RC Drill Set 7, Question 4
For centuries trial by jury has been a(452 more words not shown)
The author discusses the Canadian(17 more words not shown)
- Ashow that while(19 more words not shown)
- Bshow that rules(12 more words not shown)
- Csuggest that if(20 more words not shown)
- Dcontrast this decision(9 more words not shown)
- Econtrast the sizes(7 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The Canadian court found small juries unfair. That is the immediate point. Now ask why the author includes it here: what does a problem with small civilian juries suggest about small military panels?
Working the answers
- A
The decision is not offered merely to concede that even civilian trials sometimes go wrong. It supplies a reason to question military panels that have the same problem with size.
- B
We get no comparison showing that jury-size rules are more consistent across Canada than across the United States.
- CCorrect
The Canadian ruling calls six-member juries “unfair” and cites benefits of larger groups. The next paragraph then identifies the “smaller size of court-martial panels” as a concern. The author is carrying the problem over: if small juries shortchange civilian defendants, small military panels may shortchange military defendants, too.
- D
The two countries' rulings differ, but both support concern about small juries. Their difference is not the reason for including the Canadian decision.
- E
This is not simply a comparison of how many jurors each country uses. The decision matters because it challenges the fairness of small groups—the issue the author then applies to courts-martial.
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