Exam 3 chapter 9

Question 1

Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968 and the U.S. Supreme Court in Taylor v. Louisiana

Answer 1

: fed and state courts must assemble juries that constitute a “fair cross section of the community

Question 2

 What is usually referred to as jury selection is actually a process of ____

Answer 2

deselection

Question 3

 The source for the jury pool is primarily

Answer 3

voter registration

Question 4

 The lists used by jury commissioners often underrepresent

Answer 4

poor people, African Americans, Hispanic people, people who move frequently, and people who recently turned 18

Question 5

venire

Answer 5

the group of prospective jurors that shows up

Question 6

___% of summoned don’t show up

Answer 6

20

Question 7

 One day or one trial system

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: potential jurors make themselves available for 1 day. If selected, they’re done when the trial is over. If they’re not, they’re done at the end of the day

Question 8

voir dire

Answer 8

to speak the truth in french
 During this stage, attorneys and the judge ask potential jurors a series of questions to determine who will serve on the jury

Question 9

two challenges for jurors lawyers can use

Answer 9

challenge for cause and preemptory challenge

Question 10

challenge for cause

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remove a would-be juror, the lawyer is claiming that, because of bias or prejudice, it is unlikely that the juror will be able to render an impartial verdict based only on evidence and law

Question 11

preemptory challlenge

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an attorney can dismiss a juror without giving a reason and without approval from the judge. Each attorney is allotted a small number of peremptory challenges

Question 12

cognizable groups

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 Potential jurors who are members of certain groups are cognizable in the sense that they are recognized as sharing a characteristic or attitude that distinguishes them from other potential jurors

Question 13

o Social media analysis

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scour the internet to gather personal info and create a full profile of the juror to see if theyre good for the case

Question 14

trial consultants

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offer a data driven approach, use mock jurors, send out comminity questionaire

Question 15

supplemental juror questionaires

Answer 15

prospective jurors fill out before voir dire

Question 16

preemptory challenges _____ matter

Answer 16

dont

Question 17

scientific jury selection was used in the

Answer 17

harrisburg seven and the OJ simpson case

Question 18

o Overall, the ______of the evidence presented at trial is the ____ predictor of whether a defendant will be convicted or acquitted

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1) persuasiveness
2) best

Question 19

o multiple regression

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— a technique that statistically combines a large group of variables to predict an outcome variable (verdict, in this study).

Question 20

o The___ predictor variables only accounted for ___-___% of the variance in verdicts

Answer 20

1) 21
2) 5-15

Question 21

o female jurors are slightly ___ likely to treat accused rapists and child molesters ____ harshly.

Answer 21

more

Question 22

o men talk ____ than women during deliberations. A related finding is that men are ___ likely to be elected as foreperson.

Answer 22

more

Question 23

three personality traits that have an effect on the verdict

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locus of control, belief in a just world, and authoritarianism

Question 24

locus of control

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refers to how people tend to explain what happens to them

Question 25

internal locus of control

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tend to see their outcomes as due their own behaviot

Question 26

external locus of control

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tend to see their outcomes as due to forces outside of their control

Question 27

o An “_____” juror might be more likely to blame the woman for her difficulties and be less likely to convict. An “_____” juror may be more likely to hold the company responsible and decide in favor of the woman

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1) internal
2) external

Question 28

belief in a just world

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how strongly they believe the world is just

people who believe tend to derogate victims

Question 29

authortarianism

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They tend to have conventional values; their beliefs tend to be rigid; they are intolerant of weakness; they tend to identify with and submit to authority figures; and they are suspicious of and punitive toward people who violate established norms and rules.

Question 30

revised legal attitudes questionaire (RLAQ) and the Juror bias scale (JBS)

Answer 30

measures personality trairs and understanding of jurors

Question 31

baston v kentucky 86

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cannot exclude jurors based on race, not very enforced

Question 32

satisficers

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work to please others, may make decision based on what others decide

Question 33

who gives the first opening statement?

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prosecution

Question 34

 Opening statements are powerful, ___% didn’t change opinion afterwards

Answer 34

66

Question 35

order of witness and evidence presentations

Answer 35

prosecution goes first,
exam, cross-exam, re-direct, re-cross

Question 36

who goes first in the closing statements?

Answer 36

defense