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-This is the term for when a person sues another person? Row Question

-lawsuit Row Answer

-This term describes a situation where one person was carelessly at fault for another person’s injuries? Row Question

-negligence Row Answer

-This is the term for a court order stopping some sort of action? Row Question

-injunction Row Answer

-This term describes the person vs. person civil court process? Row Question

-adversarial Row Answer

-This is a court order to appear in a civil case? Row Question

-summons Row Answer

-Which type of crime usually carries a higher sentence? Row Question

-felonies Row Answer

-This term describes the idea of trying to help a person learn to live within societies laws? Row Question

-rehabilitation Row Answer

Row Question -This term describes the legal code in many states which demand that criminals receive a certain sentence for a crime no matter the circumstances?

-mandatory sentences Row Answer

Row Question -This term describes the process of being released from prison early for good behavior?

-parole Row Answer

--This is the set of written legal codes for each level of government? Row Question

-penal code Row Answer

-Finish this phrase which illustrates the basic idea of our legal system. “Innocent until ………”? Row Question

-proven guilty Row Answer

-This is the right of Americans to be released if they are not formally charged with a crime after being detained by police? Row Question

-habeas corpus Row Answer

-This is the type of law that would punish a person without a trial----these types of laws are illegal according to the constitution? Row Question

-bills of attainder Row Answer

-Name the types of law that might try to punish someone for an act in past that is now considered illegal? Row Question

-ex post facto Row Answer

-Which Amendment gives you the right to a speedy, public, jury trial, and the help of a lawyer? Row Question

-6th Row Answer

-Name the agreement which created our two house Congress? Row Question

-Great Compromise Row Answer

-This term refers to the odd shaped districts in some states that seem to favor one party over another? Row Question

-gerrymandering Row Answer

-This is the right of Congressmen to send mail without paying postage? Row Question

-franking privilege Row Answer

-How long are the terms in the lower house? Row Question

-2 years Row Answer

-How long are the terms in the upper house? Row Question

-6 years Row Answer

-This is a local version of a Constitution and is given to local governments by the State. Row Question

-charter Row Answer

-This is a hired official who runs the day-to-day operations of local government. Row Question

-manager Row Answer

-This is the term for local laws—also referred to as blue laws in some areas? Row Question

-ordinances Row Answer

-Name the group of people who govern the affairs of county government. Row Question

-County Commissioners Row Answer

-Term that refers to the addition of more land into a city or town? Row Question

-annexation Row Answer