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Mock Trial Guide

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Putting on Mock Trials Points of view or opinions in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official policies or position of the American Bar Association. Design by Pinckard-Gill Creative copyright ? 2002 American Bar Association ISBN Number: 1-59031-154-X 1 Table of Contents 2 ? Introduction 3 ? Objectives of Mock Trials 4 ? Mock Trials and Critical Thinking 4 ? Types of Mock Trials 5 ? How to Prepare for and Conduct Mock Trials in the Classroom 7 ? The Playing Fields of Mock Trials 8 ? Introducing the Trial Process and Steps in a Trial 9 ? Roles in Criminal Trials 10 ? Rules of Evidence 12 ? Helpful Hints for Mock Trial Participants 14 ? Direct and Cross-Examination Questions 16 ? Mock Trial Judging Form

People v. Vega

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People v. Vega A Hit and Run Trial Featuring a pretrial argument on the Fifth Amendment OFFICIAL MATERIALS FOR THE CALIFORNIA MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION A Program of Constitutional Rights Foundation Co-Sponsored by: American Board of Trial Advocates Foundation Daily Journal Corporation (c) 2012 Constitutional Rights Foundation 2 People v. Vega ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Developed by: Marshall Croddy, CRF Vice President William C. Hayes, CRF Senior Writer and Editor Damon Huss, CRF Writer and Trainer Laura L. Wesley, CRF Senior Program Director Elissa Buenrostro, Law Intern Writer Reviewers: Mary Ashley, Esq., San Bernardino George Bird, Esq,. Los Angeles Judge Lawrence Brown, Sacramento Superior Court

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King
Television

In?his?Letter?From?Birmingham?Jail,?Dr?Martin?Luther?King?vehemently?refutes?the?arguments?of his?detractors?through?the?accomplished?use?of?references,?allusions,?and?anecdotes.??The?utilization?of references,?he?is?able?to?bring?religious?icons,?as?well?as?other?icons?thoughts?and?beliefs?to?paper?and provide?evidence?to?his?own?beliefs.??While?exercising?the?use?of?allusions,?Dr?Martin?Luther?King?can bring?the?wrongdoings?of?segregation?to?light,?and?provide?credibility?to?his?nonviolent?direct?action. Through?his?uses?of?frequent?anecdotes,?whites?are?able?to?enter?Dr?Martin?Luther?King?s?world?and blacks?are?able?to?feel?understood. While?addressing?his?detractors,?Dr?Martin?Luther?King?utilizes?many?references?when?appealing

Women's Rights Paper

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Human reproduction
Feminism
Medicine
Abortion
fertility
Gynaecology
Pregnancy
reproduction
Abortion debate
Support for the legalization of abortion
Social Issues

The?Fight?Against?Legal?Abortion?Is?a?Result?of?the?Suppression?of?Women?s?Roles?and?Freedoms. While?Argued?Otherwise,?This?Fight?is?Not?Rooted?in?Moral?Agenda. Tal?Bruno Honors?US?History Mr.?Whitehair March?20,?2013 1 The?fight?against?legal?abortion?is?a?result?of?the?suppression?of?women?s?roles?and?freedoms. While?argued?otherwise,?this?fight?is?not?rooted?in?moral?agenda.?In?her?widely?acclaimed?piece??The Second?Sex?,?feminist?author?Simone?De?Beauvoir?asks:??what?is?a?woman???Despite?a?dictionary definition?of???woman??as?an??adult?human?female?,?the?question?is?much?deeper?than?its?literal?meaning, and?the?response?lies?within?the?purpose?of?the?woman?s?existence. Throughout?history,?conservatively?sexist?mindsets?have?suppressed?and?overshadowed?the

ap us government

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sociology
Americas
Feminism
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Ideologies
American culture
Native American history
Encomienda
Labor history
Capitalism
Melting pot
slavery
Social Issues

nation-state - The modern form of political society that combines centralized government with a high degree of ethnic and cultural unity. "No dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states...existed in North America...." matrilinear - the form of society in which family line, power, and wealth are passed primarily through the female side. "...many North American native peoples, including the Iroquois. developed matrilinear cultures...." confederacy - An alliance or league of nations or peoples looser than a federation. "The Iroquois Confederacy developed the political and organizational skills...." primeval - Concerning the earliest origin of things. "...the whispering, primeval forests...."

American Government, Wilson - Chapter 14

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Government
Politics
Presidencies
Presidents
Titles
United States Congress
President of the United States
Federal government of the United States
Article One of the United States Constitution
veto
Vice president
United States Constitution

CHAPTER 14 - The Presidency What are Presidents and Prime Ministers? -Often Outsiders -Choose Cabinet Members from Outside Congress -Presidents Have No Guaranteed Majority in the Legislature What is Divided Government? Americans don?t like divided government. divided government - one party controls the White House and another controls one or both houses of Congress unified government - the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress gridlock - inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government Does Gridlock Matter? In general, divided governments do about as well as unified ones in passing important laws, conducting important investigations, and ratifying significant treaties.

American Government, Wilson - Chapter 13

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Government
Parliamentary procedure
Politics
Committees of the United States Congress
United States Senate
Westminster system
United States congressional committee
United States Congress
United States House Committee on Rules
Australian Senate
Quorum
Committee of the Whole
Social Issues

CHAPTER 13 - Congress What is Congress Vs Parliament? - Parliament candidates by party and people vote for a party, cong in primary where a vote is for the person - Parliament votes together most of the time so that they stay in office and vote for their party, but are poorly paid while cong votes for themselves, not their party and are paid well with substantial benefits. -Cong is not popular w/ Americans due to the endless arguments and worry about what interest groups have to say too. What is The Evolution of Congress? -Centralization for quick actions, decentralized for constitutional decisions. -House of reps has reorganized in six different periods/phases -probs include wanting to be too big and have too much pow. no lasting solution

Judiciary Vocabulary

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Judicial branch of the United States government
State governments of the United States
State supreme courts
Supreme Court of the United States
State court
supreme court
Article Three of the United States Constitution
Supreme Court of Ireland
Supreme Court of Canada
United States Constitution
New Hampshire Supreme Court
law

1. "Court Packing Plan" FDR's New Deal legislation was being overturned by the supreme court and it didn't look like there were going to be justices to retire any time soon. So FDR tried to pack the court with around 9 new justices. it didn't work 2. 4th Amendment ..., No unreasonable searches or siezures 3. adversarial system where two parties with conflicting interests "compete" against each other in front on an independent and impartial third party or parties 4. Allegheny v ACLU ..., Chanukah and Christmas displays are permitted in public places but not one display and not the other (doesn't include houses) (1989) 5. American Center for Law and Justice ..., conservative, Christian pro-life group 6. amicus curiae

Judiciary Vocab

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Judicial branch of the United States government
State governments of the United States
State supreme courts
Supreme Court of the United States
State court
supreme court
Article Three of the United States Constitution
Supreme Court of Ireland
Supreme Court of Canada
United States Constitution
New Hampshire Supreme Court
law

1. "Court Packing Plan" FDR's New Deal legislation was being overturned by the supreme court and it didn't look like there were going to be justices to retire any time soon. So FDR tried to pack the court with around 9 new justices. it didn't work 2. 4th Amendment ..., No unreasonable searches or siezures 3. adversarial system where two parties with conflicting interests "compete" against each other in front on an independent and impartial third party or parties 4. Allegheny v ACLU ..., Chanukah and Christmas displays are permitted in public places but not one display and not the other (doesn't include houses) (1989) 5. American Center for Law and Justice ..., conservative, Christian pro-life group 6. amicus curiae

Congress Unit Terms

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Government
Politics
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
United States Congress
Utah State Legislature
Logrolling
Article One of the United States Constitution
House of Representatives of the Philippines
United States congressional committee
41st Canadian Parliament
Tom DeLay

20. delegates political activists selected to vote at a party's national convention 21. earmarks Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents. 22. enumerated powers The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution. 23. filibuster a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches. 24. franking privilege benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage- free 25. Gerrymandering The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent. 26. House elections elections are held every two years on the even years. Candidates are voted on by a specific district in the state they represent. 27. House Rules

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