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Trial by Jury Basics - 12 AM

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cases that involve damage to someone's property

a)

Criminal Court

b)

Civil Court

c)

Family Court

d)

Appeals Court

2.

What does the Prosecutor do?

a)

Nothing

b)

A lawyer who conducts the case against the defendant.

c)

A lawyer who conducts the jury.

d)

The prosecutor just argues.

3.

What is the defendant?

a)

Someone random from the streets.

b)

A person who is accusing someone else of a crime.

c)

An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.

d)

The person who judges the case.

4.

What is a criminal case?

a)

A court proceeding in which a person who is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the community or state is brought to trial and either found not guilty or guilty and sentenced.

b)

A case in which a 'criminal' is brought to justice.

c)

A court proceeding in which a person can sue another person.

d)

A criminal case is a case that is criminal.

5.
What is it called when a jury cannot make a unanimous (all agree) decision?
a)
Bad trial
b)
Undecided Jury
c)
Hung Jury
d)
Divided Jury
6.
Who is selected before the trial by the Prosecutor, Defense Attorney, and Judge?
a)
Victim
b)
Police Officer
c)
Bailiff
d)
Jury
7.

The person against whom a criminal complaint or indictment is filed: the “accused"

a)

Prosecutor

b)

Defendant

c)

Expert witness

d)

Lay Witness

8.

An attorney whose official duty is to conduct criminal proceedings on behalf of the state or the people against those accused of having committed criminal offenses.

a)

Bailiff

b)

Expert Witness

c)

Defense Attorney

d)

Prosecutor

9.

A standard of proof used in criminal trials which the jury must be believe beyond.

a)

Civil Law

b)

Dual Court System

c)

Reasonable Doubt

d)

Common Good

10.

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.

a)

An alibi

b)

A bias

c)

A convict

d)

A circumstance

11.

a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.

a)

a motive

b)

an alibi

c)

a testimony

d)

a bias

12.

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

a)

a testimony

b)

an alibi

c)

a motive

d)

a bias

13.

a reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.

a)

a motive

b)

an alibi

c)

a testimony

d)

a bias

14.

a trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings.

a)

a hung jury

b)

a thrown out case

c)

a mistrial

d)

a "not guilty" verdict

15.

a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

a)

an alibi

b)

a verdict

c)

a testimony

d)

an objection