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Law Review Baseball
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enforceable rules of conduct in a society | Laws |
| Laws grouped into an organized form | Code |
| Law based on the current standards or customs of the people | Common Law |
| The entity that has the power to decide a case has _________ | Jurisdiction |
| Law made when constitutions are adopted or amended, or when courts interpret constitutions | Constitutional Law |
| Governmental bodies created by federal, state, and local legislature to carry out particular laws | Administrative Agencies |
| What a law is when it conflicts with a constitution | Unconstitutional |
| Determining what is right or wrong in a reasoned, impartial manner | Ethics |
| A group of laws that redress wrongs against individual persons | Civil Law |
| An offense against society | Crime |
| Laws governing the citizens' right to live in peace | Criminal Law |
| Laws that apply to business situations and trasactions | Business Law |
| The first ten Amendments to the constitution are called _______ | Bill of Rights |
| A state law can still be valid if it conflicts with the federal Constitution. True or False? | False |
| Businesses are not governed by criminal law. True or False? | False |
| Laws do not have to be alike state to state. True or False? | True |
| What is the penalty in a civil case? | Money or Injunction |
| Name two possible penalties in a criminal case | Fine to government; Jail, Community Service, Death |
| The person who is accused of a crime in a criminal case is called the __________ | Defendant |
| A person can win a criminal case and lose a civil case regarding the same incident. True or False? | True |
| A traffic accident can be both a civil and a criminal act. True or False? | True |
| The police are always involved in civil matters. True or False? | False |
| An ordinance does not have to be constitutional to be valid. True or False? | False |
| If in a criminal trial you are found to have committed the crime, you are said to be __________. | Guilty |
| The final document that provides a framework for the federal government. | U.S. Constitution |