Welcome Back! 8/27/2014  1. What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor?  2. What is one thing that restricts judges from making sentences?

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Welcome Back! 8/27/2014  1. What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor?  2. What is one thing that restricts judges from making sentences?  Agenda: Bellringer, Matching, Constitution Race, Review, Quiz

Misdemeanor  Less serious crime  Punished by fine or less than a year in prison Felony  More serious crime  Punished by prison over a year or death.

What 2 things hinder Judge’s ability to make decisions?  1) 8 th amendment  2) Statutory Provisions

Matching Review!!!  Half of you have a key term you defined in the last class.  The other half have examples of each definition  Your job is to find the person who has the matching definition  We will share out your finding.

Court Cases: How do they end?  Plea Bargaining = 95%  Bench Trial = 3%  Jury Trial = 2%  Do these #’s surprise us?

Insanity Plea:

Amazing Race You and your partner will be sharing 1 copy of the constitution. Your goal is to finish the 3 worksheets before any other group. We will review the answers at the end Winning group will receive a disclosed prize.

Quiz  Do not write on the quiz sheet  Use the sheet that you have been placing your bellringers on.  Just put the letter of your response  You do not need to write out the entire statement.  Good Luck