LSAT 113 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q1

RC Question 1 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The main point is that we should keep the unanimity requirement.

It doesn’t lead to many downsides (paragraph 2) and it has benefits (paragraph 3).

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1. Not quite. The requirement is being reexamined. This passage argues against a proposal to scrap the requirement.
2. This is not the author’s point at all. Lines 31-33 show that the author thinks a hung jury is a sign that the jury did its job.
3. The author never mentions evidence. And they don’t think hung juries are a sign of a flaw in the justice system. See lines 31-33.
4. The author’s point is that the unanimity requirement forces jurors to be conscientious. They can’t leave the room unless everybody agrees, so they have to talk about it.
5. CORRECT. Fairness is mentioned in paragraph 3, and it seems to be the author’s main concern. In paragraph 2 the author argues costs are minimal, if any. So we should keep hung juries.