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

1.According to the U.S. Supreme Court, a person’s mental incapacity will not automatically disqualify him or her from testifying as a witness at trial.
2.Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, parties are prohibited form impeaching their own witnesses.
3.While five principle forms of impeachment are identified, not all five are covered in the Federal Rules of Evidence.
4.A witness can be impeached through the use of either intrinsic or extrinsic evidence.
5.The Federal Rules of Evidence explicitly address bias as a form of impeachment.


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

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