Morph 38

What is a jury?

• A lawyer who represents the court

• The judge who makes the final decision

• A group of people sworn to help decide legal cases in court

• A person who writes laws

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is a jurist?

• A person who is on trial

• Someone chosen for jury duty

• A lawyer who defends criminals

• An expert in law

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does injurious mean?

• Being helpful to others

• Causing harm to someone or their health

• Fixing something that’s broken

• Arguing in court

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to adjure someone?

• To harm them in court

• To stop a trial

• To ask or encourage someone to do something

• To accuse them of a crime

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is perjury?

• To break the law by lying under oath

• To skip jury duty

• To tell the truth in court

• To defend yourself

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is jurisdiction?

• A group of laws

• The rules of the courtroom

• The power of a court to make legal decisions and judgments

• A judge’s opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does just mean?

• Something that is morally right and fair

• Something the judge says

• A type of punishment

• A final decision

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is justice?

• A court decision that gives the harshest penalty

• A solution that is fair and fits the crime

• A new law

• A group of lawyers

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is justification?

• The reason someone is punished

• The fact that is said to prove something is true

• A lie told in court

• The result of a trial

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is injustice?

• A fair trial

• A law that helps people

• A helpful court ruling

• Lack of fairness or justice

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A