The purposes of foundation questions include:

a. to make the witness more comfortable.
b. provide the jury with background information on the witness.
c. attack the witness's ability to testify.
d. Both a and b responses are correct.


d

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What is the focal point of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research?

A. Ensure that intelligence activities support foreign policy B. Protection of the nation's critical infrastructure C. Protection of the U.S. from nuclear attacks D. Protection from threats of radicalization and extremism

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Regoli and Hewitt's theory of differential oppression is based on the assumption that authority is unjustly used against ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Match the capital punishment argument to its focus.

A) Retentionist B) Abolitionist 1) Just deserts 2) Lack of proven deterrence 3) Discrimination 4) Retribution 5) Expense 6) Human life is sacred. 7) Arbitrariness 8) Infliction on the innocent 9) Protection

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Strict construction refers to:

a. a justice expressing hostility or anger in an opinion. b. a rigid reading and interpretation of a law. c. the manner in which our legal system was designed and developed. d. a lenient means of interpreting the law.

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