Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Chapter 15

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
Common law   law based on court decisions rather than on legal code  
🗑
precedent   a ruling that is used as the basis for a judycial decision in a later, similar case  
🗑
statute   a law written by a legislative branch  
🗑
potential   future  
🗑
resolve   answering  
🗑
tradition   customs  
🗑
plaintiff   the party that brings the charges against the accused  
🗑
defendant   individual or group acced of a crim  
🗑
felony   a serious crine such as murder, rape, kidnaping, or robery  
🗑
misdemeanor   a realativy minor offence such as vanalism or stealing inexpensive items  
🗑
larceny   the unlawful taking away of another person's probertry with the intent of never to return it  
🗑
robbery   taking of property from a person's possession by using force or threats  
🗑
burglary   the inlawful entry into any dwelling or structure with the intention to commit a crime  
🗑
lawsuit   when a civil case goes to court  
🗑
tort   civil wrongs  
🗑
libel   the printing of false and damaging information  
🗑
constitutional law   branch of law dealing with formation, construction, and interpretation of constitutions  
🗑
prohibition   bans  
🗑
recover   get back  
🗑
stare decisis   the practice of using earler judical rulings as a basis for deciding cases  
🗑
writ of habeas corpus   a court order that requires police to bring a prisoners to court to explain why they are holding the person  
🗑
bill of attainder   law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court  
🗑
ex post facto law   law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was commited  
🗑
due process of law   procedures established by law and guaranteed by the Constitution  
🗑
search warrent   judges authorization to search a specific place  
🗑
double jeopardy   a person who is tried for a crime and found not gulity may not be placed in jeopardy  
🗑
grand jury   a group of 12 to 23 citxens that hears evidence presented by a prosecutor  
🗑
plea bargain   a negotiation between the government attorney and the prosecutor  
🗑
bail   sum of money an arrested person bays to a court to win release from jail while awaiting trial  
🗑
interpret   defining  
🗑
factor   influences  
🗑
presume   belived to be  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: KaitlinSu
Popular History sets