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Preponderance of the Evidence
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
What is the standard of responsibility in civil legal matters?
What is the standard of guilt in criminal legal matters?
| Description | Match: |
| What types of laws regulate "public conduct"? | Criminal Laws |
| What types of laws regulate "relations between individuals or groups"? | Civil Laws |
| Laws often reflect society's "moral values," meaning society's sense of what? | Right and Wrong |
What is the standard of guilt in criminal legal matters? | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt |
What is the standard of responsibility in civil legal matters? | Preponderance of the Evidence |
| Mr. Blue breaches a contract made with Mrs. Red. | Civil |
| Mr. Blue is sentenced to 25-years in prison for bank robbery. | Criminal |
| Mrs. Red owes damages to Mr. Blue in the amount of $1-million. | Civil |
| Mrs. Green's factory has a smokestack that emits more chemicals into the air than is permitted under the standards set by the EPA. | Administrative |
| Black Corp. imported spinach from Mexico that did not comply with the FDA's minimum quality standards. | Administrative |
| What are the three branches of government established by the U.S. Constitution? | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
| How does the President of the U.S. directly make laws? | Executive Orders |
| How does the Supreme Court of the U.S. directly make laws? | Establishing Precedent |
| Which clause of the U.S. Constitution holds that the Constitution controls if any state or federal laws conflict with it? | (Article VI) Supremacy Clause |
| What are the seven principles of government established by the U.S. Constitution? | Popular Sovereignty, Federalism, Republicanism, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Limited Government, & Rights and Liberties |
| If Mr. Yellow engages in lobbying, who is he trying to convince to act a certain way? | Lawmakers |
| Who was given the right to vote according to the Fifteenth Amendment? | African American men but not women |
| What political practice that originated in Ancient Greece is demonstrated when citizens make a law by voting on a binding referendum? | Direct Democracy |
| What are the age, citizenship, and residency requirements in order to vote? | 18-years old, U.S. citizen, and a resident in the community in which one is registered |
| The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned literacy tests, character exams, and what other financial impediment to voting? | Poll Taxes |
| Which organization (that has its headquarters in New York City) has approximately 200 member nations and works to promote international cooperation? | United Nations |
| What types of international laws promote life, dignity, and respect for all people from birth until death? | Human Rights |
| How is international law most frequently established? | Treaty |
| What is the privilege an attorney has not to disclose information provided to him by his client? | Attorney-Client Privilege |
| What two sanctions can the Board of Bar Overseers impose on a lawyer who violates ethical standards in the Code of Professional Responsibility? | Suspend & Disbar |
