The holding in Kolender v. Lawson states ______.
a. the right to bear arms extends to citizens with no connection to the militia
b. fighting words are not protected by the First Amendment
c. void for vagueness was aimed to inform citizens of prohibited acts and provide definite standards for the enforcement of the law
d. ex post facto laws are prohibited
c. void for vagueness was aimed to inform citizens of prohibited acts and provide definite standards for the enforcement of the law
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The Court has ruled that compulsory disclosure of identification to law enforcement did violate the 4th Amendment
a. True b. False
The five mission areas introduced and explained by the FEMA's National Planning Frameworks are: prevention, protection, mitigation, ______, and ______.
A. evaluation; retaliation B. funding; reaction C. retaliation; reaction D. response; recovery
Daytime burglaries are more common than nighttime burglaries
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Some states use sentencing guidelines to determine a criminal sentence. These guidelines are generally legislatively created presumptions in the form of a spreadsheet based on offense seriousness and prior record. What term is applied when a judge does not sentence in accordance with the presumed sentence?
a. sentencing anomaly b. determinate sentence c. indeterminate sentence d. sentencing departure