In the ______ plan, governors appoint judges, based on their abilities and experience, to fill a short initial term. After it expires, judges have to be elected by popular vote. This is called the merit system.

a. Missouri
b. California
c. New York
d. Kentucky


a. Missouri

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According to Duwe and Kerschner, correctional boot camps first appeared in the United States in the early __________ in Oklahoma and Georgia.

a. 1960s b. 1970s c. 1980s d. 1990s

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A statute that enhances a penalty for a crime because it was committed with racial animus is violative of the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is a correct statement in regard to bias?

a. distorted or unfair judgment or disposition b. always ideological c. omitted by mistake d. partisanship is always bias

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Nuclear power facilities are desirable targets for violent extremists.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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