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SL Final REview
SL Final REview
DIRECTIONS: The review is worth up to 21 extra credit points. The extra credit points will be added to the
final examination point score. The review may be used as a resource for 15 minutes during the final
examination period. Material can be found in your Street Law textbook, and in your notes, handouts, readings,
and assignments. The concepts are separated into categories that match the chapters in your textbook.
All work on this review must be your own. No extra credit will be given for copied work.
You will not be able to use a copied review as a reference during the exam.
I. IDENTIFICATION OF CONCEPTS. Identify or define the following concepts. This is Part I of the final
exam. Each class will take this part of the exam on the day of their final was assigned.
INTRODUCTION TO LAW
1. agency
2. statutes
3. civil action
4. appeal
5. lobbying/lobbyists
6. felony
7. misdemeanor
8. Gideon v. Wainwright
9. executive branch
15. ordinances
16. jurisprudence
31. plaintiff
32. defendant
33. negotiation
34. mediation
35. arbitration
36. precedent
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
41. obscenity
FAMILY LAW
70. paternity
71. annulment
77. bigamy
85. palimony
86. alimony
95. estate
HOUSING LAW
100.security deposit
102.fixtures
103.eviction
104.right of entry
105.sublease
CONSUMER LAW
109.Caveat Emptor
114.warranty of merchantability
115.secured credit
116.default
117.collateral
118.interest
119.debtors
120.lien
TORT LAW
123.deep pocket
124.negligence torts
125.intentional torts
127.products liability
128.settlement
130.nominal damages
131.compensatory damages
132.punitive damages
133.comparative negligence
CRIMINAL LAW
134.principal
135.accomplice
136.accessory
139.solicitation
140.attempt
141.conspiracy
142.elements
143.motive
145.crimes of omission
147.embezzlement
148.extortion
152.voluntary manslaughter - PA
153.involuntary manslaughter - PA
154.PA DUI law - penalties for 1st & 2nd offense drunk driving
155.PA Controlled Substances Act - penalty for selling controlled substances within a school zone
159.exclusionary rule
160.probable cause
166.insanity defense in PA
168.entrapment
169.booking
170.plea bargain
171.preliminary hearing
172.arraignment
174.restitution
175.incapacitation
176.rehabilitation
177.deterrence
178.retribution
179.capital punishment
180.lethal injection
181.juvenile system/intake
The following sections will also appear on the exam. It is not necessary to have notes on these parts to receive
extra credit for the review. This is Part II of the final exam. Students will take this part during their regularly
scheduled final exam period. The format is multiple choice.
A. ANALYSIS OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY. You will be given a situation in which you will have to
analyze who is the principal, accomplice, accessory before the fact, accessory after the fact, and who has no
responsibility. You should be familiar with those terms and concepts.
B. ANALYZING A STATUTE. You will be given a short Pennsylvania law statute. You will be asked
questions about the statute.
C. ANALYZING A COURT OPINION. Attached is a copy of a judge's opinion in a Chester County Court of
Common Pleas case. The case involves a police search. You will be asked questions about the opinion on the
exam. A copy of the opinion will be given to you on the exam. You should read the opinion and make sure that
you understand it.
D. ESSAY. The essay questions for the final exam will be given during the marking period. The scores for the
essays will be counted as part of the final exam score.