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Is tort civil action for injury to an individual or to his or her property?
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True
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_____ is known as the clause in the U.S. Constitution that provides that federal laws take precedence over state laws.
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Supremacy Clause
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_____ is defined as specific crimes and defenses and general principles.
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Substantive criminal law
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_____ is precedent.
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Stare decisis
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Is rule of four four Supreme Court justices are required to vote to hear a case?
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True
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_____ is known as an individual against whom a collateral attack is directed.
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Respondent
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_____ is defined as a state receives the common law as an unwritten part of a state’s criminal law.
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Reception statute
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_____ is federal law is superior to state law in areas reserved to the national government.
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Preemption doctrine
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Is precedent a judicial opinion that controls the decision of a court presented with the same issue. A court may conclude that a precedent does not fully fit the case it is adjudicating and distinguish the case before it from the existing precedent?
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True
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_____ is known as duty to protect the well-being and tranquility of the community.
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Police power
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_____ is defined as a judicial opinion that represents the views of the largest number of judges on court, although short of a majority. The plurality opinion is typically combined with a concurring opinion to constitute the court majority.
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Plurality opinion
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_____ is crime punishable by less than six months in prison.
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Petty misdemeanor
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Is petitioner an individual filing a collateral attack on a verdict following the exhaustion of direct appeals?
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True
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_____ is known as a decision that a court may consult to assist in a judgment that does not constitute binding authority.
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Persuasive authority
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_____ is defined as an opinion of an entire court without any single judge being identified as the author.
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Per curiam
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_____ is the first court to hear a case.
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Original jurisdiction
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Is model Penal Code an influential criminal code drafted by prominent academics, practitioners, and judges affiliated with the American Law Institute to encourage state legislatures to adopt a uniform approach to the criminal law?
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True
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Is misdemeanor crime punishable by less than a year in prison?
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True
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_____ is known as crimes that are not inherently evil.
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Mala prohibita
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_____ is defined as crimes that are inherently evil.
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Mala in se
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_____ is the decision of a majority of the judges on a multiple-judge panel.
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Majority opinion
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Is magistrate a lawyer who serves an eight-year term in a U.S. district court who issues search warrants, conducts preliminary hearings, and rules on pretrial motions?
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True
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_____ is known as constitutional power of the U.S. Congress to regulate commerce among the states.
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Interstate Commerce Clause
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_____ is defined as courts between municipal courts and the Supreme Court.
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Intermediate appellate courts
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_____ is punishable by a fine.
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Infraction
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Is information a document signed by a prosecutor charging an individual with a crime?
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True
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_____ is known as deserving of shame or disgrace.
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Infamous crimes
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_____ is defined as an accusation of criminal activity returned by a grand jury.
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Indictment
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_____ is punishable by between six and twelve months in prison.
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Gross misdemeanor
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Is gerstein hearing hearing to determine whether police possessed probable cause for an arrest?
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True
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_____ is known as a legal issue before a court with no existing precedent on which to rely.
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First impression
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_____ is defined as crime punishable by death or by imprisonment for more than one year.
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Felony
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_____ is federal criminal statutes.
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Federal criminal code
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Is en banc a case before a judicial panel comprising all judges on a federal court of appeals. Literally translated as the “entire court.”?
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True
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_____ is known as sharing of power between federal and state governments. Each has different interests that permit both a state and a federal prosecution for the same crime.
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Dual sovereignty
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_____ is defined as an opinion by a judge disagreeing with the majority of a multijudge court.
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Dissenting opinion
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_____ is a court is not obligated to hear an appeal.
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Discretionary appeal
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Is defendant individual charged with a criminal offense?
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True
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_____ is known as investigation and detection of crime by the police and the procedures used at trial.
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Criminal procedure
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_____ is defined as conduct that if shown to have taken place will result in a formal and solemn pronouncement of the moral condemnation of the community.
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Crime
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_____ is courts in which a prosecution originates.
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Courts of original jurisdiction
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Is courts of limited jurisdiction courts with jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases. Typically refers to state courts that prosecute misdemeanors and certain felonies and hear traffic offenses, set bail, and conduct preliminary hearings. These local courts are commonly called municipal courts, police courts, or magistrates’ courts?
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True
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Is courts of general jurisdiction state courts that hear serious criminal and civil cases. In some states, these courts have jurisdiction over criminal appeals from courts of limited jurisdiction?
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True
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_____ is known as an opinion by a judge supporting a majority or dissenting opinion, typically based on other grounds.
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Concurring opinion
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_____ is defined as joint authority of courts of different jurisdictions. Typically refers to joint authority of federal and state courts over a legal matter.
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Concurrent jurisdiction
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_____ is the common law may be applied where the legislature has not acted.
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Common law states
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Is common law crimes crimes developed by the common law judges in England and supplemented by acts of Parliament and decrees issued by the king?
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True
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_____ is known as a challenge to a conviction filed following the exhaustion of direct appeals.
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Collateral attack
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_____ is defined as acts or omissions only are punishable that are contained in state criminal codes.
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Code jurisdiction
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_____ is protects the individual rather than societal interest.
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Civil law
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Is certiorari a writ or order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court assuming jurisdiction over an appeal. Four judges must vote to review a case?
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True
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_____ is known as crime punishable by the death penalty or by life imprisonment in states without the death penalty.
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Capital felony
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_____ is defined as a written legal argument submitted to an appellate court.
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Brief
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_____ is a decision that establishes a precedent.
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Binding authority
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Is bench trial trial before a judge without a jury?
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True
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_____ is known as the party against whom an appeal is filed.
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Appellee
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_____ is defined as intermediate or supreme courts of appeals.
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Appellate courts
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_____ is the individual appealing.
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Appellant
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A ______ is whatever the law declares to be a criminal offense and punishes with a penalty.
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Crime
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The ability of legislators to enact criminal laws is not limited by public opinion.
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False
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A judge has the discretion to issue a mere warning to a criminal defendant instead of requiring payment of a fine, as in the case of a misdemeanor, or a term of imprisonment, in the case of a felony.
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True
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A broad variety of acts are defined as crimes.
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True
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Legal action for civil wrongs is brought by individuals rather than ______.
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State prosecutors
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The branch of law that protects public interest rather than the individual is known as ______.
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Criminal law
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Offenses that are not considered “inherently evil” are only considered wrong because they are prohibited by statute are called ______?
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Mala prohibita
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What is the foundation of the criminal justice system?
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The criminal law
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All criminal convictions result in a fine or imprisonment.
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False
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What one state considers to be a crime, will always be considered a crime in another state.
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False
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