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These rights expressed in the Bill of Rights  were originally only protected from interference by the federal government.  The passage of the 14th amendment in 1868 extended these limitations and protections to state governments.

The Sixth Amendment contains several personal freedom guarantees that protect a person charged with a crime including all the following except:

At the trial level courts make two determinations.  The jury decides questions of fact and the judge decides ________________ .

An appellate court reviews the proceedings conducted in a lower court to determine if the lower court __________________________ .

The law creates rights, duties and privileges.  A duty is ___________________________________.

The United States Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land.

We covered several functions of law.  Perhaps the most important gives us dependability in our legal system while facilitating orderly change by _________________________ .

The body of statutory law consists of written laws passed by Congress or state legislatures that establish and regulate the conduct of citizens, businesses and other organizations. This includes ordinances the regulations enacted by local, municipal or county governments.  

One of these differences in civil law and criminal law is the basis of what is being tried.  In civil law  the court makes determinations regarding the issues involved in the case and providing the proper remedy to the situation.  In criminal law the court makes determinations regarding the guilt or innocence of the accused and:  

Civil litigation is the process of maintaining and advancing a lawsuit from beginning to final judgment.