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History Voc Final 8
LA History Voc for 8th grade finals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bill of Information | A written accusation by a prosecutor in court accusing one or more persons of committing one or more crimes |
| Simple Battery | Unlawfully touching another person with force or violence |
| Aggravated Battery | Battery committed with a dangerous weapon |
| Juror | Group chosen to decide guilt or innocence in a trial, or if a claim has been proved |
| Grand Jury | Panel of 12 citizens who serve for six months and decide if there's enough evidence to indict a person for a crime |
| Witness | Person who saw or heard events related to the event that is being tried in court |
| Expert Witness | a person with specialized knowledge, skills, education or experience in a particular field who is called upon to provide their expertise in legal proceedings to assist the court with understanding complex technical or scientific issues |
| Criminal Laws | Laws threatening property, health, safety, and welfare |
| Civil Laws | Deals with relationships between individuals |
| Heresay Evidence | Out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth |
| Batson Challenge | the act of objecting the validity of a peremptory challenge, on grounds that the other party used it to exclude a potential juror based on race, ethnicity, or sex |
| Minute Clerk | keeps the minute entries of the court and a docket of all proceedings had in civil and criminal matters |
| Judicial Clerk | Assists judges with research and court documentation |
| 4th Amendment | Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, however, is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures, but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law |
| 5th Amendment | Protects criminal defendants from having to testify if they may incriminate themselves through the testimony |
| 6th Amendment | gives citizens a series of rights in criminal trials: right to a fast & public trial by an impartial jury, to be aware of the criminal charges, to confront witnesses during the trial, to have witnesses appear in the trial, & right to legal representation |
| Voir Dire | Process of selecting a jury by questioning eligibility |
| Verdict | Formal decision rendered by a court after trial |
| Prosecutors | Government officials bringing defendants to justice |
| Bailiffs | Individuals entrusted with care and protection in court |
| Defendant | Individual against whom a lawsuit is filed |
| Plaintiff | Party initiating a lawsuit in a civil matter |
| Court Reporter | Documents live testimony during court proceedings |
| Verbatim | Using exactly the same words as another |
| Misdemeanors | Less serious offenses punishable by less than 12 months |
| Felony | Serious crime punishable by death or imprisonment |
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