1. The author of passage B suggests that some laws justify the use of jury nullification because they are too(A) complicated
(B) antiquated
(C) permissive
(D) intrusive
(E) general
2. The authors of the passages differ in their attitudes towards juries in that the author of passage B is(A) less trusting with regard to the motivations behind juries' nullification decisions
(B) less skeptical of the capacity of juries to understand the laws they are expected to apply
(C) more concerned about the fact that juries rarely provide the reasoning behind their verdicts
(D) more confident in the ability of juries to exercise the power to nullify in a just manner
(E) more disappointed in the failure of juries to use the power to nullify to effect social change
3. Based on what can be inferred from their titles, the relationship between the documents in which one of the following pairs is most analogous to the relationship between passage A and passage B?(A) "Cameras in the Courtroom: A Perversion of Justice?" "The Pros and Cons of Televising Courtroom Proceedings"
(B) "Cameras in the Courtroom: Three Central Issues in the Debate" "The Unexpected Benefits of Permitting Cameras in Court"
(C) "The Inherent Dangers of Permitting Cameras in Colin" "How Televising Courtroom Proceedings Can Assist the Law"
(D) "The Troublesome History of Cameras in the Courtroom" "The Laudable Motives Behind Televised Courtroom Proceedings"
(E) "Why Cameras Should Be Banned from the Courtroom' "The Inevitability of Televised Courtroom Proceedings"
4. The authors of the passages would be most likely to disagree over whether(A) juries should be more forthcoming about the reasoning behind their verdicts
(B) laws are subject to scrutiny and debate by reasonable people
(C) it is likely that elected officials are more biased in their decision-making than jurors are
(D) it is within the purview of juries not only to apply the law but to interpret it
(E) police and prosecutors should have less discretion to decide which violations of the law to pursue
5. Which one of the following is a criticism that the author of passage A would be likely to offer regarding the suggestion in passage B that juries arc justified in nullifying when they view a case as too trivial to result in a conviction?(A) Prosecutors rarely bring cases to trial that they regard as trivial.
(B) Prosecutors are unlikely to present a case in a manner that makes it appear trivial to a jury.
(C) The members of a jury are unlikely to be in accord in their evaluation of a case's seriousness.
(D) Jurors may not have sufficient expertise to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a case.
(E) Jurors may not be aware of all the reasons why a case was brought against a defendant.
6. Which one of the following most accurately characterizes the relationship between the two passages?(A) Passage A offers a critique of a power possessed by juries, while passage B argues in support of that power.
(B) Passage A denounces a judicial custom, while passage B proposes improvements to that custom.
(C) Passage A surveys a range of evidence about jury behavior, while passage B suggests a hypothesis to explain that behavior.
(D) Passage A argues that a problem facing legal systems is intractable, while passage B presents a solution to that problem.
(E) Passage A raises a question concerning a legal procedure, while passage B attempts to answer that question.