lecture 1

Question 1

How many constitutions are there in the United States?

Answer 1

51

Question 2

What is the function of the case caption?

Answer 2

lets you know some legal action is taking place

Question 3

what does pi v. delta stand for?

Answer 3

plaintiff versus defendant

Question 4

What is the defendant

Answer 4

Person who allegedly committed an unlawful act, responds to the complaint

Question 5

what is the plaintiff

Answer 5

person with the burden of proof, files the complaint (complaintiff)

Question 6

what kind of case does smith v. jones stand for?

Answer 6

civil, seeking money

Question 7

what kind of case does Comm. of PA v. Jones stand for?

Answer 7

criminal, state seeking jail time

Question 8

What kind of case does United States of America v. Jones stand for?

Answer 8

criminal, country seeking jail

Question 9

What kind of legal system does the U.S. have?

Answer 9

adversarial system

Question 10

Why does the U.S. have an adversarial system?

Answer 10

to protect fairness (5th and 14th due process), searching for the truth (def. always knows what charged with)

Question 11

what is the declaration of independence

Answer 11

declared freedom of united states from great britain

Question 12

What does article mean

Answer 12

part of the original constitution

Question 13

what does amendment mean

Answer 13

added on to the constitution later

Question 14

What does article 3 dictate

Answer 14

judicial branch

Question 15

what does article 6 dictate

Answer 15

supremacy clause (supreme law of the land)

Question 16

what is the bill of rights

Answer 16

first 10 amendments, gives individual rights

Question 17

what is the 4th amendment

Answer 17

unlawful search and seizure

Question 18

what is the 8th amendment

Answer 18

cruel and unusual punishment

Question 19

what is the 6th amendment

Answer 19

right to a fair trial

Question 20

what can be lost in a civil case

Answer 20

only money

Question 21

what can be lost in a criminal case

Answer 21

liberty and freedom

Question 22

Which is easier to prove, civil or criminal?

Answer 22

civil

Question 23

What constitution is the ultimate law

Answer 23

the United states constitution

Question 24

In the house analogy, what is the role of the united states and the state constitutions

Answer 24

united states constitution is the foundation (cannot take away from it)
state constitutions are the ceiling (can only add more protections to it)

Question 25

what does criminal justice equal

Answer 25

criminal fairness

Question 26

what does jurisdiction mean

Answer 26

authority to act

Question 27

What are the 3 sources of law?

Answer 27

Constitution
Legislative statutes and ordinances
Case law