L6.1 Unit Vocabulary

What is: a court where conflict over a fairly small amount of money can be decided in a quick and inexpensive trial

• Small Claims Court

• Supreme Court

• Magistrate Court

• Bankruptcy Court

One musician suing another for using part of their song without permission would be an example of:

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

• Music Law

• Copyright Law

Going into someone's house and stealing their jewelry would be an example of

Arielle demanded ​ (a)   for the ​ (b)   to her car

• compensation
• damage
• misdemeanor
• equity

What is: the level that is considered to be acceptable, or the level that someone or something has achieved

• Standards

• Levels

• Maximum Capability

• Peak Performance

What is the code of laws adopted by a nation:

​ (a)   are serious ​ (b)   punishable by jail time, while ​ (c)   are less serious and usually paid with a fine or community service

• felonies
• crimes
• misdemeanors
• civil crimes
• legal codes

A core value of their organization was ___, making sure that they took into account people's individual circumstances when making hiring decisions

• equity

• efficiency

• equality

• justice