Select the correct type of jury for the following statement: Decides whether an accused is guilty or not guilty of the charges.

a. Grand Jury
b. Petit (trial) Jury


Answer: b. Petit (trial) Jury

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As an adolescent, Mandy is undergoing dramatic changes in her height, weight, and sexual characteristics; these changes are occurring at a rate much faster than she will ever again experience in her lifetime. Through what type of change is Mandy going?

a. Biological b. Educational c. Psychological d. Spiritual

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Aaron Hernandez was a former NFL player who was convicted of murdering a former friend. His case would be considered a “celebrated case” in the wedding cake model. If a person who was not a public figure carried out an identical crime, that case would fall under which layer of the wedding cake model?

A. celebrated cases B. serious felonies C. lesser felonies D. misdemeanors

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Immunity that provides that the witness can no longer be prosecuted for any offense whatsoever arising out of that act or transaction is called

a. transactional immunity. b. use immunity. c. derivative use immunity. d. None of the answers are correct.

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Recent killings and violence by police involving African-American men such as Laquan McDonald (Chicago), Walter Scott (Charleston, South Carolina), Tamir Rice (Cleveland, Ohio), Eric Garner (New York City), Michael Brown (Ferguson, Missouri), and others have caused many people to ask whether there exists a __________ within the police culture

a. guardian mindset b. warrior mindset c. protector mindset d. militant mindset

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