2024- DBQ: Hook/ BGE Jury Trial?

In the HOOK Excercise, this is the name of the student that was called into the Principal's office and accused of stealing something from her classmate.

In the HOOK Exercise, the student that had something stolen from her was named Jennifer. Both Sally and Jennifer are in Ms. Patel's English class. What item is missing?

According to the HOOK Exercise, who would Sally like to decide her fate in this case? Would she rather a jury of her peers weigh the evidence or the Principal?

• A jury of her peers

• The Principal

The students in the class have the best understanding about what occurs in that class and will be fair to another student

• Reasons for a Student Jury Deciding the case

• Reasons the Principal Alone should decide the case

The Principal is an expert with lots of experience and will not be swayed by emotion or sentiment

• Reasons for a Student Jury Deciding the case

• Reasons the Principal Alone should decide the case

a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.

According to the Background Essay, this was the first country to have trials decided by juries a few hundred years ago

According to the BGE, an American colonists was put on trial in 1733 for printing commits critical of the British government. He printed the critical comments because he thought they were true, and a jury of 12 New Yorkers agreed with him. This was massive victory for both free speech and the jury system. What was the accused last name?

List in numerical order the 3 Amendments found in the Bill of Rights that guarantee the right to a jury for all in the federal court system

A ____________ trial is a trial where a judge decides the outcome of a case without a jury