Four of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices must agree to hear a case beforea writ of certiorari will be issued. This is known as the rule of__________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Four

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Regarding the preliminary examination:

A. A defendant must have one in states that do not use grand juries to indict. B. The standard to bind-over is a preponderance of evidence. C. It is open to the public. D. Counsel is not required to represent the defendant.

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Guiding human potential and action in a moral direction is the subject matter of _________

A. Ethics. B. Law. C. Etiquette. D. Values. E. None of the above.

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

1. Police departments have made only marginal changes to adopt homeland security as a dominant theme. 2. Intelligence-led policing essentially is the enhancement of police intelligence gathering capabilities. 3. Community partnerships suggest a positive relationship between the police and the public. 4. Fusion centers operate as regional terrorism intelligence centers, they do not have real interface among federal agencies. 5. The police, to a large extent, must depend on the public to supply terrorist-related information to effectively thwart local terrorist plots.

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________ refers to a killing in which an offender is provoked and loses control, slaying his or her victim in the heat of passion.

A. Involuntary manslaughter B. Voluntary manslaughter C. Mass murder D. Serial murder

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