American Government Chapter 8, Section 2: The Judicial Process (Article III, Section 2)
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Terms to Know:
Section 2: The Judicial Process (Article III, Section 2)
- The plaintiff is the person filing the lawsuit.
- The defendant is the person named in the suit.
- The trial is an official examination of available evidence in a court of law.
- The United States District Courts are the most active of the federal judiciary courts.
Juries:
- The grand jury examines the evidence presented by the prosecutor to determine whether there is sufficient evidence against the accused to try a case.
- A hung jury is a jury that cannot agree on a verdict.
- The evidence is material presented as proof at a trial.
- The Exclusionary Rule states that evidence obtained illegally is not admissible in a court of law.
Procedure in an Appeals Court:
- An appeal is a request that a higher court reviews the case records and verdict of the lower court.
- An appellate jurisdiction is the right of a court to review the ruling of a lower court.
- Briefs are the lawyer's written argument.
- Precedents are past decisions involving similar cases.