6E Role of jury

Multiple Choice

Criminal juries are used in all Victorian courts

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The maximum number of people that may sit on a criminal jury at one time is...

• 12

• 15

• 9

• 6

Multiple Select

There are 3 categories of challenges. These include-

• Bias detection

• Right to stand aside

• Peremptory challenges

• Challenges for cause

Multiple Choice

If the jury cannot reach a verdict it is known as a

• stuck jury

• hung jury

• false jury

• double jeopardy

Multiple Choice

How many jurors must agree for a majority verdict?

• 12

• 10

• 11

Multiple Choice

How many jurors must agree for a unaminous verdict

• 12

• 10

• 11

Multiple Choice

. Which of the following is not likely to be a strength of having a jury in a criminal trial?

• A jury is not required to give reasons for their decision

• Having a jury takes sole decision–making power out of the hands of the judge and spreads it across a group of people. If a group of individuals all reach the same verdict regarding an accused person, it is probably correct.

• Jurors are independent and impartial members of the community.

• Having a jury allows the community to be involved in the legal decision making process