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February 9, 2016 Civil v. Criminal Law Day 1. February 9, 2016Welcome 1. Please go to CONTENT LIBRARY 2.Copy “2. Civil and Criminal Law” and paste into.

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1 February 9, 2016 Civil v. Criminal Law Day 1

2 February 9, 2016Welcome 1. Please go to CONTENT LIBRARY 2.Copy “2. Civil and Criminal Law” and paste into UNIT 5 JUDICIAL BRANCH tab 3. Copy “Judicial Branch Vocabulary and paste into Unit 5 JUDICIAL BRANCH tab 4. Begin Warm-up #70

3 February 9, 2016Warm-up #70 A. The impeachment and removal of a Justice of the United States Supreme Court would be carried out by the ­- House and Senate B. Article I of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to make all laws, "necessary and proper", is known as the ­- Elastic Clause C. Congress' power to declare war is an example of ­- Expressed Power D. What is the procedure used when different versions of a bill are passed by the House and Senate? Conference Committee

4 February 9, 2016Justice for All Suvey

5 Crime Doesn’t Pay or Rachel’s Funny Money Fast Facts 5 #69 1. Arrest 2. Preliminary Hearing 3. Indictment 4. Arraignment 5. Trial 6. Verdict 7. Appeal Accused of using a counterfeit $100 bill (Probable cause – video) Rachel pays $50,000 bail set by the court Formally charged with a felony (Federal Crime) Pleads Not Guilty; Court Date March 21; Rachel served Subpoena Criminal Case; tried by U.S. Prosecutors; Judge; 12 Jurors; Guilty; Rachel must wait in jail for sentencing; 15 years? Rights Violated?; Must await Appeals Court decision

6 Which is which? “I’ll see you in court!!”

7 Let’s start at the beginning… There are 2 types of cases…

8 CIVILCIVILCIVILCIVIL

9 Civil Cases deal with… A dispute between two or more parties. What is a dispute? When one side brings the other side to court to settle a problem, this is known as a lawsuit.

10 Who is involved? In a civil case, the person who filed the complaint (the lawsuit) is known as the plaintiff.

11 Who is involved? In a civil case, the person who is accused is known as the defendant.

12 What are the issues? What reason would a person have to file a lawsuit against someone else?

13 What are the issues? The two main reasons are… Injury Injury Property Property

14 What is the outcome? If the judge or jury decides in favor of the plaintiff…the defendant may have to pay compensation. Many times, the case will reach a settlement outside of court before the case is ever heard by a judge.


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