Factors such as the defendant's race, socioeconomic status, or gender have proven to be better predictors of whether the death penalty will be assigned
A. True
B. False
A
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An interest group that begins as a group of concerned citizens is known as a ___________________, while an interest group designed to look like a group of concerned citizens but actually organized or funded by powerful existing interests is called a(n) _____________________.
a. outside group; inside group b. grassroots movement; astroturf movement c. public interest groups; trade association d. single-issue movement; corporate movement
Proponents argue that judicial selection by ______ is compatible with U.S. democratic tradition.
a. merit b. popular election c. appointment d. retention
Phillip Davis (1997) used naturalistic observation of children being hit in shopping malls because
A) Surveys asking "how often and how severely do you hit your children" are not answered accurately. B) Parents hit their children more often in shopping malls. C) Mall managers encouraged him to observe parent and non-parent caregivers D) Asking participants to come into the lab was too expensive.
Why did many of the McGovern?Fraser reforms apply to both parties?
A)They were mandated by the Supreme Court. B)They were required by federal law. C)They were adopted at the state level. D)They were embedded into the Constitution.