Pretrial proceedings in the federal district courts and trials of federal misdemeanors are often handled by ____________ who are appointed by federal district judges

a. magistrate judges
b. referees
c. special masters
d. barristers


A

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a. true b. false

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a. Law enforcement financing ads b. Victimization reduction ads c. Citizen cooperation ads d. Offender reduction (deterrence) ads

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The goal of terrorists is to create ______ terror in a broader group of individuals.

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

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a. a sum of money exacted for the doing of or failure to perform some act. b. equal to the cost of the crime. c. a monetary punishment imposed by lawful tribunal upon a person before being convicted of a crime. d. money given to a judge to prevent conviction.

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