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33 Cards in this Set
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primary source
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source with personal experience
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secondary source
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source from people not present at the event
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motivate
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to provide with initiative
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conflict
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to come into collision or disagreement to fight or do battle
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revenue
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incoming money from taxes
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resolution
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a formal expression of opinion by a group
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effigy
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display of a person that is hung to show protest
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boycott
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refusal to buy something in order to show disapproval
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repeal
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to cancel an act or law
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rebellion
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open, organized, and armes resistance to one's government
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propaganda
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information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person or group
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try
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to bring a case to court so that a decision can be made about it
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charge
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an accusation that someone has broken the law
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prosecution
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the team of people working to convict the defendant of something
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prosecutor
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a lawyer who brings charges against someone and tries to convince the judge or jury that the person is guilty of those charges
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defense
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the team of people working to help defend against the charges. This team tries to convince the judge or jury that the person is not guilty of those charges
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defendant
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the person accused of a crime and being tried in court
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depose
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to get information from. When a witness does this, it means he or she is interviewed by members of the legal team to determine what he or she knows or experienced that is related to the case
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opening statement
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a speech made at the beginning of the trial describing the case and what the legal team wants the judge or jury to decide. Both prosecution and the defense make one.
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closing statement
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a speech made at the end of the trial describing the case and what the legal team wants the judge or jury to decide. Both prosecution and the defense make one.
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Witness
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someone who is asked to testify in court
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testify
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to tell what one knows to the court. A witness will do this in a case and answer the questions asked by lawyers in order to tell what he or she knows about the situation to the court
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testimony
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the statement of a witness that is given under oath
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direct-examination
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when a lawyer questions a witness that his or her team has called, or asked, to testify
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cross-examination
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when a lawyer questions a witness that the other team has called to testify. The lawyer may only ask questions related to the testimony the witness has already given
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acquit
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to find the defendant not guilty
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evidence
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something that provides proof
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verdict
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the decision made by the judge or jury at the end of a trial saying whether the defendant is found guilty or not guilty
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objection
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when a member of the legal team believes that a rule of law is being broken
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overruled
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when an objection is denied by the judge because the judge determines no rule of law is being broken
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sustained
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when the judge decides an objection is merited and so says that the lawyer objecting is correct and a rule of law is being broken
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hearsay
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when a witness has not heard or seen something themselves, but has only been told about it by others
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relevance
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related to the situation or case being tried
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