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Chapter 13 TRIALS AND JURIES

America's Courts and the Criminal Justice System 11th Edition by David W. Neubauer

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Chapter 13 TRIALS AND JURIES

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Teams of jury consultants use which of the following to assist in jury selection?
a. public opinion polls. c. mock trials.
b. focus groups. d. all of these answers are correct.

 

ANS: D                   REF:  343                OBJ:  5

 

  1. In England, the concept of a jury functioning as an impartial fact-finding body was first formalized in 1215 in the
a. English Bill of Rights. c. Declaration of the Rights of Man.
b. Assize of Clarendon. d. Magna Carta.

 

ANS: D                   REF:  333                OBJ:  1

 

  1. In the United States, the right to a jury trial is found in
a. Article III, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
b. the 6th Amendment to the Constitution.
c. the 7th Amendment to the Constitution.
d. All of these answers are correct.

 

 

ANS: D                   REF:  333                OBJ:  1

 

  1. What Amendment guarantees that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury?”
a. 4th c. 6th
b. 5th d. 7th

 

ANS: C                    REF:  333                OBJ:  1

 

  1. A defendant charged with a serious offense has the right to a jury trial only if the offense is punishable by a term of incarceration of more than
a. 30 days. c. 6 months.
b. 90 days. d. one year.

 

ANS: C                    REF:  334                OBJ:  2

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