What is the jury of 6 to 12 persons that determines guilt or innocence in a civil or criminal action?

• A. Grand Jury
• B. Petit Jury
• C. Peremptory Challenge
• D. Affirmative Action

Answer: (B)

The main idea is the type of jury that actually decides the outcome in a trial. The trial jury, often called the petit jury, is the group of usually 6 to 12 people that hears the evidence and determines guilt or innocence in a civil or criminal action. Grand juries, by contrast, don’t verdict guilt or innocence; they decide whether there is enough evidence to indict someone. Peremptory challenges are about removing potential jurors, not about the jury’s role. Affirmative Action is unrelated to juries. So the correct understanding is that the petit (trial) jury is the one that renders the verdict.