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American justice: fair or not? - Coggle Diagram
American justice: fair or not?
Amendments
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment(protects defendants from testifying against themselves))
Second Amendment
First Amendment
Sixth amendment: ensures the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.
Movies, series..
Unbelievable (series)
The Green Mile (movie)
When they see us (series)
Orange is the new black
Prison Break (series)
12 Angry Men
The Accused
Loving/Guilty by suspicion/Philadelphia/Beyond a Reasonable Doubt/Shadow of Doubt/Presumed Innocent/ To Kille a Mockingbird/Witness for the Prosecution/My Cousin Vinny/ Amistad
Injustice?
unequal judgement
biased/discrimination (wealth
racial or social injustice
if convicted not allowed to vote?
Actors of the judicial system/places
the Supreme Court
the US Department of Justice
Lawyers/attorneys
the Prosecutor/ the Prosecution (la partie civile)
Fights for equal rights
Civil rights Act
struggle/fight/stand up for
lawful/unlawful
denounce/expose
Advocate for rights
Famous cases
O J Simpson
Marbury Madison
George Floyd (his murderer was sentenced for second-degree murder)
sentence/punishment
fair/unfair
merciful/merciless
death penalty
lenient= indulgent
jail= prison
release on bail (libéré sous caution)
convicted
Terms of law
Guilty/ a culprit
trial/case
to sue (intenter un procès)
First degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, manslaughter
death penalty
appeal
attend a trial
plea (plaidoyer)
a defendant (accusé)
evidence/proof
a testimony/to testify