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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The fourth Amendment | guarantees the right of privacy |
| Constitutional Law is | the branch of law that is based on the constitution for a particular level of government |
| What 2 matters does the federal district court hear? | Criminal and Civil |
| The plaintiff is the | party that initiates the proceedings in a court of original jurisdiction |
| In a criminal case in which charges are brought, the party initiating the proceedings would be called the | prosecuter |
| The party against whom the civil or criminal proceedings are brought is the | defendant |
| Lawyers and clients have a privilege of confidentiality known as the | attorney-client privilege |
| What is a Jury? | body of citizens sworn by a court to reach a verdict on the basis of the case presented to them |
| How does a lawsuit begin? | with the filing of a complaint |
| A ________ is a legal capacity to require another person to perform or refrain from performing an act | right |
| A _______ is an obligation of law imposed on a person to perform or refrain from performing a certain act | duty |
| Constitution Law is | the branch of law that is based on the constitution for a particular level of government. |
| Statutory Laws includes | legislative acts |
| Who enacts the statutory laws? | Both Congress and state legislatures |
| Private Law is | laws created in a business or between individuals. |
| Substantive Law | creates, defines, and regulates rights and liabilities. |
| Procedural Law | specifies the steps that must be followed in enforcing those rights and liabilities. |
| Who does Criminal law define wrongs against? | Society |
| Who does Civil law define wrong against? | The rights of one person against another. |
| Equity is | a body of law that provides justice when the law does not offer an adequate remedy or the application of the law would be terribly unfair. |