Legal Professions

What is a judge?

• A person who advises people about the law

• A person who decides how criminals should be punished

• A person who cleans the courtroom

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a lawyer?

• A person who decides how criminals should be punished

• A person who advises people about the law and represents them in court

• A person who writes laws

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Who decides the punishment for criminals in a court?

• The lawyer

• The judge

• The police officer

Who represents people in court?

• The judge

• The lawyer

• The jury

Lawyers only work in the courts.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Who is responsible for making legal decisions in a courtroom?

• The lawyer

• The judge

• The defendant

If a person gets in trouble with the law, a judge might decide his punishment.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Who helps people understand the law?

• The judge

• The lawyer

• The jury

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The _____ had to decide if the man should go to jail or if he should be allowed to go free.

• Lawyer

• Judge

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Keith asked the ____ to represent him in court next week.

• The judge

• The lawyer

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A