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This 3-card flashcard set introduces 5th graders to key trial procedures: opening statements, jury deliberation, and direct examination. Use it as a vocabulary drill during a civics or government unit on the court system and trial process.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Civics
Grade Level:
5th Grade
Updated February 2023

Terms in This Set

  • Opening Statements: This is the lawyers first opportunity to speak to the jury about the case while stating fact
  • Jury Deliberation:Jury goes into a different room where they take in all the information they heard from the lawyers in order to decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent
  • Direct Examination: When lawyers question their own witnesses in order to prove their point

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