What is a simple law definition of a civil action?

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Answer 1

Answer:

A civil action is a noncriminal lawsuit that begins with a complaint and usually involves private parties.

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Answer 2
A lawsuit brought to enforce, redress, or protect rights of private litigants—the plaintiffs and the defendants—not a criminal proceeding. Now all kinds of lawsuits are simply called civil actions without the former distinctions of procedure in law or in equity.

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What check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?

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The Senate can override a veto with a 2/3 majority vote. The Senate can also convict a President in an impeachment trial with a 2/3 vote.
The Senate also checks the President by having the power to approve or not approve the treaties he makes with other nations. The Senate also approves the appointments that the President makes to his Cabinet, ambassadors, federal judges, and all civilian employees of the government who are not covered by another area.

Which group was the last to receive full voting rights in U.S. elections?
A)Legal immigrants 18 years and older
B)U.S. citizens aged 18-20 years
C)Native-American women
D)African-American men

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Answer:

B)U.S. citizens aged 18-20 years

Explanation:

The last group to receive full voting rights in U.S. elections is United States citizens aged 18-20 years.

This was passed through the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

It was passed by the United States Congress in 1971.

African-American men earned the right to vote in 1870 through the fifteenth amendment

Native Americans, whether women or men were granted the right to vote in 1924

Legal immigrants such as the Chinese were given the rights to vote in 1943 through Magnuson Act.

Anger management-

Directions: Read each of the scenarios below and identify how the person is reacting to anger.

1. Bob is in line at a sandwich shop. A stranger tries to cut in front of him. Bob pushes him out of the way.




2. Sandy’s teammate runs into her during a soccer game. Sandy says “Excuse me. Could you please not do that again?”




3. Tim’s history teacher springs a pop quiz on a reading assignment that he didn’t get to. Tim is angry about not doing well on the quiz. He asks himself what he needs to do to stay on top of assignments.



4. Sue has a crush on James. She confided in her friend Tina that she wants to ask James to the Cadet Ball. The following week, she learns that Tina asked James to the ball and he accepted. Sue is mad, but says nothing to Tina because she doesn’t want to argue.




5. Adrian’s parents won’t give him money to buy a video game, after they promised he’d get a reward for good grades. He’s angry and asks his parents why they are breaking their promise. He learns that his dad will be losing his job next month. Now Adrian’s video game does not seem so important.




6. Jade’s mom is driving her to a track meet where she expects to win a medal in her event. There is an accident on the highway and a huge traffic backup. Jade may not be on time for her event. She’s angry about the possibility of missing out after she’s worked so hard. She turns on her favorite music, and envisions winning her race.



This is a assignment for JROTC , So it is considered to be related to law.
Please give me a quick answer if you can it would be helpful.

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1. Bob’s reacting to anger by pushing the stranger out of the way.

2. Sandy’s reacting out of anger by asking them if they couldn’t do it again, and they probably didn’t mean to run into her.

3. He’s reacting out of anger by using his feelings and thoughts.

4. Sue reacting to anger by suppressing it, which could cause problems.

5. Adrian’s reacting to anger by using his feelings and thought , then shows empathy when he understands what's going on.

6.Jade’s reacting to anger by just turning on her favorite music and relaxing which is a healthy anger management.

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