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Court Vocabulary

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A testimony given out

a)

Deposition

b)

Deliberation

c)

Civil Trial

d)

Discorvery

2.

Long and Careful consideration or discussion

a)
impulsiveness
b)
haste
c)
recklessness
d)
deliberation
3.

Involves one person complaining about something another person did or didn't do

a)
celebrating
b)

Civil Trial

c)

Suing

d)

Criminal Trial

4.

Parties talk face to face is a...

a)

Dispute

b)

negotiation

c)

Court room

d)

Confrontation

5.

Advance sharing of information is...

a)

Sharing

b)

Discovery

c)

Prosecutor

d)
Delaying sharing of information
6.

A Prosecutor is...

a)
a judge who presides over the trial
b)
a legal representative who presents the case in a court of law against an individual accused of committing a crime
c)
a witness who provides testimony in the case
d)
a defense attorney who represents the accused in court
7.

An Affidavits is...

a)
A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.
b)

Physical evidence

c)
A type of dance popular in the 1920s
d)
A type of bird found in South America
8.

Cross Examination is...

a)
the questioning of a witness by the opposing party's attorney during a trial or hearing
b)

a type of act performed in court

c)

a method of testing evidence

d)

a form of accusing used by lawyers

9.

Objection is...

a)
an agreement with a proposal
b)
a fact that proves a point
c)
a statement that supports a claim
d)

A rule court rule broken with a question or answer

10.

The preponderance of the evidence is...

a)
related to the color of the evidence
b)
related to the smell of the evidence
c)

The evidence is slightly more convincing for the plaintiff than the defendant's evidence

d)
related to the size of the evidence
11.

Burden of Proof is...

a)
The legal requirement to provide documentation
b)
The responsibility to disprove someone else's claim
c)
The weight of evidence in a court case
d)

Which party must prove the facts and be convincing

12.

Criminal Trial is...

a)
a medical examination for criminals
b)

The room where the Jury men go after the trial to go decide the verdict

c)
a legal proceeding in which a person is charged with a crime and is brought to court to determine their guilt or innocence
d)
a financial audit for suspected lawbreakers
13.

The defendant is...

a)

The person trying to prove their innocence

b)
the witness
c)

the person trying to prove the other person guilty

d)

the "police officer" of the court room

14.

Expert Testimony is...

a)

a statement given by the defendant

b)
a statement given by a robot based on programmed responses
c)
a statement given by an unqualified individual based on their opinion
d)
a statement given by a qualified individual based on their expertise
15.

Testimony is...

a)
a type of dessert
b)

A witness tells the courts what they saw, heard, ect

c)

What a judge wears

d)

The ending verdict

16.

Mediation is...

a)
the process of making a decision without outside help
b)

the calming of the mind and control of breathing

c)
the process of escalating a dispute to make it worse
d)

the parties talk through a third person who helps them find a common ground where they an agree to a solution

17.

A Bailiff is...

a)
a type of flower
b)

a type of security in a court room

c)

the leader of a jury

d)
a court officer
18.

Who is the person who files the complaint in court called?

a)
defendant
b)
judge
c)
witness
d)
plaintiff
19.

The Tier of Fact is...

a)

How the judge or jury functions

b)

the witness testimony

c)
the amount of information available
d)
the font size of the text
20.

What is Adversary Process?

a)
A cooking method for preparing meat
b)

The process where a Bailiff swears you in

c)

Legal procedure where two opposing parties present their arguments and evidence to a third person not involved

d)

A kind of Trial

21.

An Arbitration is...

a)

A type of paper court docs are printed on

b)

A form of security

c)
A method of resolving disputes outside the court system
d)

A type of clothing a Judge wears

22.

Beyond a reasonable doubt means...

a)
To be unsure of someone's guilt with many doubts
b)

To be 95% convinced someone's guilt

c)
To be convinced of someone's guilt with many doubts
d)
To be convinced of someone's innocence without any doubts
23.

Two people who bring their argument to the trial are called the...

a)
judge and jury
b)
prosecutor and defense attorney
c)
witness and bailiff
d)

Parties

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