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Row 1, Col 1 This level of crime is punishable by up to one year in jail. What is “a misdemeanor?”

1,2 The category of laws defines and regulates relations among individuals and groups in society. What are “civil laws?”

1,3 A lawyer would use this to exclude a person from a jury without giving a reason. What is a “peremptory challenge?”

1,4 A party who wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review her case should file this document with the court. What is a “petition for writ of certiorari?”

2,1 This type of crime is punishable by more than one year in prison. What is “a felony?”

2,2 “It shall be unlawful to act unreasonably in public.” This law is unconstitutional because it violates this principle. What is “unconstitutionally vague?”

2,3 If a prospective juror admits she can’t be fair to the defendant, the defense lawyer should use this device to exclude the person from the jury. What is a “challenge for cause?”

2,4 When a person is being sued and can’t afford an attorney, he might get help from this group. What is a “legal aid association?”

3,1 To get a conviction, the prosecution must meet this burden of proof. What is “beyond a reasonable doubt?”

3,2 A party who lost a trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana would appeal to this court. What is “the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals?”

3,3 Type the answer for 3,3 here. (Type the question for 3,3 here.)?

3,4 Although a party that loses in court has the right to appeal, the losing party in this type of alternative dispute resolution process usually can’t appeal. What is an “arbitration?”

4,1 The U.S. justice system is based on this concept, in which opposing parties compete with the goal of winning at trial. What is the “adversary system?”

4,2 Administrative agencies usually hold these before finalizing rules, so the public has a chance to comment. What are “public hearings?”

4,3 If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that an act of Congress is unconstitutional, it is applying this principle of government. What is “judicial review?”

4,4 Type the answer for 4,4 here. (Type the question for 4,4 here.)?

5,1 When an appellate decision helps guide the outcome of future cases, it is known as this. What is “a precedent?”

5,2 Although attorney-client privilege protects most communications between lawyer and client, it doesn’t apply to this type of statement. What are “future threats against a specific person.”

5,3 When federal law conflicts with a state law, the state law is invalid under this clause of the U.S. Constitution. What is the “Supremacy Clause?”

5,4 To ratify (or approve) a treaty, the U.S. Senate must approve it by what fraction of the vote? What is a “2/3rds vote?”