AAERT CDR FULL STUDY SHEET Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Jury Selection
Answer: Random people are ordered to "voire dire" examination which determined their suitability for the
case. Opposing side my challenge their abilities to serve on a trial. (Preemptory/for-cause)
Question 2: Inferences are
Answer: Complaints Jurors make about a defendant not taking the stand at trial and speak to them
Question 3: Who explains the Jury's responsibilities?
Answer: The judge tells them about the burden of proof, facts beyond a reasonable doubt, and weight of
evidence when deciding a case
Question 4: mitigating circumstances
Answer: Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence.
(lowered departure)
Question 5: aggrivating circumstances
Answer: factors that tend to make the crime worse, such as a gruesome murder or previous convictions
(upward departure)
Question 6: action
Answer: A lawsuit brought to court
Question 7: Adverse witness
Answer: A person who is contrary or hostile giving testimony under oath in a court
Question 8: Affadavit
Answer: *Sworn statement of facts in an incident made under oath *Signed document (K.B)
Question 9: answer
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
Question 10: Arraignment
Answer: A hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty
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, Question 11: Bail - Own Recognizance
Answer: Money deposited to the court as collateral to get someone to appear back in court
Question 12: Bench conference
Answer: A discussion between the judge and attorneys, usually conducted at the judge's bench so the jury
cannot hear what is said. (MAY OR MAY NOT BE ON THE RECORD)
Question 13: beyond a reasonble doubt
Answer: standard conviction for a criminal trial
Question 14: preponderance of the evidence
Answer: The standard of proof in a civil case
Question 15: briefs
Answer: written documents in which attorneys explain, using case precedents, why the court should find in
favor of their client
Question 16: burden of proof
Answer: the obligation to present evidence to support one's claim
Question 17: case in chief
Answer: the case presented by each party in a trial
Question 18: writ of certiorari (banana peel)
Answer: Order by the Supreme Court directing a lower court to send up the records of a case for review, IF
a hearing is granted.
Question 19: challenge
Answer: *Objection to having someone serve as a juror *(Preemptory/For-Cause)
Question 20: Chattel
Answer: personal property
Question 21: class action suit
Answer: A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Jury Selection
Answer: Random people are ordered to "voire dire" examination which determined their suitability for the
case. Opposing side my challenge their abilities to serve on a trial. (Preemptory/for-cause)
Question 2: Inferences are
Answer: Complaints Jurors make about a defendant not taking the stand at trial and speak to them
Question 3: Who explains the Jury's responsibilities?
Answer: The judge tells them about the burden of proof, facts beyond a reasonable doubt, and weight of
evidence when deciding a case
Question 4: mitigating circumstances
Answer: Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence.
(lowered departure)
Question 5: aggrivating circumstances
Answer: factors that tend to make the crime worse, such as a gruesome murder or previous convictions
(upward departure)
Question 6: action
Answer: A lawsuit brought to court
Question 7: Adverse witness
Answer: A person who is contrary or hostile giving testimony under oath in a court
Question 8: Affadavit
Answer: *Sworn statement of facts in an incident made under oath *Signed document (K.B)
Question 9: answer
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
Question 10: Arraignment
Answer: A hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty
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, Question 11: Bail - Own Recognizance
Answer: Money deposited to the court as collateral to get someone to appear back in court
Question 12: Bench conference
Answer: A discussion between the judge and attorneys, usually conducted at the judge's bench so the jury
cannot hear what is said. (MAY OR MAY NOT BE ON THE RECORD)
Question 13: beyond a reasonble doubt
Answer: standard conviction for a criminal trial
Question 14: preponderance of the evidence
Answer: The standard of proof in a civil case
Question 15: briefs
Answer: written documents in which attorneys explain, using case precedents, why the court should find in
favor of their client
Question 16: burden of proof
Answer: the obligation to present evidence to support one's claim
Question 17: case in chief
Answer: the case presented by each party in a trial
Question 18: writ of certiorari (banana peel)
Answer: Order by the Supreme Court directing a lower court to send up the records of a case for review, IF
a hearing is granted.
Question 19: challenge
Answer: *Objection to having someone serve as a juror *(Preemptory/For-Cause)
Question 20: Chattel
Answer: personal property
Question 21: class action suit
Answer: A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated
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