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AS Law Jury Case Quiz

AS Law Jury Case Quiz

Question 1 of 22

1

What was defined in Bushells Case of 1670?

Select one of the following:

  • Jury Independance

  • Impartiality

  • Jury Secrecy

  • Jury Tampering

Explanation

Question 2 of 22

1

What case was the first in 350 years to be held without a Jury?

Select one of the following:

  • R v West

  • Pontings Case

  • R v Twomney

  • R v Randle and Pottle

Explanation

Question 3 of 22

1

What happened in the case of R v Wilson?

Select one of the following:

  • A gang was found guilty of carrying out a £1.75m armed robbery at Heathrow

  • A wife of a police officer asked to be excused from Jury service because the defendants were held at her husband's prison.

  • The Jury refused to convict him even though there was no defence

  • Court of appeal rejected a appeal because there was intense media coverage on a case

Explanation

Question 4 of 22

1

In the case of Romford Jury, was it true that 9 out of the 12 Jurors came from the same place?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 22

1

In the Ouija Board case, how many Jurors used it?

Select one of the following:

  • 3

  • 5

  • 4

  • 7

Explanation

Question 6 of 22

1

What is the name for the Ouija Board Case?

Select one of the following:

  • R v Young

  • R v West

  • R v Randle and Pottle

  • R v Dickman

Explanation

Question 7 of 22

1

Who/what stated :"Juries are the lamp that shows freedom lives" ?

Select one of the following:

  • Lord Pottle

  • Hansard

  • Lord Devlin

  • Lord Bushell

Explanation

Question 8 of 22

1

What year was Pontings Case?

Select one of the following:

  • 1884

  • 1994

  • 1984

  • 1894

Explanation

Question 9 of 22

1

Which case is this? : The Jury refused to convict him even though the Judge ruled there was no defence

Select one of the following:

  • Pontings Case

  • Bushells Case

  • Pepper v Hart

  • Berriman

Explanation

Question 10 of 22

1

What was the outcome in R v Randle and Pottle?

Select one of the following:

  • The jury acquitted them - refusing to convict

  • The jury convicted them

  • The courts quashed the case

  • The case was deferred

Explanation

Question 11 of 22

1

What is this case? : There was intense media coverage, so the court of appeal rejected the appeal and the judge told the jury to only consider the evidence they had heard in court.

Select one of the following:

  • R v West

  • R v Young

  • R v Twomney

Explanation

Question 12 of 22

1

In the 1992 Survey, what percentage of the public questioned whether Jurors can understand the cases?

Select one of the following:

  • 64

  • 22

  • 39

  • 56

  • 71

  • 93

  • 46

Explanation

Question 13 of 22

1

What case represents split function of Juries and Jury impartiality?

Select one of the following:

  • Bushells Case

  • Pontings Case

  • 1992 Survey

  • R v West

Explanation

Question 14 of 22

1

What case represents Majority Verdict and Jury Tampering?

Select one of the following:

  • R v Randle and Pottle

  • R v West

  • R v Twomney

  • R v Wilson

Explanation

Question 15 of 22

1

R v Wilson represents what?

Select one of the following:

  • Jury Challenging - To the array

  • Jury Challenging - For Cause

  • Jury Challenging - To standby

Explanation

Question 16 of 22

1

What does the Romford Jury represent?

Select one of the following:

  • Jury Challenging - By standby

  • Jury Challenging - To the array

  • Jury Challenging - For cause

Explanation

Question 17 of 22

1

What does R v Young represent?

Select one of the following:

  • Secrecy

  • Tampering

  • Impartiality

  • Lack of understanding

Explanation

Question 18 of 22

1

What does Lord Devlin's quote represent?

Select one of the following:

  • Perverse decisions

  • Public confidence

  • Open system of justice

  • Secrecy

Explanation

Question 19 of 22

1

What does Pontings Case represent?

Select one of the following:

  • Impartiality

  • Equity

  • Open system of justice

  • Tampering

Explanation

Question 20 of 22

1

What does R v West represent?

Select one of the following:

  • Tampering

  • Perverse decisions

  • Media Influence

  • Open system of justice

Explanation

Question 21 of 22

1

What does R v Randle and Pottle represent?

Select one of the following:

  • Perverse decisions

  • Tampering

  • Public confidence

  • Equity

Explanation

Question 22 of 22

1

What does the 1992 Survey represent?

Select one of the following:

  • Open system of justice

  • Lack of understanding

  • Equity

  • Impartiality

Explanation

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