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Practice #2   The Passive Voice - answers

The People in the U.S. Justice System

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb.

1. The judge (have) _has_ ultimate authority in the courtroom and (make sure) _make sure_ that justice is done. In the U.S. judges (elect)_are elected_ or (appoint)_appointed_ by elected officials.

2. The prosecuting attorney (present) _presented_ the state's case against a suspect. The people of the state or local county or city (represent) _are represented_ by the prosecuting attorney, who is sometimes called a district attorney.

3. The person who (defend) _defends_ the criminal (call) _are called_ the defense attorney. In American law, when a poor person cannot afford an attorney, a lawyer (appoint) _is appointed_ by the court.

4. Courts can be dangerous places. Order (maintain) _is maintained_ in a courtroom by court officers, sometimes called bailiffs.  The main duty of court officers (be) _is_ to watch the courtroom, but the jury is also (supervise) _supervised_ by the court officers.

5. Every word that (speak) _is spoken_ at a trial (record) _is recorded_ by the court recorder. Sometimes referred to as the court stenographer, these busy workers (keep) _keep_ a record of the entire trial.

6. Witnesses (ask) _are asked_ to report everything that they (see) _see_ that (relate)_relates or is related_ to the case. They (require) _are required_ to tell everything objectively. They (swear) _swear_ to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."

7. In addition to lay witnesses, who are regular citizens, sometimes expert witnesses  (use) _are used_ to give their opinions about some aspect of a case. Expert witnesses, such as doctors, (ask) _are asked_ to tell the court about some specialized facts.

8. Finally, jurors (ask) _are asked_ to listen and decide the case. This role (consider) _is considered_ an important part of American justice. In fact, next to voting it (think) _is thought_ to be the most important part of being an American citizen. Jury duty (require) _is required_ of all American citizens. They (expect) _are expected_ to serve but they (not pay) _are not paid_ well by the courts. Most employers (pay) _pay_ their employees while they serve on jury duty.
 

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