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What is the result of most civil cases?
a) Most civil cases are settled before ever going to trial.
b) The defendant usually wins a civil case.
c) Most civil cases go to trial and the plaintiff usually wins.
d) Good luck, and as always, which amendment was the only amendment ever to be repealed?

What is the person called who files a lawsuit?
a) Defendant
b) Plaintiff
c) The prosecution
d) The civil adversary

How would the plaintiff initiate a civil lawsuit?
a) By filing a complaint
b) By issuing an arrest warrant
c) By pressing charges against the defendant
d) By subpoenaing the defendant

Who are the two adversaries in a civil case?
a) Judge and jury
b) Bailiff and witnesses
c) Plaintiff’s attorney and defendant’s attorney
d) The judge and the prosecution

How does someone know that they are being sued?
a) They are arrested by a police officer.
b) They are issued a subpoena.
c) They receive a summons in the mail
d) They are notified by the county sheriff.

Henry Cook received a letter in the mail from Wake County Superior Court stating that he had to show up and testify as a witness. What did he receive?
a) Complaint
b) Perjury
c) Subpoena
d) Injunction

A request to have a court ruling reviewed for any errors made at trial
a) Appeal
b) Verdict
c) Perjury
d) Adversarial

Decision made by a jury; must be unanimous
a) Appeal
b) Verdict
c) Bailliff
d) Subpoena

What is the most probable penalty for a person who violates a civil law?
a) House arrest
b) Community service
c) Imprisonment
d) Payment

Where did the United States get most of the ideas for the common law system used today?
a) the French
b) the British
c) the Romans
d) Babylonians

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