The concept that a jury pool should represent a fair cross-section of the community was first introduced in

A. Strauder v. West Virginia (1880)
B. Swain v. Alabama (1965)
C. The Federal Jury Selection Act of 1968
D. Taylor v. Louisiana (1975)


ANSWER: C

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