Judicial System Terms #2 Question Preview (ID: 40096)


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A Major Crime = Usually go to prison
a) Felony
b) Misdemeanor
c) Indictment
d) Docket

A Minor Crime = Usually jail or a fine
a) Felony
b) Misdemeanor
c) Indictment
d) Docket

A formal complaint before a GRAND JURY
a) Felony
b) Misdemeanor
c) Indictment
d) Docket

List of Court Cases
a) Felony
b) Misdemeanor
c) Indictment
d) Docket

The court's authority to hear a case
a) Jurisdiction
b) Federalism
c) Affidavit
d) Jury

A group of citizens who hear a case
a) Jurisdiction
b) Federalism
c) Affidavit
d) Jury

Government system that splits power between the national and state
a) Jurisdiction
b) Federalism
c) Affidavit
d) Jury

A written, signed and sworn report
a) Jurisdiction
b) Federalism
c) Affidavit
d) Jury

Lawyer who is on the offensive side = prosecutes the case
a) District Attorney
b) Defense Attorney
c) Judge
d) Judge Judy

A formal action of disagreement to what the other attorney has asked
a) Objection
b) Cross Examination
c) Rebuttal
d) Hissy Fit

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