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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are state agencies/statutory? | |
| What are state boards? | |
| Who do you see in a courtroom? | judges |
| What is the supreme court? | Highest ranking court and also an appellate court |
| Number of justices in supreme court? | Varied from 5-10 |
| Length of terms of supreme court? | Unlimited |
| What is adjudicate mean? | decide |
| What are criminal laws? | They protect society from the wrong doing of an individual |
| What are civil laws? | They deal with relationships between individuals |
| what is a tort? | an injury done to a person can be compensated money |
| Plaintiffs can do what? | Can sue (file a lawsuit against) the offender (called the defendant) |
| What is a felony? | a very serious crime |
| How is a felony punished? | by sentence of more than 1 year |
| What is an example of a capital felony? | murder |
| What is a misdemeanor? | A less severe crime |
| How is a misdemeanor punished? | sentence up to a year(less serious punishment) |