Courtroom People
If a person who is accused of a crime cannot afford a lawyer, the court may appoint a ______________
What is a public defender?
In a trial, the jury is responsible for deciding whether a defendant is ______________.
What is guilty or not guilty?
Money or property pledged to the court to ensure that a person will appear for trial is called ____.
What is bail?
What must happen before a suspect can be arrested?
The police must have probable cause before they can arrest a suspect.
Which amendment states: Right to a trial by a jury.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
The person who helps the judge keep order in the court is the ____________.
What is the bailiff?
How are prosecutors most like scientists?
a. They use observations to make predictions.
b. They control what happens in the courtroom.
c. They ask open-ended questions.
d. They develop hypotheses to explain the evidence.
What is answer D. They develop hypotheses to explain the evidence.
Of the two types of crimes, the type that is more serious is called a(n) ______.
What is a felony?
Sometimes, the legal process stops before a lawyer can present their case. What is the most likely explanation for why the process is cut short?
What is the two sides may have resolved the case with a plea bargain?
Which amendment states: Protection from unreasonable searches.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Who keeps a schedule of cases and keeps notes on what happens in each case?
Who is the court clerk?
Police must read the Miranda warning to a suspect before the suspect is ___________.
What is questioned?
What is a lawyer’s goal during cross-examination of a witness?
What is the lawyer tries to make the testimony of the witness seem less believable?
A jury decides that a defendant is not guilty. Can the prosecutor try the defendant again with a new jury? Explain your answer.
No. The 5th Amendment forbids trying a person twice for the same crime.
What amendment state: Right to remain silent
What is the fifth amendment?
The lawyer who represents the state in a criminal case is called a(n) ________________.
Who is the prosecutor?
Expert witnesses differ from other witnesses because they ________________.
a. use exhibits as part of their testimony.
b. offer opinions and draw conclusions.
c. can provide direct evidence of a crime.
d. have good communication skills
What is b. offer opinions and draw conclusions?
How does having a foreperson help a jury reach a decision?
What is the foreperson makes sure that all the jurors get a chance to speak and that they review the evidence in an orderly way?
List two reasons why lawyers and judges question jurors during the jury selection process.
What is:
The questions help determine if jurors can be fair.
Lawyers also want to identify jurors who might support their side.
What amendment states: Right to reasonable bail
What is the Eighth Amendment?
People who are allowed to serve on a jury must be citizens who are age __________ and older.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the _______.
What is the Bill of Rights?
A. What type of data is a defense lawyer allowed to use in an appeal? B. What type of data cannot be used in an appeal?
What is The lawyer can argue that the judge made mistakes that affected the verdict, but the lawyer cannot present new evidence?
Describe three ways that exhibits may be used during a trial.
What is:
a. Present a crime scene
b. To connect the defendant to the crime
c. Explain scientific evidence
What amendment states: Right to bear arms
What is the Second Amendment?