What is an Ex post facto?
What will be an ideal response?
Ex post facto: Latin for “after the fact.” The Constitution prohibits the enactment of ex post facto laws, which make acts committed before the laws in question were passed punishable as crimes.
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Adam Smith, the premier philosopher of capitalism, took the position that:
a. the free market and not the legal system is the best and most efficient means forpreventing or minimizing harmful conduct by businesses b. the criminal law should be used to impose limitations on business competition c. since businessmen do no harm to consumers, there is no reason to formulate laws directed at their activities d. laws directed at business activity will do more harm to the most powerful businessmen
The Mafia mystique was popularized in important congressional hearings beginning in the 1950s
a. True b. False
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. African Americans were the only migrants to the U.S. forced to come to America against their own will. 2. The psychological heritage of slavery and current discrimination continue to prevent equal opportunity and protection. 3. There are stereotypes associating blacks with the criminal class. 4. many of the police and African-American problems in our community today have historical origin. 5. Most people still believe there is "some" or "a lot" of discrimination against African-Americans today.
Martha Stewart was implicated in the insider trading scandal involving
a. Enron. b. WorldCom, Inc. c. ImClone. d. Arthur Anderson.