Law: Chapter 5 The Court System

trial courts

• the people directly concerned with or taking part in any legal matter

• European method for handling disputes where a judge plays an active role in gathering and presenting evidence and questioning witnesses

• courts that listen to testimony, consider evidence, and decide the facts in a disputed situation

• the state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

parties

• the people directly concerned with or taking part in any legal matter

• in a civil case, the injured party who files legal action against the alleged wrongdoer

• the state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

• the person against whom a claim is made

plaintiff

• the people directly concerned with or taking part in any legal matter

• in a civil case, the injured party who files legal action against the alleged wrongdoer

• the state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

• the person against whom a claim is made

prosecutor

• the people directly concerned with or taking part in any legal matter

• in a civil case, the injured party who files legal action against the alleged wrongdoer

• the state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

• the person against whom a claim is made

defendant

• the people directly concerned with or taking part in any legal matter

• in a civil case, the injured party who files legal action against the alleged wrongdoer

• the state or federal government's attorney in a criminal case

• the person against whom a claim is made

adversarial system

• European method for handling disputes where a judge plays an active role in gathering and presenting evidence and questioning witnesses

• "to be informed of"; formal application by a party to have a lower-court decision reviewed by the US Supreme Court

• "to speak the truth"

• the judicial system used in the United States which allows opposing parties to present their legal conflicts before a judge and a jury

inquisitional system

• European method for handling disputes where a judge plays an active role in gathering and presenting evidence and questioning witnesses

• "to be informed of"; formal application by a party to have a lower-court decision reviewed by the US Supreme Court

• "to speak the truth"

• the judicial system used in the United States which allows opposing parties to present their legal conflicts before a judge and a jury

voir dire

• European method for handling disputes where a judge plays an active role in gathering and presenting evidence and questioning witnesses

• "to be informed of"

• "to speak the truth"

• the judicial system used in the United States which allows opposing parties to present their legal conflicts before a judge and a jury

removal for cause

• courts that listen to testimony, consider evidence, and decide the facts in a disputed situation

• attorneys may dismiss a certain number of possible jurors without giving any reason

• opposing attorneys may request removal of any juror who does not appear capable of rendering a fair and impartial verdict

• the powers specifically granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution

peremptory challenges

• courts that listen to testimony, consider evidence, and decide the facts in a disputed situation

• attorneys may dismiss a certain number of possible jurors without giving any reason

• opposing attorneys may request removal of any juror who does not appear capable of rendering a fair and impartial verdict

• the powers specifically granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution