Study Guide - Chapters 12-16

  1. What was the first written code of law?
  2. What is English Common Law based on?
  3. What is a writ of Habeas Corpus?
  4. What is treason?
  5. What is the grand jury?
  6. What does the 8th amendment protect?
  7. What is the burden of proof? Why is it important?
  8. What is an indeterminate sentence?
  9. What are the types of law? Explain different situations.
  10. What is a suit of equity
  11. What is a determinate sentence?
  12. What is an arraignment?
  13. What is a cross-examination?
  14. What is a mandatory sentence?
  15. What right do juveniles not have?
  16. What may happen to juveniles accused of serious crimes?
  17. What is a hung jury?
  18. List the criminal and civil case procedure. (Must know steps)
  19. What happens in the discovery period of a civil case? Criminal case? (Different process)
  20. Who files a complaint in a civil case?
  21. What is a summons?
  22. What is a bill of attainder?
  23. What is a juvenile?
  24. What is the state penal code?
  25. What are the functions of penalties?
  26. Which side presents its case in a criminal trial first?
  27. What are the characteristics of a juvenile case?
  28. What is a neglect case?
  29. What did the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright ensure? (what amendment right?)
  30. What is meant by Stare Decisis?
  31. Why are both the Mecklenburg Declaration and Halifax Resolution important?
  32. What were Jim Crow laws?
  33. Why is Bayard v. Singleton important in North Carolina?
  34. What was the Pearsall Commission? What Supreme Court case ruled it unconstitutional?
  35. Which of the following criteria would make a person eligible for election to the North Carolina senate?
  36. What was the purpose of the state lottery that started in 2005?
  37. How is it possible for North Carolina’s governor and lieutenant governor to represent different political parties?
  38. Which of the following is performed by a county magistrate?
  39. In North Carolina, state judges are selected by whom?
  40. The North Carolina Supreme Court is made up of how many judges?
  41. In North Carolina, the authority to create local governments belongs to whom?
  42. What year was NC’s governor allowed to veto legislation?
  43. What are the steps a North Carolina community must complete to become an incorporated municipality?
  44. What services are provided by an independent board?
  45. How do mayors in North Carolina differ from mayors in other states?
  46. The major expenditures (costs) of North Carolina municipalities are what?
  47. What was the Code of Hammurabi? the Justinian Code?
  48. What is the oldest form of local government in North Carolina?
  49. Who sets the boundaries for counties, cities, and towns in NC?
  50. Are municipal governments in North Carolina mandated to provide any services?
  51. How old must you be in NC to register to vote?
  52. Who is the head of NC Senate?
  53. Know the order of the 4 different courts in NC.