*Contracts
*written agreement that is legally binding
*oral contract
*nothing written
* may not be legally binding
*job or sales agreement
Define
Damages-money awarded
Arbitration-neutral party settles
dispute
Liable-legally responsible
Void-unenforceable
2. What are the steps, in order, in making a contract?
A. acceptance, consideration, contract, offer
B. offer, consideration, acceptance, contract
C. offer, acceptance, consideration, contract
D. consideration, offer, acceptance, contract
3. What kind of punishment is generally involved in civil cases?
A. jail time
B. prison time
C. damages
D. trial
Juveniles and Civil Law
*Parents financially responsible
*juvenile can be ordered to pay
*Juvenile cannot legally sign a
contract
Trials
*Prosecution evidence against
defendant
*Defense reasonable doubt
suggest that someone else is
responsible
Jury
*usually 12 people
*deliberate to decide if
defendant guilty or innocent
*usually decide sentence
*deliberate in secret to protect
6. What is the job of the prosecution in a trial?
A. Convince the jury the defendant is guilty
B. Convince the jury the defendant is innocent
7. What is the job of the defense in a trial?
A. Convince the jury the defendant is guilty
B. Convince the jury the defendant is innocent
8. Define reasonable doubt
A. proof that the defendant is guilty
B. proof that someone else committed the crime
C. proof the defendant is innocent
D. reasonable suggestion that someone else could have committed the crime