What is a jury?
Q: What is a jury?
A: A jury is a group of ordinary people who decide the answer to a question in a court room.
Q: What is the usual question that a jury has to answer?
A: The usual question that a jury has to answer is whether a person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime.
Q: What else can a jury be responsible for deciding?
A: A jury can also be responsible for deciding a penalty for the person if they are found guilty.
Q: How does a jury make its decision?
A: Normally, all members of the jury have to agree on the decision.
Q: Can a jury still make a decision even if a few members don't agree with it?
A: Yes, sometimes the jury can still make a decision even if a few members don't agree with it.
Q: What happens if the jury is quite clearly divided?
A: If the jury is quite clearly divided, the result is known as a hung jury and the case is not decided.
Q: What is a person called who is a member of a jury?
A: A person who is a member of a jury is called a juror.
