New York State Test Prep Social Studies 5 (Grade 4)Civics,Citizenship, and Government

How are people chosen to be called for jury service?

The New York State court system obtains each year names of state residents who are included on certain lists-registered voters, state taxpayers, licensed drivers, recipients of public assistance benefits and recipients of state unemployment compensation.
It is also possible to volunteer for jury duty. You may do so by contacting your local Commissioner of Jurors or calling 1-800-NY-JUROR or visiting www.nyjuror.com.
Throughout the year, prospective jurors are selected randomly from the source lists and sent a juror qualification questionnaire. This questionnaire must be completed by the prospective juror and returned to the Commissioner of Jurors. Those individuals who “qualify” for service - a U.S. citizen and county resident; at least 18 years of age; with no felony convictions; and able to understand and communicate in English - may eventually be summoned to report for service. In some counties the qualification questionnaire and summons are sent together in one mailing.

obtains	gets
summoned	asked
questionnaire	list of questions
prospective	expected, likely
jurors	people on a jury
communicate	read, write, speak

The above passage is from a web site designed to answer questions by New York citizens about jury duty. http://www.nyjuror.com/handbooktext.html#17 Answer the following questions using this passage and your knowledge of Social Studies.

1. Name four (4) possible ways for New York State to get a possible juror's name.

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2.Name four (4) minimum qualifications to be a juror.

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3. Choose one of the above qualifications and explain why you think it is necessary.

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