__________ appellate jurisdiction concerns the cases that an appeals court may elect to hear, but is not required to adjudicate.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Discretionary

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In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the fleeing felon rule, which allowed police officers to use deadly force, i.e., to shoot to kill a suspect escaping from the scene of a crime. This historical case is:

a. Brandenburg v. Ohio c. Miranda v. Arizona b. Tennessee v. Gardner d. Mapp v. Ohio

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Hinman (1998) argues that ______ does not amount to a moral theory at all.

a. hedonism b. self-interest c. egoism d. altruism

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The final jury must always be a fair cross-section of the community

a. True b. False

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One of the preferred methods of dealing with trouble inmates is:

a. Adding prison time b. Isolation c. Reducing common area time d. Prison transfer

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