Federal civil rights laws are the basis for federal prosecutions against individuals who use their official positions to deprive persons of rights guaranteed by _____________
a. the Bill of Rights
b. federal statutes
c. the Fourteenth Amendment
d. all of these
D
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Concept validity is another name for:
a. convergent validity b. construct validity c. concurrent validity d. conductive validity
The ________ case banned the use of confessions obtained by physical torture
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Many people believe that one of the greatest impediments in the courts' search for truth is
a. the adversarial process. b. the power of the judge. c. the chumminess of lawyers. d. the right to public trial.
A bifurcated trial is one that ______.
A. includes two separate stages, one for guilt and one for punishment B. allows for a nonunanimous jury verdict C. involves at least two codefendants D. is held to charge the defendant with two or more offenses