The ________ is a law that allows a person's criminal history to be considered at sentencing or makes it possible for a person convicted of a given offense and previously convicted of another specified offense to receive a more severe penalty than that for the current offense alone.

A. Fair Sentencing Clarification Act (FSCA)
B. Federal Fair Sentencing Act (FSA)
C. Habitual offender statute
D. Determinate sentencing law (DSL)


Answer: C

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