Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE About Juror Racial

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE about juror racial bias?

• A) In the United States, Blacks are undervalued as victims.
• B) In the United States, a Black man who kills a White man is more likely to be sentenced to death than a White man who kills a Black man.
• C) When a defendant's race fits a crime stereotype mock jurors offer more negative verdicts.
• D) Whites who espouse nonprejudiced views are less likely to demonstrate racial bias in trials where race issues are not blatant.

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Definitions:

Respiration

(1) Cellular respiration is the process by which cells generate ATP through a series of redox reactions. In aerobic cellular respiration, the terminal electron acceptor is molecular oxygen; in anaerobic cellular respiration, the terminal acceptor is an inorganic molecule other than oxygen. (2) Organismic respiration is the process of gas exchange between a complex animal and its environment, generally through a specialized respiratory surface, such as a lung or gill.

Calvin Cycle

A series of biochemical reactions taking place in the chloroplasts of photosynthetic organisms, part of the process of converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose, using ATP and NADPH produced in the light reactions of photosynthesis.

Carbon Dioxide Fixation

The process by which inorganic carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds by living organisms, principally during photosynthesis.

Calvin Cycle

A set of chemical reactions that take place in the chloroplasts of photosynthetic organisms to synthesize glucose from carbon dioxide and water, using ATP and NADPH produced in the light reactions.