An application to a court requesting that an order be issued to bring about a specified action is called a(n):
A) dismissal.
B) rejection at screening.
C) guilty plea.
D) motion.
E) arraignment.
D
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Perhaps the first prison in the United States was:
A) a converted school house. B) a church. C) an abandoned government building. D) a copper mine.
That part of our personality that seeks acceptance, and is manipulative in its efforts is known as what?
a. Natural child b. Adapted child c. Adult
This Supreme Court case held that no state or its officers could legally interfere with a prisoner’s right to apply to a federal court for writs of habeas corpus.
a. Johnson v. Avery (1969) b. Ex parte Hull (1941) c. Turner v. Safley(1987) d. Cooper v. Pate (1964)
What can the public's fear of terrorism force the government to do?
a. Since the public's fear is often misplaced, the government is forced to educate its citizens on the things that they should actually be afraid of. b. It can force the government to address gaping security holes and flaws in the system – anything superficial is not enough. c. That fear can force a government to remind everyone of FDR's famous quote - “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” d. It can force the government to take actions that reassure people, even if they do not really reduce the threat but only appear to do so.