TRIAL BY JURY TUTORIAL

A _____ is a group of citizens called together to hear the evidence in a court case and come to a verdict, or decision.

• coalition

• jury

• team

• assembly

Which English document was the FIRST to guarantee trial by jury as a right?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

In America, the right to trial by jury is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights by Amendments

• 2 & 5.

• 1 & 8.

• 6 & 7 .

• 3 & 10.

Complete this sentence from the tutorial: Trial by jury is so important because it puts _______ into the hands of ordinary citizens, not the government.

• answers

• revenge

• justice

The jury’s decision must be ________, meaning all the jurors have

to agree in the end.

• unanimous

• individual

• correct

• divided

True or False: Jury duty is REQUIRED by law.

• True

• False

Something that is REQUIRED of American citizens is called a

• obligation

• responsibilty

True or False: If you receive a summons for jury duty and do not respond or report, a warrant can be issued for your arrest.

• True

• False

Citizens must be at least ____ years old to serve on a jury.

• 16

• 18

• 21

In a civil trial, the ______ sues the ________.

• Plaintiff; Defendant

• Defendant; Plaintiff