Claude Ballew was convicted of what charge?
A. Armed robbery
B. Sexual abuse
C. Murder
D. Obscenity
A review of psychological research indicates that, in contrast to larger juries, smaller juries
A. are more likely to encourage dissent.
B. decrease the likelihood of a conviction
C. are less likely to fail to reach a verdict.
D. are less representative of majority viewpoints
Currently, states and the federal government are required to have juries of at least what size?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
What is NOT a reason cited by the Supreme Court for why size is related to a jury's function?
A. Jury size must be large enough to allow for better recall of testimony.
B. Jury size must be large enough to promote group deliberation.
C. Jury size must be large enough to be free from outside intimidation.
D. Jury size must be large enough to obtain a fair cross-section of the community.
What was the role of social science research in Ballew v. Georgia?
A. The APA submitted an amicus brief that was cited in the decision.
B. The APA submitted an amicus brief that was ignored in the decision.
C. A single social scientist and not the APA provided the Court with relevant research.
D. Although relevant research to the case existed, the Court was unaware of it.
The issue considered by the Supreme Court in Ballew v. Georgia was
A. the use of death-qualified jurors.
B. the constitutionality of sexually-abused children testifying via closed-circuit television.
C. whether psychological injury needed to be demonstrated to justify sexual harassment.
D. the lower limit on jury size.
A statement by 30 prominent social scientists tried to influence the Supreme Court's decision in what case?
A. Plessy v. Ferguson
B. Muller v. Oregon
C. Dred Scott v. Sandford
D. Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court decision that established the principle of separate but equal accommodations for different races was
A. Plessy v. Ferguson.
B. Muller v. Oregon.
C. Dred Scott v. Sandford.
D. Brown v. Board of Education.
The first amicus brief that was composed largely of empirical findings rather than past cases and statutes was
A. Plessy v. Ferguson.
B. Muller v. Oregon.
C. Dred Scott v. Sandford.
D. Brown v. Board of Education.
With regard to the American Psychological Association, which of the following court decisions reflects a guild issue?
A. Challenging the acceptability of insurance companies denying coverage when clients' treatment was by a psychologist instead of a psychiatrist
B. Challenging the admissibility of evidence based on a polygraph examination
C. Suggesting the lower limit on jury size
D. Advocating the right of a sexually abused child to testify via closed circuit television rather than in the courtroom
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