Unit 8 Assessments

Verdict is to petit jury as _____ is to grand jury.

• opinion

• evidence

• summons

• indictment

Which role in the trial process is NOT involved in voir dire?

• the judge

• the plaintiff

• the defense attorney

• the prosecuting attorney

When a person has been accused of a crime and arrested, there are specific actions that must happen to get the case to trial and ensure justice has been served. These actions are put into law to protect the rights of the person accused as well, because that is also part of ensuring that justice has been served. Which term reflects the actions that must happen to serve justice?

• due process

• trial by jury

• jurisdiction

• unalienable rights

Plaintiff is to civil case as _____ is to criminal case.

• evidence

• grand jury

• prosecution

• deliberation

Which vocabulary word is NOT part of a juror’s experience during jury duty?

• verdict

• summons

• jurisdiction

• deliberation

Which word is not related to the U.S. court system?

• verdict

• proposal

• jurisdiction

• writ of certiori

Jo wanted to appeal his guilty verdict in a criminal case to the state supreme court. He was working through the appellate process to hopefully get a better judgment. If he lost his appeal he could go to prison for up to 20 years, but he believed that his case had not been handled correctly by the police and the prosecutors. In this scenario, the words appeal and appellate are related. What is the relationship between appeal and appellate based on this scenario?

• They are both describe parts of the executive process of government.

• They are both describe Jo’s emotions as he goes through the trial process.

• They both refer to a process to get a different outcome from a trial or court decision.

• They both refer to how Jo looks and how much other people want to be around him.

In the United States we have county courts, circuit courts, courts of appeal, and supreme courts. Some of these courts are trial courts. What is the main difference between the trial courts and appellate courts?

• Holding criminal and civil cases (trial) versus only deciding criminal cases (appellate)

• Hearing a case for the first time (trial) versus reviewing a lower court’s decision (appellate)

• Having attorneys be present (trial) versus reading through the transcripts of a case (appellate)

• Only focusing on cases involving local and state law (trial) versus only focusing on national law (appellate)

What is a good synonym for opinion when discussing our legal system?

• bias

• idea

• thought

• decision

Verdict is to trial court as _____ is to Supreme Court.

• order

• opinion

• jurisdiction

• unconstitutional