Trial by Jury - A Quiz

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1. The Magna Carta secured the right to trial by jury for all English subjects.

   True      False

2. Medieval English juries were bound to deliver their verdict based on the evidence they heard at trial.

   True      False

3. Prior to the eighteenth century, English juries could be punished with imprisonment and fines for delivering the "wrong" verdict.

   True      False

4. The U.S. Constitution, as originally ratified, guaranteed the right to trial by jury in criminal and civil cases.

   True      False

5. Juries may contain fewer than 12 members, depending on state law.
   
   

   True      False

6. Juries in a criminal trial can convict a defendant only if their verdict is unanimous.

   True      False

7. The judge in a civil case can set aside the jury's verdict if the judge finds that there was no factual basis for the jury's verdict.

   True      False

8. The judge in a criminal case can set aside a jury verdict acquitting the defendant and order the defendant to stand for a new trial.

   True      False

9. England has abolished the use of "peremptory challenges," which enables lawyers to exclude potential jurors from a trial without giving a reason for the exclusion.

   True      False

10. Jury pools today are supposed to represent a fair cross-section of the community.

    True      False

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