Business Law I
Chapter 3—The Court System
Vocabulary
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Process of selecting the jury.
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The challenge used by attorneys when they have no specific reason to cite for
excusing a potential jury member; they simply do not wish to use them.
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A jury is said to be __ when all members are selected and the oath is taken.
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A criminal case is determined with guilt being proven how?
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A civil case is determined with the jury considering degree of guilt based on __.
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Attorneys use this challenge when there is a specific reason they wish to excuse a
potential jury member.
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Those jury members chosen above the required number to decide a case are known
as __.
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The highest level court in the country.
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The Supreme Court is made up of judges called __.
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The presiding judge of the Supreme Court is the __.
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The U.S. Courts of Appeal are located in assigned areas known as __.
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A/an __ court reviews trial court decisions.
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The trial court where a case is first heard is said to be the court of __.
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An appeal is based on __.
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Every municipal court has a/an __ where civil actions of a minor nature are heard.
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Probate court, traffic court, juvenile court, etc. are said to be courts of __
jurisdiction.
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Small claims cases can be heard by a judge or a/an __.
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A third party will sometimes attempt to get two arguing parties to come to an
agreement, without any legal hold. This individual is called a __.
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__ is being more commonly used to settle conflicts prior to reaching a court date.
The third party involved makes a decision which both parties in the disagreement
must abide by.
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In small claims court, you can win by __ if the other party fails to show up for the
trial.
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Maintains order in the courtroom.
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Person who is on trial.
-- over --
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Group of individuals who determine if there is enough evidence to go to trial.
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The spectators in the courtroom.
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Makes a word-for-word written record of the trial.
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Person who is suing.
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Individual who serves notice to the parties in a lawsuit.
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The trial jury is sometimes referred to as the __ jury.
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The written word-for-word copy of what is said in a trial.
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This court administers wills and estates.
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The main emphasis of the juvenile court system is on __.
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The legal term for suing someone.
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The written argument filed by an attorney.
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A lower court decision upheld by the appellate court is said to be __.
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Individuals may prefer to avoid any court procedure and come to a decision
between themselves. This is referred to as __.
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An appellate court may overturn or __ a lower court decision.
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A court that is responsible for the official documentation of a case in the event of
appeal.
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The lower court may have a case sent back to it by an appeals court to be corrected
or retried.
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Court directive ordering a lower court to turn over records to the appellate court.
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A giver of evidence.