Federal judges, who are appointed for ________, can be less concerned about the political ramifications of their decisions than the locally elected judges.
A) 10 years
B) 15 years
C) 20 years
D) life
D) life
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A white hat hacker is a person who:
a. Identifies weaknesses in a computer system or network but, instead of taking advantage of it, exposes the weakness to the system's owners and recommends a fix before it can be taken advantage of by others b. Break into systems (e.g. networks, websites, etc.) with malicious intent to steal, damage, or deface it c. Supplies information about network security issues and weaknesses to the network administrators and also to black hat hackers to exploit the systems d. None of the above
What is the MacNaughton Rule?
a. tyrannicide b. insanity defense c. death penalty for terrorism d. right to a speedy trial
An appellate court may rule in favor of the defendant yet rule that a new trial is not warranted based on the...
a. Harmless error rule b. Hindsight standard c. “Monday morning quarterbacking” rule d. Eighth Amendment
In Wyoming v. Houghton, concerning the search of a passenger's purse for drugs based on probable cause that drugs are in the vehicle, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that:
a. if police know or should know that a passenger owned the purse they cannot search it. b. the passenger can prevent the search by identifying the container as his/hers. c. the police must seize the purse or other container until they get a search warrant. d. the police may inspect passengers' belongings that are capable of concealing the object of the search.