In Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972), the Supreme Court extended the right to counsel to those accused of misdemeanors if the defendant is _____________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: imprisoned
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Monte Carlo studies continue to show the remarkable robustness of most statistics to assumption violations, particularly
A) when the sample sizes are large. B) when the sample sizes are equal. C) for nonparametric statistics. D) when the sample sizes are small.
According to Markus (2008), consideration of race and ethnicity should include the idea that
a. race is purely biological and ethnicity is cultural. b. a person's race affects ethnic identification, but the reverse is not true. c. social categories are imposed by a dominant group, whereas ethnicity is an affiliation that people choose. d. racial categories have not changed over time, but ethnic categories have.
Despite the Fifth Amendment’s ban on self-incrimination, a witness can be compelled to testify against himself under which of the following circumstances?
a. if accused of treason b. when there is a clear and present danger to the public if the defendant refused to testify c. if granted immunity from prosecution d. when prosecuted by the federal government for a state crime
The USA PATRIOT Act enhances the government's ability to do which of the following?
a. surveil US citizens b. take personal property c. imprison citizens without trial – d. indict foreign enemies