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CHHS B Law Review 1
CHHS Business Law Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the ultimate source of laws for the United States | Constitution |
| Your own meaning of what is right and wrong | Ethics |
| The majority of US laws are based upon this | English Common Law |
| The first 10 Amendments are known as | Bill of Rights |
| This allows for a fair and speedy trial and for you to be appointed a lawyer in a criminal trial | Due Process of the Law |
| Laws made by Congress or state legistatures | Statutes |
| Laws made by local governments | Ordinances |
| Laws made by government agencies | Administrative Laws |
| Judge-made law is also known as | Case Law |
| Once a higher court has made a decision, the lower courts must follow that decision based upon | Precedent |
| Utah State Suprement Court has jurisdiction over | State Laws |
| This determines what type of court will hear your case | Jurisdiction |
| The first court to hear a case has this type of jurisdiction | Original |
| In a criminal case you have the defense and the | Prosecution |
| In a civil case you have the plantiff and the | Defendant |
| A court order telling you to appear in court is known as a | Summons |
| Juvenile court is designed to ____________ the offender | Rehabilitate |
| An offense against society | Crime |
| An offense against an individual | Tort |
| This alternative to a trial will NOT give you a legally binding agreement | Mediation |
| This alternative to a trial WILL give you a legally binding agreement | Arbitration |
| A jury renders a | Verdict |
| A judge renders a | Judgement |
| This type of court will not hear new evidence | Appellate Court |
| Civil damages that are meant to punish the wrongdoer are know as | Punitive Damages |
| A very serious crime that carries more than a year in jail is a | Felony |
| When both sides were at fault, this type of negligence is used | Comparative Negligence |
| A tort or civil case only awards this | Money |
| This statutes states how long you have to take a case to court | Statute of Limitations |
| In a criminal case, to prove a person guilty a jury must find | Proof beyond a reasonable doubt |
| In a civil case, this is used to determine what the average person would have done | Reasonable person test |
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