Which of the following refers to the lawful authority of a court to hear or to act on a case from its beginning and to pass judgment on the law and the facts?

A) Appellate jurisdiction
B) Overlapping jurisdiction
C) Original jurisdiction
D) Limited jurisdiction


C) Original jurisdiction

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In Menechino v. Oswald, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

A. the procedure of affording an opportunity for the offender to be heard and then telling him how he falls short of qualifying for parole is sufficient due process. B. parolees do not have the right to due process in parole decisions. C. counsel may talk for the prisoner during the hearing. D. the state has to provide counsel to indigent parolees facing revocation.

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In the history of policing, professional police departments were the ones in which police officers did their job "by the book."

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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________ based the legitimacy of criminal sanctions on the social contract

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Notably musicians, singers and orators are __________ learners and would make statements such as, “I hear what you’re saying.”

Fill in the blank(s) with the correct word.

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