| Inherit The Wind Vocabulary List | ||||||||
| The following is a list of concepts and ideas students should be familiar with after having completed this unit of study: | ||||||||
| American Civil Liberties Union constitutionality (of laws) adjourn conviction amicus curiae creation-science appeal criminal law arrest cross-examination Attorney General Darwinism bail defendant balanced treatment act defense bill dissenting opinion Butler Act Edwards v. Aguillard (1987) case evidence checks and balances evolutionary theory civil law exception (in court) counsel felony court record: off the record fine (by jury or court) court record: on the record fundamentalism Genesis plea |
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| grand jury peremptory challenge impartial preliminary hearing indictment prohibit jury selection prosecution justice repeal (a law) lawsuit sentence: maximum legislation sentence: minimum legislature: lower house separation of church and state legislature: senate separation of powers litigation state’s case McLean v. Arkansas (1982) statute misdemeanor Tennessee v. John Scopes (1925) mistrial test case motions (by counsel) trial by jury motions: overruled violation (of law) motions: sustained warrant offense witness |
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