Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Jurors are allowed to read peer-reviewed scholarly works (journals) to expand their knowledge on the
subject at hand.
2. In murder cases where life imprisonment or death are possible sentences, jurors are instructed to
consider the weight of possible sentences if the defendant is found guilty.
3. Many states did not provide trials by jury until that portion of the Bill of Rights was incorporated by
the Fourteenth Amendment.
4. Unanimous verdicts for a verdict to be handed down.
5. Jury summons have high return rates.


1. False
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. False

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