1. Unit 15 Civil Law/Criminal Law Basics — Text A Civil Cases---The Basics

2. Basic Concepts Who are supposed to to be present in a cival trial?

3. Basic Concepts Parties to be present in a cival trial Judge

4.  Parties to be present in a cival trial Jury

5.  Parties to be present in a cival trial defendant

6.  Parties to be present in a cival trial plaintiff

7.  Parties to be present in a cival trial the defendant's attorney the plantiff's attorney

8.  Parties to be present in a cival trial witness for the defendant witness for the plantiff

9. Main phases of a complete civil trial Phase 1Choosing a Jury Use your own words to summarize the process of choosing a jury. Turn to the following pictures if helpful.

10. Question out Peremptory challenges Challenges for causes out

11.  Phase 2Openning Statements Use your own words to summarize this process plantiff's attorney defendant's attorney dedendant's legal liability defense's interpretation of the facts V.S.

12.  Phase 3Witness Testmony and Cross-Examination Witness for plaintiff Taking an oath plantiff's attorney direct examination dedendant's attorney cross examination redirect examination

13.  plaintiff rests defendant's witness  both sides rest

14.  Phase 4Closing Arguments V.S Use your own words to summarize this process

15.  Phase 5Jury Instruction gives insrtruction to Find out the Definition of Jury Instruction A process in which the judge gives the jury the set of legal standards it will need to decide whether the defendant should be held accountable for the plaintiff's alleged harm

16.  Phase 6Jury Deliberation and Verdict What will the jury do in this phase? What will the judge do? Deliberation,decision,informing the judge. Announcing the verdict in open court.

17. Unit 15 Civil Law and Criminal Law — Text C Marriage Planning

18. 1. Definition of a premarital agreement The agreement made before the date of marriage. 2. Must an engaged couple make a premarital agreemen? No. it's not necessary.

19. 3.Why do some people make a premarital agreement? 1.To protect the respective property assets before or during marriage in case of divorce 2.To compensate financially for the loss of his or her job if the spouse holds few assets has to stay at home and raise a family.

20. 4. What should people do to get a marriage certificate? They should appear together at the marriage registration department, present the marriage application and all the certificates required by the marriage law.

21. 5. How is property bought during a marriage divided if the marriage breaks up? In most cases the parties each will receive an equal share unless there is a premarital agreement.But in some cases, courts will decide on equitable shares depending on some facts such as length of marriage, behavior duiring marriage,etc.