Trial Journalism

The right to trial by jury is guaranteed by what Constitutional Amendment?

• 1st

• 8th

• 4th

• 6th

Juries are supposed to be a "fair cross section of the community"

• True

• False

The jury wheel gets its candidates from what?

• Non-registered voters

• Registered voters

• Anyone over 18

• Anyone over 21

During jury selection also known as voir dire, the jury is questioned to discover what

• Knowledge of the law

• Fairness

• Potential biases

• religious and political beliefs

Peremptory challenges are what

• Claiming the juror cannot be impartial

• removing juror for no reason

• Permitting the juror to be on the jury

Batson Challenges were ruled unconstitutional in 1986 via what Supreme Court Case?

• Batson v. New York

• Batson v. Ohio

• Batson v. Texas

• Batson v. Kentucky

How many people sit on a jury?

• 14

• 12

• 11

• 13

Sequestering a jury means

• Keeping jurors under court protection until trial is over

• Only allowing jurors to work 6 hours a day

• Allowing jurors to work from home

• Allowing jurors to talk to the media at all times

Reporters are not allowed to contact a juror until when

• Only after a jury is selected

• Any time during a trial

• Case is concluded

• Only every other day during trial

Who goes first during an opening statement?

• Defense

• Prosecution

• State

• Jury