5 Questions
Laws are based on social, Economic, political, or ______ values.
moral
The human rights treaty is similar to the bill of rights because they both detail the rights that each human is supposed to be guaranteed from ______. They're expected to be protected by the government.
birth
Kinds of law Criminal Laws: Regulates public conduct in society -can result in ______( 1+ year in prison) ex: murder, robbery, etc -can result in Misdemeanors( less than . year in prison) ex: shoplifting Criminal law is when there is a prosecution. -Criminal law has more severe punishments, which means that when there is a verdict it has to be 'Beyond a reasonable'= which means everyone in the jury has to believe that the crime could've only happened one way since all the evidence points to the defendant. Prosecutor= The party accusing of the crime in criminal cases; the plaintiff Civil Laws: Regulates how people treat each other in society. -civil action( leads to lawsuit) - 'Preponderance of evidence' when ______.
felonies
Kinds of law Criminal Laws: Regulates public conduct in society -can result in felonies( 1+ year in prison) ex: murder, robbery, etc -can result in ______( less than . year in prison) ex: shoplifting Criminal law is when there is a prosecution. -Criminal law has more severe punishments, which means that when there is a verdict it has to be 'Beyond a reasonable'= which means everyone in the jury has to believe that the crime could've only happened one way since all the evidence points to the defendant. Prosecutor= The party accusing of the crime in criminal cases; the plaintiff Civil Laws: Regulates how people treat each other in society. -civil action( leads to lawsuit) - 'Preponderance of evidence' when evide.
Misdemeanors
Kinds of law Criminal Laws: Regulates public conduct in society -can result in felonies( 1+ year in prison) ex: murder, robbery, etc -can result in Misdemeanors( less than . year in prison) ex: shoplifting Criminal law is when there is a prosecution. -Criminal law has more severe punishments, which means that when there is a verdict it has to be 'Beyond a reasonable'= which means everyone in the jury has to believe that the crime could've only happened one way since all the evidence points to the defendant. Prosecutor= The party accusing of the crime in criminal cases; the plaintiff Civil Laws: Regulates how people treat each other in society. -civil action( leads to lawsuit) - 'Preponderance of evidence' when ______.
evidence
Test your knowledge of different types of laws and their basis in social, economic, political, or moral values. Explore the similarities between human rights treaties and bills of rights, and understand the various categories of criminal laws.
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