Which of the following provided the legal basis for early juvenile court?
a. Juvenile Protection Act
b. parens patriae
c. McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
d. all of the above
b
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What characterizes a “reverse Nuremberg” defense?
a. Claiming that “I was only following orders” b. Claiming that “I was physically pressured to do it” c. Claiming that “I only give orders, I don’t carry them out” d. Claiming that “I thought it was for the better of humanity”
In Breed v. Jones, the Supreme Court case ruled that trying a juvenile who had previously been adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court for the same crime as an adult in criminal court violates the double jeopardy clause of the ______ Amendment when the adjudication involves violation of a criminal statue.
a. First b. Fifth c. Fourth d. Ninth
When a guilty plea rests on a promise of a prosecutor, the promise must be fulfilled. This decision was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of _____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty did not violate the equal protection clause due to racial discrimination
a. Furman v. Georgia (1972) b. Gregg v. Georgia (1976) c. McCleskey v. Kemp (1987) d. Payne v. Tennessee (1991) e. Ford v. Wainwright (1986)