishment:
Jail, fines, and/or execution |
Criminal case
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Type of punishment:
can only be monetary |
Civil Case
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Burden of proof:
Beyond a reasonable doubt 99% certainty of guilt. |
Criminal case
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Burden of proof:
Preponderance of the evidence. More than 50% probability that the defendant was negligent. (most likely true) |
Civil Case
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What are two types of criminal cases?
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Felonies & Misdemeanors
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What do felonies cause??
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at least a year in jail
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What do misdemeanors cause?
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year in jail
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The return of a fugitive by one state to the state from which he or she fled.
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extradition
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A proposed law.
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proposition
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A method of referring Qs of law directly to the people
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referendum
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oders issued by the haed of an exec. branch setting up methods of enforcing laws
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executive orders
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System of giving state jobs to political party members who helped during an election campaign
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patronage
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a set of criminal laws.
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Penal code
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a lawsuit filed in a civil case.
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complaint
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person or company filing the complaint in a civil case.
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plaintiff
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an elected offcial who hears minor cases in a lower court
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justice of peace
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special courts that hear civil cases involving small amounts of money
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small claims courts
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What is an area governed by the US that is elgible to become a state?
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Territory
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What is the term for a governor's power to veto only one part of a bill?
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item veto
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Which state official becomes head of the state exec. branch if the governor dies or resigns?
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Lieutenant governor
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What is a written order that allows the state treasurer to pay out money called?
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warrant
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What type of court cases deal with disputes between individuals or businesses?
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Civil cases
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courts that do not have juries and hear cases on appeal.
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intermediate courts of appeal
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courts that hear major criminal and civil cases.
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general trial courts
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deal with violations of the law.
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criminal cases
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city courts
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municipal courts
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one-house legislature
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unicameral
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Name 2 ways state supreme court judges are chosen:
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1. elected
2. appointed by governor w/ consent of the state senate |
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Who would handle this?
A TRAFFIC VIOLATION |
lower court
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Who would handle this?
A MURDER TRIAL |
general trial court
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Who would handle this?
A PERSON IS SUING ANOTHER FOR $1000. |
appeals court
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Who would handle this?
A PERSON IS FOUND GUILTY AND HAS ALREADY APPEALED. THIS COURT IS HIS OR HER LAST CHANCE. |
state supreme court
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Who would handle this?
A PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY AND DISAGREES. |
general trial court
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Who would handle this?
A PERSON IS ACCUSED OF STEALING $10,000. |
appeals court
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Which courts?
THESE COURTS ARE THE HIGHEST AT THE STATE LEVEL HEARING CASES ON APPEAL. |
state supreme courts
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Which courts?
THESE COURTS HEAR CASES ON APPEAL, DECIDING IF THE LOWER COURT HANDLED THE TRIAL PORPERLY AND GAVE THE ACCUSED THE RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. |
courts of appeals
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Which courts?
THESE COURTS HEAR MAJOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES. MOST INVOLVE A JURY WITH A JUDGE PRESIDING. |
circuits courts AKA general trial courts
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Which courts?
HEAR MINOR CASES: MISDEMEANORS & CIVIL CASES INVOLVING SMALL AMOUNTS OF MONEY. THEY HANDLE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, FAMNILY DISPUTES, AND JUVENILE CASES. |
general district courts & juvenile & domestic relations district courts
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District court officials, who hear minor cases and decide if there is enough evidence to present a grand jury.
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Magistrate judges
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How many justices are in the supreme court of VA?
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6 justices
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How many judges are in the courts of appeals?
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11 judges
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