What punishment, used in Ohio’s prisons in 1880, forced a naked offender to sit, blind-folded, in a tub while steam pipes were made to shriek and electric current was applied to the body?

a. lash
b. lip
c. electric bee
d. hummingbird


d. hummingbird

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In 1978 Dan White shot and killed Harvey Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone. White's defense team claimed that his poor diet contributed to his manic-depressive illness,

and that his manic-depressive illness contributed to his homicidal actions. This became known as the _______________ defense. a. junk food b. cupcake c. Milky Way d. Twinkie

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______ means that a defendant must have been personally aware that his or her conduct created a substantial risk of death or serious bodily harm.

a. Recklessness b. Negligence c. Involuntariness d. Voluntariness

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A(n) _____________________________ is a legal entity that permits a business to make use of capital provided by stockholders.

a. Commission b. Corporation c. Independent broker d. Organization

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In which United States Supreme Court case was Baldus’ research rejected by the Court?

a. Strauder v. West Virginia b. McClesky v. Kemp c. Brown v. Board of Education d. Plessy v. Ferguson

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