Mock Trial Scoring
Mock Trial Vocabulary
AMTA General Rules
2022 AMTA Mock Trial Recap
Myths of Mock Trial
100

This is the perfect score for a Mock Trial round

What is 10?

100

A competition in which students simulate a real courtroom procedure

What is Mock Trial?

100

Number of members per team that can play per round. Not including a timekeeper.

What is six? 

100

The name of the expert witness during AMTA's 2022 Mock Trial

Who is Mel Jelani? 

100

Any course of study given to undergraduates in preparation for law school. 

What is pre-law? 

200

Scoring is based on ____ and not outcome.

What is performance?

200

This is a person that is permitted to testify a trial because of their knowledge in a particular field of study. 

What is an expert witness? 

200

The amount of time given for opening statements

Five minutes

200

The name of the fireman who died during the night of the fire? 

Who is Jaylen Williams? 

200

The act of speaking face-to-face to a live audience. 

What is public speaking?

300

Is a strength of speaking where your voice should be heard by a large audience. 

What is projection?

300

A decision made by a scoring judge as to which team and individual witness and attorney scored the most points per round.  

What is a ballot?

300

Number one rule on this team is to not tell anyone where you are from

What is Bye-Buster? 

300

This date is the night the fire took place.

What is July 31st, 2020? 

300

A public university in Tennessee that is known as a "southern ivy." 

What is Vanderbilt University 

400

Is a reliable video platform for communication. It includes meetings, chat, webinars, and online features such as a new whiteboard feature

What is Zoom? 

400

an out-of-court statement in order to provide truth of a matter that came into the courtroom. This can include documents and body language. 

What is a hearsay? 

400

Name of the award given to a team that showed the most spirit throughout the tournaments. 

What is Spirit of AMTA? 

400

A very indecisive college student who worked at Harlow's with Dakota.  

Who is Kiran Singh?

400

An actual application and activity of an idea, belief, or method. 

What is practice?

500

Interrogation of a witness called by an opponent. 

What is cross-examination? 

500

A conference held between a judge and an attorney in order to discuss something that may be controversial   

Sidebar

500

Not including cross-examination, this amount of minutes is given per each case on a team 

What is 25 minutes

500

Glare, shadows, level of illumination, angle of an object, length of time, and eye conditions are common factors of....

What is noise?

500

"Challenge yourself; it's the only path that leads to growth." is said by this African American actor, director, and narrator

Who is Morgan Freeman

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