Trial Roles
Which person keeps order in the court during the trial and makes the final decision in sentencing?
Who is the judge?
Who is being accused of a crime?
Who is Tom Robinson?
In the U.S., is the accused guilty until proven innocent?
What is no. When accused of a crime in the United States, you are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Explain what burden of proof means.
What is the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. The prosecution must show that the defendant is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt."
Which side represents the accused, the prosecution or the defense?
What is the defense?
What are civil rights?
What are the rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to every citizen by the laws of the states and the federal government?
What is Tom Robinson being accused of?
What is the rape of Mayella Ewell?
What is an impartial jury?
What is people from your own community that will decide without bias whether or not the accused is innocent or guilty?
Who does the district attorney represent?
Who are the people?
Who swears in the jury and witnesses?
Who is the bailiff?
What are damages?
What is the amount of money someone is sentenced to pay to a civil defendant?
The defense attorney.
Who is Atticus Finch?
If you are accused of a crime, and cannot afford an attorney, are you provided one?
What is Yes, based on the 6th amendment of the Bill or Rights.
What does the word "amendment" mean?
What is change?
Who keeps the time of the court?
What is the clerk?
What is bail?
What is the money or property put up by the defendant at arraignment to insure that he or she will return for trial?
The prosecuting attorney.
Who is Mr. Gilmer?
Explain what it means when someone says this: "I plead the fifth."
What is The fifth amendment protects you from having to testify against yourself. You do not have to answer questions that might be used to make you look like you are guilty of a crime.
What are our country's laws based upon?
What is The Constitution.
Who has to arrive at a verdict?
What is the jury?
What kind of law deals with divorce?
What is family law?
The presiding judge.
Who is Judge Taylor?
What is jury selection?
What is the process where the defense and prosecution can interview potential jurors and select the ones they want?
Was the Bill of Rights included in the original Constitution?
What is no, it was added later?