According to Abramson, under the principles of jury nullification, juries have the right
to set aside the law
a. in order to acquit a defendant, but never to convict.
b. only in cases where basic human rights are threatened.
c. only to protect a defendant from unjust imposition of the death penalty.
d. only in civil cases, but never in criminal cases.
e. only in cases in which the law was not passed by a democratic process.
a
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What type of argument purports to show that the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises
What will be an ideal response?
Socrates _____ .
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What controversial practice has been done by Zoroastrians in India in recent years?
a. placing the bodies of their dead in towers of silence when there are no vultures to devour them b. burying the bodies of the dead in ordinary cemeteries c. cremating bodies of the dead on open pyres, as Hindus do d. cremating bodies of the dead in modern crematoriums
According to Mill, the ultimate end is:
a. a life of reason. b. a life exempt from pain and rich in enjoyments. c. a life rich in enjoyments both in quality and quantity. d. all of these answers. e. "a life exempt from pain and rich in enjoyments" and "a life rich inenjoyments both in quality and quantity."