1. Bell Ringer Vocabulary activity: Trial Courts Parties Plaintiff
Use your textbook to define the following terms. Copy the terms and definitions into your notes (remember to use shorthand note techniques)
Trial Courts
Parties
Plaintiff
Prosecutor
Defendant
Adversarial System

2. V. Trial Courts Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides
Defendant
Defense Attorney
State, Federal (Government)
Prosecuting Attorney V.

3. Trial Courts
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
Judge (Acts as a “referee”
Jury
(Almost always consist of 12 people)
Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecutes the case for the Government)
Defense Lawyer
(Represents the accused) V.
Defendant
(The Accused)

4. Trial Courts Prosecuting Attorney
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
Prosecuting Attorney
A lawyer who prosecutes the case for the government

5. Judge (Acts as a “referee”
Trial Courts
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
Judge (Acts as a “referee”
Presides over the trial
Protects the rights of those involved
Makes sure attorneys follow the rules of evidence and trial procedure
Determines the sentence or punishment

6. Trial Courts Defense Lawyer A lawyer who defends the accused in court
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
Defense Lawyer
A lawyer who defends the accused in court

7. Trial Courts Defendant The accused
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
Defendant
The accused

8. Trial Courts The Jury Determines the facts and applies the law
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
The Jury
Determines the facts and applies the law
6th Amendment guarantees the right of jury trial (criminal cases)
7th Amendment guarantees the right of jury trial (Civil, federal cases)

9. Trial Courts The Jury Determines guilt
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
The Jury
Determines guilt
Must be 18, U.S. citizen, speak & understand English, resident of the state
Chosen randomly from voter registration or DMV records

10. Trial Courts
Adversarial system – Contest between opposing sides (Key Players)
The Jury
Voir dire – questioning by both attorneys to determine if they wish to have a citizen serve on the jury
Removal for cause – removal of any person found unfit for duty
Peremptory challenges - removal of any person by an attorney without showing cause

12. Formative Assessment – Class Discussion
Problem 5.1 (Pg. 46)