Laws and Courts
Quiz by Nadir Ahmad
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- Q1Vandalismintentional property damage30s
- Q2pedestriansPeople who are walking instead of driving or riding30s
- Q3Criminal lawThe collection of laws that create punishments for crimes30s
- Q4misdemeanorsare minor crimes that are usually punished by a fine or less than a year in a jail.30s
- Q5Feloniesmore severe crimes that often involve long terms in prisons, or jails designed so that people can live in them longer. In some states, people convicted of felonies lose certain rights, such as the right to vote30s
- Q6Civil lawis used to decide disputes between individuals or groups30s
- Q7Civil casescases often about matters such as personal injury, breaking a contract, or arguments over property30s
- Q8Delinquent actsare behaviors that would be crimes if an adult had committed them, such as stealing or vandalism.30s
- Q9Unruly behaviormeans regularly refusing to follow the rules of parents or teachers. Unruly behavior might include not attending school or behaving in a dangerous way30s
- Q10Juvenile lawis the set of laws that govern the behavior of juveniles30s
- Q11Juvenilespeople who haven't turned 18 years old yet30s
- Q12traffic courthears cases involving minor traffic violations30s
- Q13juvenile courthears most cases involving people under the age of 1830s
- Q14family courthears cases related to divorce, marriage, and adoption30s
- Q15small claims courthears disagreements between people involving small amounts of money, usually $5,000 or less30s