Passing a strict law against drunk driving offenses with the purpose of dissuading people from driving after drinking would best meet which goal of punishment?

A. restitution
B. rehabilitation
C. specific deterrence
D. general deterrence


D. general deterrence

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All three-strikes laws authorize, or in some cases mandate, longer periods of incarceration for drug sales and escape

a. True b. False

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______ is the ability to withstand and recover rapidly from deliberate attacks.

A. Security B. Elasticity C. Flexibility D. Resilience

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In Weems v. United States (1910), the Court stated three general findings regarding cruel and unusual punishment. To which constitutional amendment do these findings apply?

A. the Eighth Amendment B. the Fifth Amendment C. the Sixth Amendment D. the Fourteenth Amendment

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The ABO system of blood typing classifies human blood into four broad groups based on the presence or absence of either or both antigen A or antigen B on the surface of the red blood cells.

a. true b. false

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