Which of the following is the major purpose of sentencing in contemporary times?
A. retribution
B. protection of society from the "ill"
C. vengeance
D. disciplining
E. rehabilitation
E
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Inclusive economic institutions are ones that:
a. increase generalized trust between members. b. include several countries. c. soften the harsh consequences of markets. d. protect property rights.
According to Walt, under what circumstances is security best achieved?
a. when most states react to a threat by uniting against it b. when most states join together with the threat in a formal alliance c. when most states acquiesce just enough to a threat in order to satisfy the threat's basic goals d. when the number of states that combine with a threat is roughly equal to the number of states that oppose the threat e. when most states establish commonality of vision and purpose.
In a multiple-baseline study of the effects of reinforcement on social behaviors Dr. Stern studies three behaviors in one child:
talking to other children, frequency of playing with others, initiating contact with children her own age. What is wrong with these choices of target behavior? a. reinforcing one behavior could easily influence the occurrence of the others b. children are naturally sociable; such behavior cannot be reinforced c. the playground is not a suitable site for research d. it is not possible to operationally define these behaviors
The practical devices placed in the U.S. Constitution to control factions included all of the following except a
a. system of representative government. b. division of government into three branches, which served as a system of checks and balances. c. federal system where power was dispersed within and among the federal government and the states. d. national bank that would control the nation's money and therefore keep factions from ever gaining completecontrol over the economy.