According to the Text, Which Statement About Jury Selection and Service

question 25

Multiple Choice

According to the text, which statement about jury selection and service is FALSE?

• A) It is rare for more than two jurors to leave a jury once it has been selected.
• B) Persons who have ever been convicted of certain crimes are excluded from jury service.
• C) There are two types of challenges to a potential juror that lawyers may use.
• D) Potential jurors must be residents of the jurisdiction in which the crime was committed.

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Definitions:

Implicit Personality Theories

A set of beliefs, developed through experience, about how demographic characteristics and attitudes are interrelated.

Attribution Theory

A psychological theory that examines how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behaviors and events.

Groupthink

A mental effect observed in groups, where the collective preference for agreement or uniformity leads to illogical or ineffective decisions.

Death Qualified

A term specifically relating to jurors who are deemed eligible to serve on a capital case because they express a willingness to consider both the death penalty and life imprisonment as sentencing options.