Juries are the only way a defendant can be declared guilty in which type of cases?
a. White collar crime
b. Capital (murder)
c. Identity theft
d. Extortion and bribery
b
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According to Machiavelli's writings in The Prince, it is best if governments base their rule upon __________
a. fear b. hatred c. love d. kindness
The main provisions of the USA Patriot Act cover all of the following EXCEPT
A. airport security. B. telephone taps. C. Internet taps. D. voice mail. E. money laundering.
Which of the following is true with regard to British parliamentary politics?
A. Since the early eighteenth century, the British Parliament has almost always been divided into a few national parties of unequal size and power. B. The House of Commons is modeled along the lines of the "working legislatures" in the United States and Germany. C. The Parliament denies a public forum to the opposition to express their policies and views. D. British parliamentary politics has long been oppositional centered on processes like parliamentary debate. E. The presence of the "shadow Cabinet" in British Parliamentary politics has weakened the efficacy of the government.
If no candidate for the presidency receives a majority of the electoral votes cast, the issue is decided by
A) the Supreme Court. B) the Senate choosing one of the two candidates who received the most electoral votes. C) the House of Representatives, voting by state, choosing one of the three candidates who received the most electoral votes. D) the electoral college meeting as a conference committee and arriving at a compromise acceptable to the electors in a majority of the states. E) a special commission appointed by the sitting Speaker of the House.