A Trial That Is Declared Invalid Before It Is Completed

question 11

Multiple Choice

A trial that is declared invalid before it is completed is known as a:

• A)mistrial.
• B)hung trial.
• C)hung jury.
• D)either a mistrial or hung trial.

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Definitions:

Nat Turner's Rebellion

A slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831, which resulted in the deaths of dozens of white people and led to harsher laws against slaves.

Nullification Crisis

The 1832 attempt by the State of South Carolina to nullify, or invalidate within its borders, the 1832 federal tariff law. President Jackson responded with the Force Act of 1833.

Prime Field Hand

In historical contexts, especially during slavery in the United States, a term referring to enslaved African Americans who were considered to be the most physically capable and thus assigned to demanding field labor.

Slaveholding Class

Refers to the segment of society that owned slaves, primarily found in societies with agrarian economies where slave labor was used for agricultural production.