Question 1

One reason the courts ruled that juries should be more representative of the population is that verdicts will be more likely to be accepted by the

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A)  judge.
B)  prosecution.
C)  defense.
D)  public.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

As each state has its own procedures for determining how the panel of prospective jurors will be chosen, some cognizable groups are often excluded from juries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When a crime attracts media attention, what is the fallout of publicity that occurs prior to a trial? Discuss the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the defendant in the Boston marathon bombing case.

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Question 4

Which of the following are supported by the groundbreaking extensive survey by Harry Kalven and Hans Zeisel who compared trial outcomes of judges and juries?

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A)  In criminal trials, the judges reported that their verdict would have been unlike the jury's actual verdict in 75% of the cases.
B)  The level of agreement between the jury and the judge was also low in civil trial.
C)  Judges reported that their verdict would have favored the side favored by the jury in 78% of the civil suits.
D)  Among the 25% of the criminal cases in which there was disagreement, nearly half resulted in hung juries.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Some judges use written questionnaires instead of asking questions of prospective jurors in open court.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Typically very few prospective jurors are excused for cause.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the case of J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B. , the plaintiff used peremptory challenges to systematically exclude from the jury ______.

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A)  some Black men
B)  all women
C)  all men
D)  some White womenE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

A lawyer, during jury selection, notices that one young man is formally dressed in a navy-blue suit, white shirt, and dark tie. He concludes that the young man is politically conservative. This conclusion is an example of

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A)  scientific jury selection.
B)  the fundamental attribution group error.
C)  an implicit personality theory.
D)  the M'Naghten rule.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

If voir dire reveals that a juror is biased, that juror is excluded for

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A)  peremptory bias.
B)  serving within that jurisdiction.
C)  challenges for cause.
D)  good.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The selection effect makes it easier to compare judge verdicts and jury verdicts in different cases because features of the cases themselves, rather than the decision makers, could explain any discrepancies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The case of Timothy Foster was a case of _____________ in which the peremptory strikes were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

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A)  gender bias in jury selection
B)  racial bias in jury selection
C)  religious bias in jury selection
D)  None of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Jurors' demographic variables are ___________________related to their verdicts, but this relationship is ________________ across different kinds of cases.

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A)  strongly; inconsistent
B)  weakly; consistent
C)  sometimes; inconsistent
D)  None of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress have established requirements for jury selection procedures that include

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A)  forbidding scientific jury selection.
B)  criteria to determine who should be excused from serving.
C)  a requirement that the pool from which the jury is selected must constitute a representative cross-section of the community.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

For many years, the primary source for the jury pool has been from

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A)  licensed drivers.
B)  voter registration lists.
C)  persons receiving public assistance.
D)  telephone subscribers.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Discuss the differences in judge and jury decisions in different kinds of civil trials. What are selection effects? How do judges and juries differ in the punitive damages they award in different cases?

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Question 16

Batson -type protection has been extended to

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A)  bilingual jurors.
B)  obese jurors.
C)  African American jurors.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In making jury selection decisions, Attorney X is known to use a peremptory strike against any male prospect sporting long hair while Attorney Y uses it to strike against any prospect who is a blue-collar worker. Their means of selection illustrates the _______.

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A)  social desirability effect
B)  black sheep effect
C)  "one-juror verdict" theory
D)  implicit personality theoryE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

A California law bans attorneys from removing jurors because they are homosexual.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The jury that acquitted the police officers of assault in the beating of Rodney King was seen as problematic because _______.

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A)  it contained no Black jurors
B)  it contained jurors with low language proficiency
C)  several of its members were not registered to vote
D)  several of its members ignored the jury summonsE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is the most common method used by the courts to control for pre-trial publicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postpone the trial
B)  Expanded voir dire
C)  Change of venue
D)  Import jurorsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 12: Preparing for Trials

A California law bans attorneys from removing jurors because they are homosexual.

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Which of the following is the most common method used by the courts to control for pre-trial publicity?

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In making jury selection decisions, Attorney X is known to use a peremptory strike against any male prospect sporting long hair while Attorney Y uses it to strike against any prospect who is a blue-collar worker. Their means of selection illustrates the _______.

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The selection effect makes it easier to compare judge verdicts and jury verdicts in different cases because features of the cases themselves, rather than the decision makers, could explain any discrepancies.

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Batson -type protection has been extended to

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The case of Timothy Foster was a case of _____________ in which the peremptory strikes were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

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Jurors' demographic variables are ___________________related to their verdicts, but this relationship is ________________ across different kinds of cases.

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Some judges use written questionnaires instead of asking questions of prospective jurors in open court.

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One reason the courts ruled that juries should be more representative of the population is that verdicts will be more likely to be accepted by the

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If voir dire reveals that a juror is biased, that juror is excluded for

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Discuss the differences in judge and jury decisions in different kinds of civil trials. What are selection effects? How do judges and juries differ in the punitive damages they award in different cases?

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For many years, the primary source for the jury pool has been from

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As each state has its own procedures for determining how the panel of prospective jurors will be chosen, some cognizable groups are often excluded from juries.

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The jury that acquitted the police officers of assault in the beating of Rodney King was seen as problematic because _______.

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Which of the following are supported by the groundbreaking extensive survey by Harry Kalven and Hans Zeisel who compared trial outcomes of judges and juries?

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Typically very few prospective jurors are excused for cause.

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A lawyer, during jury selection, notices that one young man is formally dressed in a navy-blue suit, white shirt, and dark tie. He concludes that the young man is politically conservative. This conclusion is an example of

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The Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress have established requirements for jury selection procedures that include

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When a crime attracts media attention, what is the fallout of publicity that occurs prior to a trial? Discuss the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the defendant in the Boston marathon bombing case.

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In the case of J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B. , the plaintiff used peremptory challenges to systematically exclude from the jury ______.

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