A(n) _____ is a person responsible for the debt of a defendant if he or she fails to appear at the next court appearance.
A. surety
B. trustee
C. amercement
D. claimant
Answer: A
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A prominent corruption case in which Congressmen were videotaped accepting bribes in an FBI “sting” was known as:
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A. trial courts of general jurisdiction B. trial courts of limited jurisdiction C. district courts D. state supreme courts