Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. A plea of nolo contendere may spare a defendant from certain civil penalties that might follow
a guilty plea.
b. The most common form of a plea agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant is a reduction
of the charge to one less serious than that supported by the evidence.
c. One form of plea bargaining concerns a plea of guilty from the defendant in exchange
for a prosecutor’s agreement to ask the judge for a lighter sentence.
d. State and federal judges are prohibited from participating in the process of plea bargaining.
d. State and federal judges are prohibited from participating in the process of plea bargaining.
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a. 56 b. 112 c. 31 d. 243
Four men became extremely wealthy and powerful as a result of their ownership of the Southern Pacific, and were known as the "Big Four." Name two of them.
What will be an ideal response?
The Americans with Disabilities Act was controversial because ______.
a. Republicans accused Democrats of making a political issue out of those with disabilities b. many of the required changes in physical accommodations are extremely expensive to install c. it instituted quotas for businesses regarding the hiring of those with disabilities d. supporters of the rights of the disabled did not believe the act went far enough e. it allowed significant prejudice against those with disabilities
A great deal of empirical evidence indicates that there is a strong association between income and democracy. This is what would be predicted by ______.
A. modernization theory B. the survival story C. inclusion D. the political resources curse