The practice of either ignoring or misapplying the law in a certain situation,such as returning a guilty verdict in a case where the defendant is clearly notguilty, is known as:
a. jury vilification.
b. jury tampering.
c. jury inconsistency.
d. jury nullification.
d
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In the case of Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court
A) declared most death penalty statutes unconstitutional. B) held that the death penalty in many states violated the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. C) held that the death penalty, as applied, was cruel and unusual. D) all of the above.
On October 26, 2001, Congress passed the ______________ giving U.S. Law Enforcement a freer hand at investigating terrorists.
A. USA Patriot Act B. U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act C. Federal Lautenberg Act D. George W. Bush Exemption Act
In the wake of the Terri Schiavo decision, Congress went so far as to pass an Act (which President Bush signed) dubbed the ________. The legislation transferred jurisdiction for the case from the Florida state court to the federal courts
A) Florida Judicial Compromise B) Palm Sunday Compromise C) Florida to Federal Decision D) Schiavo Transfer Petition
The revival of an ecological focus reflects the belief of many scholars that kinds of places matter more than _____
a. Kinds of economies b. Kinds of cultures c. Kinds of deviance d. Kinds of people