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Intro to Vocab - Summative

Authored by Kristie Hudson

Social Studies

6th - 10th Grade

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Intro to Vocab - Summative
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

jurisdiction

the official power to make legal decisions and judgements

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

part of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government

the judgment of the lower court is correct and should stand

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Plaintiff

a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence

an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

part of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Defendant

an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

legal action taken against someone

the judgment of the lower court is correct and should stand

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Affirmed

are legal action taken against someone

a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence

the official power to make legal decisions and judgements

the judgment of the lower court is correct and should stand

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Appeal

an application to the court requesting that the court make a decision on a certain issue before the trial begins

a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts

when someone who loses a case in a trial court asks a higher court to review the trial court's decision

the official power to make legal decisions and judgements

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Court of Appeals

when someone who loses a case in a trial court asks a higher court to review the trial court's decision

a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts

the act of officially accusing someone of committing an illegal act, esp. by bringing a case against that person in a court of law

a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The public

the judgment of the lower court is correct and should stand

part of law that governs relations between legal persons and a government

an application to the court requesting that the court make a decision on a certain issue before the trial begins

the official power to make legal decisions and judgements

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