US Government and Politics
Natural rights
Fundamental rights
Magna Carta (1215)
English Common Law:
a) trial by peers
b) habeas corpus
c) common or "judge made" law
d) stare decisis
e) adversary system
f) presumption of innocence
Torts:
a) plaintiff
b) negligence
c) product liability
d) libel and slander
e) punitive damages
f) compensatory damages
g) contingency fee
pro bono case
Federal crimes:
a) treason
b) espionage
c) crossing state lines while a fugitive
d) bank robbery
e) kidnapping
f) bomb threat
g) denying civil rights
h) hate crime
reverse discrimination (preferential treatment)
State Courts:
a) Small Claims
b) Municipal
c) Superior
Federal Courts:
a) U.S. District Courts
b) U.S. Courts of Appeals
c) U.S. Supreme Court
Opinion of the Court:
a) majority
b) concurring
c) dissenting
the rule of four
amicus curiae brief
strict constructionist (conservative)
litmus test
Burden of proof:
a) beyond reasonable doubt (criminal cases)
b) preponderance of evidence (civil cases)
due process
circumstantial evidence
perjury
insanity defense
restraining order
citizens arrest
plea bargaining
statute of limitations
The Bill of Rights