Rights of Citizens in Court Quick Check
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Question
The Supreme Court case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. involved a child support dispute in which prosecutors used peremptory challenges to reject most of the men in the jury pool. Analyze the case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994). Which of the following is the most likely reason the justices ruled as they did?(1 point)
Responses
Peremptory challenges on the basis of race were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of race were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.
The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.
The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause.
The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
The most likely reason the justices ruled as they did in the case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) is that peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were ruled as a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
To analyze the case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) and determine the most likely reason the justices ruled as they did, we need to understand the facts and arguments presented in the case.
JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. involved a child support dispute in which prosecutors used peremptory challenges to reject most of the men in the jury pool. Peremptory challenges allow attorneys to reject potential jurors without having to provide a reason. In this case, the peremptory challenges were used to exclude most men from the jury pool.
The most likely reason the justices ruled as they did in this case is that peremptory challenges based on gender were considered a violation of the Sixth Amendment. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to an impartial jury. By excluding men from the jury based on their gender, the prosecutors were potentially depriving the defendant of a fair trial by eliminating a significant portion of the potential jurors.
Therefore, the correct response is:
Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.