Street Law: Chapter 1 Vocab and Concepts

Which term: an addition or change to to a document, like the Constitution

• amendment

• article

• clause

• preamble

Which term: lawyer

• attorney

• professional

• president

• councilman

Which term: noncriminal lawsuit, brought to enforce a right or redress a wrong

• civil action

• arrest

• incarceration

• affidavit

Which term: the branch of law dealing with crimes and punishments

• criminal law

• felony

• lawsuit

• civil law

Which term: the person against whom a claim is made; the person being sued or being charged with a crime

• defendant

• witness

• bailiff

• plaintiff

Which term: serious criminal offense punishable with more than one year in prison

• felony

• misdemeanor

• status offense

• weekend special

Which term: the process courts use to decide whether laws are constitutional

• judicial review

• law

• juriprudence

• habeas corpus

Which term: the study of law

• jurisprudence

• economics

• lawsuits

• legal-ese

Which term: the men and women selected to hear cases and determine the truth

• jury

• council

• board

• cabinet

Which term: rules/regulations that give authority to the government to protect the rights of citizens

• law

• jury

• policy

• injunctions