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| brings court to "civil" lawsuit |
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| difference between preponderance of the evidence and beyond a reasobable doubt |
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| preponderance of the evidence - there is some doubt, but there is more evidence in favor of one party than the other. |
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| difference between compensatory and punitive damages |
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| Punitive damages are levied in order to punish the defendant for wronging the plaintiff |
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| legal responsibility to everyone around you |
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| is the sum of money the law imposes for a breach of some duty or violation of some right. |
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| buyinggoods or service in exchange for pay in the future, borrowing |
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| lien is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation |
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| lend money at high rates of interest |
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| creditor makes all payments due immediately |
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| charge paid ontop of other fees |
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| permanent part of property that you cant leave with |
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| what is the purpose of a security deposit |
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| deposit kept by landlord incase damages occur |
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| legal age to marry in montana |
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| what is the purpose of alimony? |
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| money paid to support ex spouse after divorce |
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| what is common law marriage |
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| marriage without a wedding or license |
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| court order that legally ends a marriage |
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| montana marriage license cost |
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| no soldier in time of peace can be quartered in any home |
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| cannot deprive any person of life liberty or property without due process of law |
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| right to a jury trial in civil cases exceeding $20 |
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| excessive bail is not forced, proportional to crime |
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| rights not in constution that people still hve |
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| if the constitution doesnt say or deny it the sttates can do it |
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| state have to allow you to sue them |
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| vote for president and vice president seperately |
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| senators elected by state legislature |
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| lame duck, if president doesnt recieve majority of the votes house of representatives vote |
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| president cant run for more than 2 terms |
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| District of Columbia presidential electors so that individuals who lived there could vote for president and vice-president |
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| if the president dies, the vice president takes control |
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| you have to be 18 to vote |
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| if congress votes a pay raise, it doesnt kick in until next election |
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| money paid to get someone out of jail |
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| difference between circumstancial and direct evidence |
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direct evidence is a testimony or physical evidence
circumstancial is a fact that leads to an inference
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| questioning of a witness by opposing party |
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| actions taken during booking |
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| pictures, fingerprints, personal items taken, |
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| pleading guilty for a lesser sentence |
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| legal procedure in which a person is formally charged with a crime |
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| 3 highschoolers, armbands |
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| caught smoking in school bathroom |
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| banned loaded hand guns in homes |
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| transporting alcohol in a car |
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| storefront, searched without warrant |
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| gambling at phonebooth, tapped |
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| cant use illegally obtained evidence |
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