Most states require twelve-member juries and unanimous decisions for ______.
a. felony criminal cases
b. all criminal cases
c. all civil cases
d. felony civil cases
a. felony criminal cases
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When did Congress outlaw literacy tests altogether as a prerequisite to voter registration?
a. 1870 b. 1954 c. 1970 d. 1990
During the 1950s and 1960s, civil rights advocates used federal courts and the federal constitution to challenge segregation because:
A. state constitutions in the South prohibited segregation. B. the federal constitution permitted segregation. C. segregation was prohibited by both the federal and southern state constitutions. D. southern state constitutions permitted segregation.
Assume that a criminal defendant claims that she was the victim of a criminal kidnapping and was forced by her kidnappers to commit the crimes with which she is accused. Assume further that she could prove that she had complied with their demands only because her captors had threatened to kill her if she resisted. What defense would be appropriate for her to adopt at trial?
a. Entrapment c. Insanity b. Self defense d. Duress
What is one lesson about power that the text stresses?
a. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. b. Significant power does not come without a struggle. c. Power is best wielded by those in the majority party. d. Power guarantees success for your political agenda.