Bill of Rights
This Constitutional Amendment contains five parts.
The First Amendment
The Prosecutor
Rather than a prosecutor, the party bringing a case to court is this.
The plaintiff
This is the biggest difference between the supreme court and small claims court?
No lawyers
These actors play the lawyers and witnesses
High School students
This Consistutional Amendment protects the right to bear arms.
The Second Amendment
The punishment for this crime is a minimum of one year and one day.
A felony.
This former football star was aquitted of murder but found responsible for this in civil court.
Wrongful death.
This long running television show has simple citizens appear before a judge for both entertainment and a decision.
The People's Court
The plaintiff for the case we studied
Remington Stone
This Amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Fourth Amendment
Someone convicted of a misdemeanor may end up here, but at least not in prison.
Jail
In NY State, all car owners are required to carry this.
Insurance
The defendent uses this to sue the plaintiff back.
The defendent in the case we studied
Marley Miser
The Fifth Amendment provides you this right.
To remain silent.
In NY, you must provide your name and this when a police officer is investigating a crime.
Date of Birth
This Constitutional Amendment relates to civil court cases.
The Seventh Amendment
The ceiling for small claims court in Upstate NY is this.
$3000
Witnesses for the defendant claimed that the plaintiff had this type of problem.
Alcoholism
This Amendment protects the first five.
The Sixth Amendment
Petty theft, simple harassment, and not providing ID to a police officer are classifications of this type of crime.
A misdemeanor
People with minor claims agains another party might choose to go to this court where lawyers are not allowed.
Small Claims Court
The small claims court process is (shorter or longer) than cases with lawyers.
Shorter
Each Mock Trial team consists of a total of this many contestants (including plaintiff, witness, defense, and lawyers).
12