How a Trial Works

What is the main system used in both civil and criminal trials?

• Mediation system

  (a 3rd party helps the two disagreeing parties come to an agreement)

• Adversary system

  (two opposing sides present their cases to an impartial judge or jury, who then decides the outcome.)

• Arbitration system

  (a 3rd party listens to both sides and then makes a decision)

• penal system

  (a 3rd party reads both parties arguments and then sentences the guilty party to prison without tiral).

Who brings charges against the defendant in a criminal trial?

• The jury

• The plaintiff (a person making a claim against another person)

• The prosecutor (government attorney who represents the state in a criminal case against a defendant)

• The defendant (the person being charged of committing a crime)

What role does the judge play in a courtroom?

 

• The judge is a witness

• The judge is an umpire

• The judge is a prosecutor

• The judge is a jury member

In a civil trial, who usually makes an opening statement?

• The Prosecution

• The Defense

• Both Sides (if they choose)

• Neither side

Direct examination is

• The prosecution questioning the witnesses

• The defense questioning the witnesses

• The jury questioning the witnesses

• The judge questioning the witnesses

Who gets to cross examine the witness?

• The prosecution

• The defense

• The Judge

• The Jury

What is the last phase in a trial before the jury deliberates (discusses)?

 

• Opening statement

• Direct examination

• Closing argument

• Jury deliberation

What is a hung jury?

• When a jury reaches a decision and all agree (unanimous)

• When a jury cannot reach a decision, they disagree.

• When one of the jurors goes home sick.

• When there is foul play.