The Double Jeopardy Clause means, in effect, that
a. no one may be tried twice for the same crime by any state government or by the federal government.
b. a person may not be tried twice for the same action if that action has violated both national and state laws.
c. a crime victim cannot not bring a civil suit against an alleged perpetrator.
d. if the accused elects not to testify on his or her own behalf in court, this may not be used against the person by judge and jury.
a. no one may be tried twice for the same crime by any state government or by the federal government.
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a. expand the money supply b. lower the discount rate and thereby the cost of borrowing by banks c. lower interest rates d. sell off government bonds to banks and others thereby reducing the funds banks can lend to individuals and businesses
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a. the ability to tape record experimental instructions. b. the arrival of affordable, easily programmed microcomputers. c. the development of the Skinner box. d. the development of EEG.
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A) to facilitate rotation in office. B) to prevent tie votes. C) by longstanding tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. D) to prevent any area of the country from being overrepresented. E) after the passage of the 1961 Bureaucratic Improvement Act.
Although Japan was highly vulnerable to oil price shocks, it responded more quickly to changes in world oil markets than the U.S., suggesting that __________
a. Japan had more capacity, as a society, to respond quickly to change, making vulnerability less of an issue b. a commitment to technological innovation of the sort that Japan had is crucial to overcoming economic vulnerability c. vulnerability, over the long term, is linked to how states and societies can react and adapt to economic changes d. the U.S. was less vulnerable to oil price shocks, giving it less of a need to adapt to long-term changes in the oil markets