| Many Americans regard the jury system
as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles
that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are
equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be selected randomly
from a representative cross section of the community; that no citizen should be
denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race, religion, sex, or
national origin ; that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers; and that
verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the
letter of the law. The jury is also said to be the best surviving example of
direct rather than representative democracy. In a direct democracy,
citizens take turns governing themselves, rather than electing representatives
to govern for them. But as recently as i A. they were automatically banned by state laws B. they fell far short of the required qualifications C. they were supposed to perform domestic duties D. they tended to evade public engagement [单项选择]Which phrase best defines a "jury"
A. A person who works in a court. B. A policeman. C. A judge. D. A group of people who decide if someone on trial is guilty or not guilty. [单项选择]A jury has found former French official Maurice Mapont guilty of crimes against humanity for ______.
A. expelling Jews during World War Ⅱ B. killing Jews during World War Ⅱ C. murdering Jews during World War Ⅱ D. torturing Jews during World War Ⅱ [单项选择]
In Anglo-America there are three major ethnic groups. The first is the original Indian population, who today represents a minority group. The second is the descendents of European colonists who emigrated to the two countries before the end of the nineteenth century. These majority populations normally speak English, are highly-educated, and most of them are culturally homogeneous(同类的) in broad cultural values. A third group is made up of ethnic minorities, from Asia, Latin America, Africa, or parts of Europe who have either linguistic, religious, racial, or other cultural attributes that distinguish them from the majority population. [简答题]What was the consequence of the the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921
[单项选择]Who is the first Anglo-Norman king in British history
A. Harold. B. William. C. Edward. D. Alfred. 我来回答: 提交
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