Jury Duty Assessment

Serving jury duty is

• voluntary

• a full-time paid position

• a civic duty and the law

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

For a person to be eligible to serve as a juror, they must

• be 18 years old

• be a U.S. Citizen

• be able to understand English

• all answers listed

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

If a citizen is summoned for jury duty and refuses to appear, the court

• is not allowed to do anything

• can impose a penalty and/or issue a bench warrant for their arrest

• will not allow you to serve on a jury ever again

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

When you are summoned for jury duty, you will arrive to the court house on your summons' date and

• check in with the clerk and wait in the jury pool to see if they call you

• automatically be selected to be a juror for a court case

• do nothing and say nothing

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

In order to be exempted from jury duty, you must show

• that you have no interest in being a juror

• that it will be an undue hardship or extreme inconvenience

• that you are busy

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

When called to a court case from the jury pool, the judge often excuses those individuals

• who know any person involved in the case

• who have information about the case

• who may have strong preudgments

• all answers listed

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CCSS.RL.5.6

When you have jury duty, employers are required to

• pay you

• give you time off to serve your duty

• provide transportation to the court house

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

MOST jury trials las

• less than a day

• less than a week

• more than a month

• more than a year

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

The duty of the jury is to listen to the evidence provided by both sides and then decide if a defendant is guilty or not guilty.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

District courts select potential jurors based on age and education.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3