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NAME __________________________________________ DATE __________________________

STREET LAW: FINAL EXAM REVIEW SPRING 2007

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.

Tuesday, May 22 Complete terms 1-36


Wednesday, May 23 Complete terms 37-68
Thursday, May 24 Complete terms 69-95
Friday, May 25 Prom Day
Saturday, May 26 Look up any vocabulary words you do not know
Sunday, May 27 Work on graphic organizer
Monday, May 28 Memorial Day. Relax and enjoy.
Tuesday, May 29 Complete terms 96-120
Wednesday, May 30 Complete terms 121-133
Thursday, May 31 Complete terms 134-160
Friday, June 1 Complete terms 161-183

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

10. legislative branch

11. judicial branch

12. majority opinion


13. dissenting opinion

14. judicial review

15. ordinances

16. jurisprudence

17. Supreme Law of the Land

18. Bill of Rights

19. checks and balances

20. U.S. Supreme Court/William Rehnquist

21. District Justice Court

22. Court of Common Pleas

23. Superior Court/Commonwealth Court

24. PA Supreme Court

25. voir dire

26. guilty beyond a reasonable doubt

27. preponderance of the evidence

28. adversary system

29. contingency fee

30. attorney-client privilege

31. plaintiff

32. defendant

33. negotiation

34. mediation

35. arbitration

36. precedent

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

37. 1st Amendment


38. defamation/libel/slander

39. commercial speech

40. time, place, and manner restrictions on free speech

41. obscenity

42. clear and present danger test

43. balancing test

44. incitement test

45. Goss v. Lopez

46. due process

47. legal classification (race, color, gender, etc.)

48. sexual orientation

49. Fricke v. Lynch

50. affirmative action programs

51. reverse discrimination

52. strict scrutiny test

53. symbolic speech

54. public forum

55. limited public forum

56. Tinker v. Des Moines

57. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

58. shield law

59. gag order

60. prior restraint

61. establishment and free exercise clauses

62. Wisconsin v. Yoder

63. Lee v. Weisman


64. Freedom of Information Act

65. right to privacy

66. Roe v. Wade

67. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey

68. Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FAMILY LAW

69. joint custody

70. paternity

71. annulment

72. community property state

73. separate property state

74. equitable distribution

75. no-fault divorce

76. irretrievable breakdown

77. bigamy

78. joint marital property

79. separation agreement

80. battered spouse syndrome

81. Michigan v. Francine Hughes

82. burning bed defense

83. Protection from Abuse Act

84. prenuptial agreement

85. palimony

86. alimony

87. rehabilitative alimony


88. common law marriage

89. legal age for marriage in PA

90. cohabitation agreement

91. tender years doctrine

92. best interests of the child doctrine

93. age of majority

94. living will

95. estate

HOUSING LAW

96. warranty of habitability

97. month-to-month lease

98. tenancy for years

99. tenancy at will

100.security deposit

101.waiver of tort liability

102.fixtures

103.eviction

104.right of entry

105.sublease

106.right to quiet enjoyment

107.consideration clause of a contract

108.acceptance clause of a contract

CONSUMER LAW

109.Caveat Emptor

110.Better Business Bureau

111.Food and Drug Administration


112.warranty

113.bait and switch

114.warranty of merchantability

115.secured credit

116.default

117.collateral

118.interest

119.debtors

120.lien

TORT LAW

121.preponderance of the evidence

122.tort reform/medical malpractice insurance costs

123.deep pocket

124.negligence torts

125.intentional torts

126.strict liability torts

127.products liability

128.settlement

129.Beulah Mae Donald v. United Klans of America

130.nominal damages

131.compensatory damages

132.punitive damages

133.comparative negligence

CRIMINAL LAW

134.principal

135.accomplice
136.accessory

137.before the fact

138.accessory after the fact

139.solicitation

140.attempt

141.conspiracy

142.elements

143.motive

144.criminal intent/state of mind

145.crimes of omission

146.strict liability offenses

147.embezzlement

148.extortion

149.PA Sex Offenses (forcible rape & statutory sexual assault)

150.1st degree murder - PA

151.2nd degree murder - PA

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

156.right to remain silent - 5th Amendment

157.Miranda v. Arizona/Miranda warnings

158.public safety exception to Miranda

159.exclusionary rule

160.probable cause

161.reasonable suspicion/school searches


162.2nd Amendment

163.Terry v. Ohio/Terry stop

164.searches without a warrant

165.search incident to a lawful arrest

166.insanity defense in PA

167.guilty but mentally ill

168.entrapment

169.booking

170.plea bargain

171.preliminary hearing

172.arraignment

173.motion for change of venue

174.restitution

175.incapacitation

176.rehabilitation

177.deterrence

178.retribution

179.capital punishment

180.lethal injection

181.juvenile system/intake

182.juvenile system/adjudicatory hearing

183.PA Juvenile Act

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.

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