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Adjudication in Court: Introduction to Exercise 2 - Understanding the criminal court process and its participants
What You Will Learn

The following exercise deals with:
  • Criminal court process
  • Prosecution
  • Defense attorney
  • Right to counsel
Key Terms


adversarial system
assembly-line justice
assigned counsel system
contract system
courtroom work group
defense attorney
Gideon v. Wainwright
in forma pauperis
Powell v. Alabama
prosecutor
prosecutorial discretion
prosecutorial misconduct
public defender
selective prosecution
Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

This exercise contains four passages. Read each passage. Then type each word or phrase from the list in the correct space. When finished, click DONE. The correct answers will remain in the text, while the incorrect ones will be deleted. You will have one more chance to complete the passages. When finished, click DONE again, and then check your answers.
Please note: Type carefully! Words that are spelled incorrectly will not be accepted.
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