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The Supreme Court
Steps in a Trial
Lawyers and Juries
Crime
This and That
100
The number of Supreme Court Justices.
What is nine?
100
The opening statement by Plaintiff or Prosecutor
What is Step 1 in a trial?
100
You must be this age to sit on a jury.
What is 18 years of age?
100
something one does or fails to do that is in violation of a law
What is crime?
100
an appeals court
What is the Supreme Court?
200
The two types of cases the United States Supreme Court hears.
What is federal laws and constitutional issues?
200
The defendents attorney explains evidence to be presented to diprove the allegations made by the plaintiff or prosecutor.
What is Step 2 in a trial?
200
A down payment for an attorney's services.
What is a retainer?
200
The crime that has the highest percentage of arrests
What is murder?
200
The role of a judge in an adversarial system.
What is a referee?
300
The only Constitutional requirement for a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
What is good behavior?
300
Follows closing statement by plaintiff or prosecutor.
What is the closing statement by the defense?
300
jury selection
What is voir dire
300
conditions that make an act unlawful
What are the elements?
300
Deals with the property and wishes of the deceased.
What is probate?
400
A court makes a decision on a case and all other similar cases must abide by it in the future.
What is precedent?
400
The last step in a trial.
What is the verdict?
400
trial lawyers
What is litigators?
400
The person who commits the crime.
What is the principal?
400
An agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant and their lawyer, which disposes of the case before trial.
What is a plea bargain?
500
An error of law may result in this.
What is an appeal?
500
Jury instructions
What is when the judge instructs the jury as to the law that applies to the case?
500
To remove a juror without cause.
What is a peremptory challenge?
500
The case that guaranteed everyone charged with a criminal offense the right to an attorney.
What is Gideon vs. Wainwright?
500
The court that would handle two states suing one another.
What is federal court?