Unit 4 Review

An out of court agreement made in a criminal case. Usually the defendant confesses to a lesser crime in order to avoid going to trial.

• Contract

• Plaintiff

• Plea Bargain

• Preponderance of the Evidence

Preponderance of the Evidence is...

• A binding agreement between individuals

• Type of law that involves a person suing another person

• Burden of Proof needed to win in a criminal case, no doubt in the minds of the jury

• The proof that is needed in a civil case to find one person is more at fault than the other

How do most civil cases end?

• A judge rules in favor of the plaintiff

• There is no agreement

• The case is settled outside of court

• Every civil case ends with a judge or jury making a decision.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the criminal law process?

• Arbitration

• Arraignment

• Arrest and Booking

• Sentencing

Which of the following is NOT true of a civil case?

• You can win as long as you have better evidence than the other side

• Most cases go to trial.

• Trial is not the only way to end a civil case

• the plaintiff is the person who sues the defendant.

Which of the following are rights of a defendant? Select all that apply

• to be told what you are accused of

• to have a public trial

• to have a lawyer defend you

• to see and hear witnesses against you

What amendment protects you from self incrimination

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

• 8th

What is double jeopardy?

• Appealing a case, but losing your appeal.

• Testifying at your own trial

• Being put on trial for the same crime twice

• Having two defendants in a trial instead of just one

What is due process of the law?

• Fair treatment through the judicial system

• The order in which a criminal trial takes place

• The order in which a criminal trial takes place

• Another term for Equal Protection of the Law

Which amendments deal with your due process rights?

• First and Third Amendments

• Fourth and Thirteenth Amendments

• Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

• Fourteenth and Twenty-Fifth Amendments