TKAM Courtroom Vocabulary

According to the idea of beyond reasonable doubt, jurists are told by the judge that they must only find a defendant guilty of a felony even if they are only about 75% sure he or she committed the crime.

• True

• False

a direct address each lawyer gives to the judge or jury at the end of a trial, summarizing his or her case and attempting to weaken the other side’s case

• opening arguments

• closing arguments

• cross-examination

• testimony

According to the ____ Amendment of the Constitution, everyone must be given the opportunity to be represented by a lawyer (has a right to counsel).

• Fifth

• Sixth

• Seventh

• Eighth

questioning a witness already questioned by the opposing side

• testimony

• cross-examination

• examination

• circumstantial evidence

person who has been accused of a crime and is on trial

• defendant

• counsel

• guilty

• prosecutor

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

the jury’s formal discussion and debate over what the verdict of a trial will be

• deliberations

• verdict

• hung jury

• counsel

a crime, typically one involving violence and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death

• felony

• misdemeanor

• defense

• minor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

of no importance or application to the matter at hand

• irrelevant

• relevant

• circumstantial

• contextual

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a minor crime punishable by a fine or jail time for less than one year

• felony

• misdemeanor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.W.7.2D

the representative of the state trying to prove that the defendant is guilty of a crime

• prosecutor

• defense