What were the underlying concerns of common law courts about the admission of opinion testimony?
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should address the Court’s concern that jurors would give too much credit to the witness’s opinions and would complicate their efforts to reach an independent conclusion based on all the evidence and testimony presented in the case.
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The natural rate of unemployment does NOT include which of the following?
A) frictional unemployment B) seasonal unemployment C) cyclical unemployment D) all of the above
What United States Supreme Court decision ruled that the Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional as it violated First Amendment rights?
a. Reno v. ACLU b. Thompson v. Oklahoma c. Holder v. California d. The Communications Decency Act did not violate First Amendment rights
Which of the following theories are potential explanations for criminal behaviour:
a. humanist theory; b. grounded theory; c. social learning theory; d. all of the above.
Inmates usually have less than a year before release when they are moved to minimum security facilities
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false