Legal Terms
What is a Jury?
12 people who are brought into court to listen to testimony, review evidence, and render decisions in civil and criminal trials.
What was the large racial equality movement that began in the 1950's?
The Civil Rights Movement
What is Bias?
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Which 1970's sci-fi film featured a space ship named "Nostromo"?
Alien
What is the Defense?
A defense is put forward by a party to defeat a suit or action brought against the party, and may be based on legal grounds or on factual claims.
In the 1950's, this type/place of housing became popular for middle class Americans, and many American families moved here.
The suburbs.
What is Socioeconomic Class?
The hierarchal system in which people are categorized into a specific group (or class) based primarily on their wealth.
What dog is the hero of Jack London's "The Call of the Wild"?
Buck
What is the Prosecution?
The government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime.
In the 1950's, this technology became widely available for American families, which allowed people to watch programs and news.
The Television.
What is Prejudice?
Prejudice literally means "judging before." It involves the formation of attitudes toward persons, groups, and situations before there is any experience with or study of them.
Tunisia is part of which continent?
Africa
What is Due Process of Law?
That a person on trial is innocent until proven guilty. It is ensured through the 5th Amendment of the Constitution.
"No person shall be...deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"
Brown vs. The Board of Education
What is Discrimination?
The unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
What constellation's Latin name translates as "Smaller Bear" or "Little Bear"?
Ursa Minor
What is a Hung Jury?
A jury unable to come to a final decision, resulting in a mistrial.
Which group of black Americans protested segregated bus terminals in the U.S. by taking a bus tour around the American South, and becoming the targets of violence from white protestors and police officers?
The Freedom Riders
What is Reasonable Doubt?
Reasonable doubt is the level of uncertainty that prevents jurors in a criminal case from finding a defendant guilty.
The Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey is the supposed home of which legendary creature?
The Jersey Devil