unit 6

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1) A court is a tribunal established to under the law.
2) may award damages or administer punishment for crimes.
3) A trial court is the first court to a case.
4) The words court and are often used to mean the same thing.
5) In most cases, the decision may be appealed to the next higher court, including the .
6) Then the listen to oral arguments of the attorneys and may question them about the case.
7) Judges don't people or try to prove them guilty
8) The is composed of people who represent a cross-section of the community.
9) The jury decides whether a is "guilty" or "not guilty" in criminal cases, and "liable" or "not liable" in civil cases.
10) are based on what is right and just under the law, not what is popular at the moment.