If a potential juror cannot be impartial because he/she knows about the case, knows the defendant's family, knows the victim, or any other people involved in the case, has already made a decision about the defendant's guilt or innocence, or admits to prejudice, he/she can be excluded from the jury. This exclusion is called a:
A) Challenge for Cause.
B) Challenge for Good Reason.
C) Preventative Challenge.
D) Peremptory Challenge.
E) Unlimited Challenge.
A) Challenge for Cause.
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A. Civil Rights Act of 1991 B. Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 C. Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 D. The Patriot Act of 2001
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a. separation of powers. b. judicial function. c. checks and balances. d. separation of church and state.
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A. The terms and connectors (Boolean) method of searching? B. ?The natural language or plain English method of searching C. ?The terms and connectors (Boolean) method of searching and the natural language or plain English method of searching D. ?None of these choices is correct.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)