SCCJA BLOCK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS18
Binding Case Law - ANSWERS-Mandatory for court to follow
Burden of Proof - ANSWERS-Level of proof a party must present in order to be successful at any
given stage in the legal process
Capital Crime - ANSWERS-Punishable by death, Involving execution
Case Law - ANSWERS-Body of prior
Child Molester - ANSWERS-significantly older individual who engages in any type of sexual
activity with individuals legally defined as children
Common Law - ANSWERS-Judge created by court opinion
Double Jeopardy - ANSWERS-fact of being prosecuted or sentenced twice for substantially the
same offense
Due Process - ANSWERS-conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and
principles for the protection and enforcement of private rights, including notice and the right to
a fair hearing before a tribunal with the power to decide the case
Executive Branch - ANSWERS-Branch that enforces the law; law enforcement
,Fighting Words - ANSWERS-words which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an
immediate breach of the peace
Infamous Crime - ANSWERS-Crime "punishable by imprisonment"
Judicial Branch - ANSWERS-Courts; interprets the laws
Legislative Branch - ANSWERS-the branch of government that makes the laws
Pedophile - ANSWERS-a person who is sexually attracted to children
Persuasive Case Law - ANSWERS-law from a case in another jurisdiction
Prosecuted - ANSWERS-to follow up or pursue something to a conclusion; to carry on; to take
legal action against
Rape - ANSWERS-derived from the Latin word rapere; means to "steal" or to "carry away"
Published Opinion - ANSWERS-A final note of caution when looking to case law for legal
answers.
Batson v. Kentucky - ANSWERS-prosecutors may not exclude minorities from juries because of
concern that they will favor a defendant of their own race
J.E.B. v. Alabama - ANSWERS-Supreme court case that ruled premptory challenges can not be
used for gender
, Reasonable Doubt - ANSWERS-doubt that prevents one from being firmly convinced of a
defendant's guilt, or the belief that there is a real possibility that a defendant is not guilty;
doubt that would cause a reasonable person to hesitate to ac
Sextortion - ANSWERS-New form of sexual exploitation that occurs online using non-physical
forms
Sexual Assault - ANSWERS-statutory term used to describe any number of acts that would allow
for the victimization of both males and female
Sexual Exploitation of Children - ANSWERS-victimization involving significant and complex
dynamics that go beyond an offender, victim, and sexual act
Includes victimization involving sex rings, child pornography, use of technology such as
computers, the internet and digital storage devices, sex tourism, and child prostitution
Sexual Intercourse - ANSWERS-Heterosexual intercourse involving penetration of the vagina by
the penis
Intercourse involving genital contact between individual other than penetration of the vagina by
the penis
Sexual Victimization of Children - ANSWERS-Broad term used to encompass all the ways in
which a child can be victimized such as the sexual abuse of children, sexual exploitation of
children, sexual assault of children, and sexual abduction of children
Statutory Law - ANSWERS-Set by legislation
Unpublished Opinion - ANSWERS-An opinion court has designated as not for publication;
opinion is binding only on parties involved in particular case
AND ANSWERS18
Binding Case Law - ANSWERS-Mandatory for court to follow
Burden of Proof - ANSWERS-Level of proof a party must present in order to be successful at any
given stage in the legal process
Capital Crime - ANSWERS-Punishable by death, Involving execution
Case Law - ANSWERS-Body of prior
Child Molester - ANSWERS-significantly older individual who engages in any type of sexual
activity with individuals legally defined as children
Common Law - ANSWERS-Judge created by court opinion
Double Jeopardy - ANSWERS-fact of being prosecuted or sentenced twice for substantially the
same offense
Due Process - ANSWERS-conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and
principles for the protection and enforcement of private rights, including notice and the right to
a fair hearing before a tribunal with the power to decide the case
Executive Branch - ANSWERS-Branch that enforces the law; law enforcement
,Fighting Words - ANSWERS-words which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an
immediate breach of the peace
Infamous Crime - ANSWERS-Crime "punishable by imprisonment"
Judicial Branch - ANSWERS-Courts; interprets the laws
Legislative Branch - ANSWERS-the branch of government that makes the laws
Pedophile - ANSWERS-a person who is sexually attracted to children
Persuasive Case Law - ANSWERS-law from a case in another jurisdiction
Prosecuted - ANSWERS-to follow up or pursue something to a conclusion; to carry on; to take
legal action against
Rape - ANSWERS-derived from the Latin word rapere; means to "steal" or to "carry away"
Published Opinion - ANSWERS-A final note of caution when looking to case law for legal
answers.
Batson v. Kentucky - ANSWERS-prosecutors may not exclude minorities from juries because of
concern that they will favor a defendant of their own race
J.E.B. v. Alabama - ANSWERS-Supreme court case that ruled premptory challenges can not be
used for gender
, Reasonable Doubt - ANSWERS-doubt that prevents one from being firmly convinced of a
defendant's guilt, or the belief that there is a real possibility that a defendant is not guilty;
doubt that would cause a reasonable person to hesitate to ac
Sextortion - ANSWERS-New form of sexual exploitation that occurs online using non-physical
forms
Sexual Assault - ANSWERS-statutory term used to describe any number of acts that would allow
for the victimization of both males and female
Sexual Exploitation of Children - ANSWERS-victimization involving significant and complex
dynamics that go beyond an offender, victim, and sexual act
Includes victimization involving sex rings, child pornography, use of technology such as
computers, the internet and digital storage devices, sex tourism, and child prostitution
Sexual Intercourse - ANSWERS-Heterosexual intercourse involving penetration of the vagina by
the penis
Intercourse involving genital contact between individual other than penetration of the vagina by
the penis
Sexual Victimization of Children - ANSWERS-Broad term used to encompass all the ways in
which a child can be victimized such as the sexual abuse of children, sexual exploitation of
children, sexual assault of children, and sexual abduction of children
Statutory Law - ANSWERS-Set by legislation
Unpublished Opinion - ANSWERS-An opinion court has designated as not for publication;
opinion is binding only on parties involved in particular case
