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

1.All states require 12 jurors for capital cases.
2.Drug-related offenses are more likely to be given lenient plea bargains.
3.The Civil Rights Act of 1875 established the right for Blacks to serve on juries nationwide.
4.Only U.S. citizens can serve on a jury.
5.The Supreme Court has not ruled on whether the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the use of peremptory challenges to strike prospective jurors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.


1.true
2.false
3.false
4.true
5.true

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