Match each term listed in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2.
1. Character evidence
2. Daubert test
3. Declarant
4. Hearsay
5. Impeachment
6. Judicial notice
7. Lay witness
8. Limited admissibility
9. Preliminary questions
10. Rape shield laws
a. A test used by the courts to determine if certain scientific evidence should be admitted into evidence.
b. The act of a court in accepting certain facts without the necessity to present evidence to prove them, such as the fact that New York is a state.
c. A nonexpert witness.
d. Laws designed to protect a rape victim and limit the admission of the victim's prior sexual history.
e. The attempt to limit or discredit evidence that has been admitted.
f. Evidence of a person's character that tends to prove that the individual did or did not commit a certain act.
g. Basic questions like name and address asked of a witness when the witness is first called to testify.
h. An individual making a formal statement.
i. Evidence that is admitted for a limited purpose only.
j. A statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.
(Question #2) A ________ is (1) an oral or written assertion or (2) nonverbal conduct of a person if it is intended by the person as an assertion.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
(Question #3) ________ is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
(Question #4) Cross-examination should be limited to the subject matter of the direct examination and matters affecting the credibility of the witness.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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