Civics Unit 4.2 Vocabulary

What is a "precedent"?

• Something that gives proof of or a reason to believe something

• A public official who exercises a judicial or executive function

• An action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature

• Not favoring one more than another

What is a "magistrate"?

• An action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature

• One who questions closely or rigorously

• A public official who exercises a judicial or executive function

• An attorney who prosecutes, especially when serving as an official of a county, district, or other government entity

Who is a "prosecutor"?

• One who initiates a lawsuit against another

• One who is accused or sued in a court of law

• An attorney who prosecutes, especially when serving as an official of a county, district, or other government entity

• A regulation, law, decree, or rule

Which term refers to "one who questions closely or rigorously"?

• Impartial

• Inquisitorial

• Precedent

• Evidence

What is "evidence"?

• One who initiates a lawsuit against another

• An action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature

• Something that gives proof of or a reason to believe something

• Pertaining to or involving opposition between two sides

What does "criminal" refer to?

• One who initiates a lawsuit against another

• One who is accused or sued in a court of law

• Help settle disagreements between citizens and the government when a law has been broken

• To begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law

Who is a "defendant"?

• One who initiates a lawsuit against another

• One who is accused or sued in a court of law

• A public official who exercises a judicial or executive function

• To begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law

What is a "plaintiff"?

• One who initiates a lawsuit against another

• One who is accused or sued in a court of law

• A public official who exercises a judicial or executive function

• To begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law

Which term pertains to "help settle disagreements between people involving subjects such as property, divorce, contracts, wills, personal injury, bankruptcy, employment, agriculture, and taxes"?

• Civil

• Criminal

• Magistrate

• Prosecutor

What does it mean "to prosecute"?

• To begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law

• To make part of an existing nation or city

• To request that a higher court change the decision of a lower court

• To name someone to a particular office or duty