The Courts and Courtroom Actors

  Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you: Identify actors in the courtroom. Who are the actors in federal courts and state courts? (Include actors the 2 courts have in common and any actors who are different.) What are their responsibilities? Why is it important for these responsibilities to be fulfilled adequately? (Consider the effect of overzealousness compared to the effect of underperformance.) Identify what is different between these actors in federal courts from the same actors in the state courts. Judges Defense attorneys Prosecutors Juries Contrast federal and state (your state or the state you’re from) courts (consider creating a diagram/chart/table). Structure Jurisdiction Roles of each court Case types Include detailed speaker notes. These speaker notes are what you would say if you were to give this presentation in person. Include at least 1 illustration in your slides, such as a chart, diagram, table, and so on.