Courtroom Practices and Systems
This type of court handles cases like murder, robbery, and assault.
What is a criminal court?
TEKS: §130.296(c)(3)(A)
A written statement explaining why a court should rule in favor of a party.
What is a brief? TEKS: §130.299(c)(3)(B)
This legal professional provides legal advice but cannot represent clients in court
What is a paralegal?
TEKS: §130.300(c)(1)(A)
The study of fingerprints to identify individuals.
What is dactyloscopy?
TEKS: §130.301(c)(3)(C)
The branch of law enforcement responsible for managing prisons and probation.
What is corrections?
TEKS: §130.302(c)(3)(C)
This court reviews decisions made by lower courts to ensure laws were applied correctly.
What is an appellate court?
TEKS: §130.296(c)(3)(B)
The official record of a court's decision.
What is a judgment?
TEKS: §130.299(c)(2)(C)
An expert who testifies about evidence in court.
What is an expert witness?
TEKS: §130.300(c)(3)(B)
This type of evidence includes hair, blood, or DNA.
What is biological evidence?
TEKS: §130.301(c)(3)(A)
The legal term for someone under the age of 18.
What is a minor?
TEKS: §130.302(c)(3)(A)
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court? TEKS: §130.296(c)(3)(D)
Legal research often starts by looking up these previous court decisions.
What are precedents?
TEKS: §130.299(c)(2)(B)
The organization that accredits law schools in the United States.
What is the American Bar Association?
TEKS: §130.300(c)(1)(B)
The field that uses science to investigate crimes.
What is forensic science?
TEKS: §130.301(c)(1)(A)
The first officer to arrive at a crime scene is known as this
What is the first responder?
TEKS: §130.302(c)(3)(D)
The person who brings a lawsuit in a civil case.
Who is the plaintiff? TEKS: §130.296(c)(4)(B)
The type of writing used to persuade the court to make a specific decision.
What is persuasive writing?
TEKS: §130.299(c)(3)(A)
A process of questioning potential jurors before a trial.
What is voir dire?
TEKS: §130.300(c)(3)(C)
The study of how insects can provide clues to time of death.
What is forensic entomology?
TEKS: §130.301(c)(3)(B)
The system used to classify fingerprints.
What is the Henry Classification System?
TEKS: §130.302(c)(3)(E)
The right to a speedy and public trial is guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the Sixth Amendment? TEKS: §130.296(c)(1)(C)
The process of finding laws, statutes, and regulations relevant to a case.
What is legal research?
TEKS: §130.299(c)(2)(A)
The professional ethics all lawyers must follow.
What is the Code of Professional Responsibility?
TEKS: §130.300(c)(5)(A)
The process of matching ballistic evidence to a specific firearm.
What is firearms identification?
TEKS: §130.301(c)(3)(D)
The constitutional right that protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the Fourth Amendment?
TEKS: §130.302(c)(5)(A)