What is an example of powerless speech?
A. Not taking time before answering a question
B. Answering a question one does not understand
C. Not answering a question succinctly
D. Using qualifiers when answering a question
In order to expand the validity and acceptability of pretrial surveys, the American Society of Trial Consultants has begun to
A. hold seminars and lectures on surveying techniques to help judges and lawyers become comfortable with the techniques.
B. require that every survey presented in a community use no less than 35 of the actual jury pool in that community.
C. develop set standards and guidelines for surveys, including sample size, interview length, and question wording.
D. submit amicus briefs to accompany any Supreme Court decision questioning change of venue techniques.
Which of the following statements has NOT been documented, with respect to pretrial publicity?
A. Those with more knowledge about a case were more likely to assume the defendant was guilty.
B. The more media sources people use, the more likely they will know about a case.
C. People's knowledge about a case is not related to their reported ability to remain impartial.
D. If people do not know about a case, surveying them to assess pretrial publicity effects will lead them to assume the defendant is guilty.
What happens in sequestered voir dire?
A. The attorneys dismiss prospective jurors.
B. The judge questions jurors individually.
C. Trial consultants conduct a change of venue survey.
D. Trial consultants prepare witnesses for testimony.
Studies using mock juries have shown that detrimental pretrial publicity changes the conviction rate from 45 in a control condition to
A. 49.
B. 59.
C. 68.
D. 82.
What is NOT one of the marks of a well-done change of venue survey?
A. The jurisdiction that serves as a comparison is demographically similar.
B. The survey measures the respondent's knowledge of the case.
C. The survey measures the respondent's knowledge of the legal system.
D. The survey measures the respondent's view of the suspect's guilt.
Who most often requests a change of venue?
A. The prosecution in civil trials.
B. The prosecution in criminal trials.
C. The defense.
D. The presiding judge.
Which of the following U. S. Constitutional amendments most directly applies to a change of venue request?
A. First Amendment right to privacy
B. Fourth Amendment right to be free of searches and seizures
C. Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial
D. Eighth Amendment right to avoid cruel and unusual punishment
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the American Society of Trial Consultants?
A. It does not require a Ph.D. to join.
B. It outlines a Code of Professional Standards.
C. Many trial consultants do not belong to it.
D. It has a regulatory board to enforce its membership rules.
What does a peremptory challenge do?
A. Strike testimony from the record
B. Change the venue of a trial
C. Make evidence inadmissible
D. Dismiss a prospective juror
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