The Most Notable Difference Between Early Juries and the Ones

question 31

Multiple Choice

The most notable difference between early juries and the ones used today is that:

• A)modern juries are larger.
• B)today jurors are excluded if they have any knowledge of the case.
• C)the earliest form of juries used jurors who already had personal knowledge of the case.
• D)the earliest juries in England were composed of people who spent their careers as professional jurors.

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Definitions:

Wagner Act

The first major piece of federal legislation adopted explicitly to encourage the formation of labor unions and provide for collective bargaining between employers and unions as a means of obtaining the peaceful settlement of labor disputes.

Sex Discrimination

Unfair treatment of people because of their sex or gender; includes both direct discrimination and practices that have a disproportionate impact on members of one sex.

Gender

A category that refers to the social and cultural distinctions associated with being male, female, or non-binary.

National Labor Relations Board

An independent federal agency established to protect employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative.