Responses
It ensures that all people have access to legal counsel.
It ensures that all people have access to legal counsel.
It ensures that the accused is given a speedy trial.
It ensures that the accused is given a speedy trial.
It protects citizens from self-incrimination.
It protects citizens from self-incrimination.
It ensures that members of the public decide the guilt of the accused, not a single judge.
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The correct response is:
It ensures that members of the public decide the guilt of the accused, not a single judge.
This aspect of trial by jury is a fundamental component of due process, as it allows for a fair and impartial evaluation of the evidence by a group of peers, rather than an individual judge, thus promoting a sense of community involvement and fairness in the legal process.
