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The following is a list of qualifications that each person must meet to serve as a Juror:

• be a United States citizen;
• be at least 18 years of age;
• reside primarily in the judicial district for one year;
• be adequately proficient in English;
• have no disqualifying mental or physical condition;
• not currently be subject to felony charges; and
• never have been convicted of a felony (unless civil rights have been legally restored)

Your assignment is to argue for or against at least one of the listed qualifications. Your answer must be an academic argument on why you agree or disagree with at least one of the qualifications.

An academic argument includes the following elements:

• a claim.
• reasons derived from research that support the claim.
• acknowledgment of views that challenge the writer's statements.
• presentation of specific conditions under which either the writer's or another scholar's point of view would hold true.
• possibilities for future study.