In discussing the role of juries, the text concluded all of the following except that:
A. states are now permitted to have trial juries with fewer than 12 members.
B. states are no longer required to demand a unanimous verdict of the trial jury in order to produce a criminal conviction.
C. reducing the size of juries and permitting conviction by less than a unanimous decision helps the defendant in criminal cases.
D. states are relying less and less on grand juries to produce criminal indictments.
Question -2-Studies on the effects of judges' backgrounds on their decisions found that:
A. Catholic judges were more likely to favor workers than employers in workmen's compensation cases.
B. Protestant judges were more likely to favor workers than employers in workmen's compensation cases.
C. Republican judges were more likely than Democratic judges to favor workers rather than employers in workmen's compensation cases.
D. if you were a tenant being sued by a landlord, you were likely to be better off having your case heard by a Protestant, Republican judge than by a Catholic, Democratic judge.
Question -3-The U.S. Conference of Mayors is a grassroots governmental interest group that all city dwellers can join.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question -4-A state famous for pioneering the merit plan of selecting judges was:
A. Mississippi.
B. Maryland.
C. Missouri.
D. Montana.
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