RC Drill Set 7, Question 2
For centuries trial by jury has been a(452 more words not shown)
The passage states that the(6 more words not shown)
- Amajority verdicts in(9 more words not shown)
- Bnonunanimous convictions in(4 more words not shown)
- Ca two-thirds majority(6 more words not shown)
- Dsix-member juries are(8 more words not shown)
- Emilitary courts are(6 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
What did the U.S. Supreme Court actually rule? Recall the two decisions: nine guilty votes out of twelve were permitted, but five out of six were rejected. Keep those separate from the Canadian decision and the military rules described at the beginning.
Working the answers
- A
Allowing nine votes out of twelve does not approve every majority verdict on a large jury. “Never” goes beyond that ruling, and the discussion specifically notes concern about seven to five.
- BCorrect
The third paragraph says a verdict supported by only five members of a six-person jury denied the defendant a fair trial (paragraph 3). That directly supports rejecting a nonunanimous verdict from a six-member jury.
- C
Two-thirds is the U.S. court-martial requirement described at the beginning. It is not identified as a Supreme Court ruling.
- D
The U.S. ruling rejects five votes out of six; it does not reject six jurors regardless of how they vote. The separate Canadian decision supplies the studies about larger juries considering and remembering more evidence.
- E
Military panels can convict without unanimity under the rules described. Again, the text does not attribute that rule to a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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