2. Criminal & Civil Cases

3. Civil Cases In a civil court case, two people, or groups of people, are having a disagreement.

4. Criminal Case Someone has broken the law. The government is trying to prove that the person broke the law so that s/he can be punished.

5. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? GAME -DIRECTIONS- Read the case scenario Click on the Civil button if you think it is a civil case Click on the Criminal button if you think it is a criminal case

6. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? Phyllis sues the writers of Days of our Lives because one of their characters was based on her life without her consent.

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9. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? Charley is pulled over by a police officer for going 35 mph in a school zone.

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12. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? George Mason sues Thomas Jefferson for plagiarizing his Virginia Declaration of Rights in the Bill of Rights for 1.5 billion dollars.

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15. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? Shirley is caught stealing a pack of gum from Target. The store decides to press charges because they have been having many troubles with petty thieves.

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18. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? OJ Simpson is charged with murdering his wife.

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21. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? His wife’s family sues OJ Simpson for wrongful death.

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24. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? Jason sues the U.S. Post Office for running over his dog with a Post Office Truck.

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27. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? The Postman who was driving the U.S. Post Office Truck that ran over Jason’s dog was charged with reckless driving. He was driving 60 mph in a 25 mph zone!

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30. WHAT TYPE OF CASE IS IT? Shrek bites the Muffinman’s head off because the Muffinman is threatening to sue Shrek for abuse. Shrek is charged with assault. (The Muffinman did survive..don’t worry!)

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