Jury nullification refers to
A. excluding certain persons from a jury because of their personal beliefs.
B. choosing a bench trial (or trial by judge) over a jury trial.
C. disregarding the law and presented evidence to acquit a defendant.
D. none of the above
C
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What will be an ideal response?
Based on Charles Spearman's view of intelligence, individuals who excel in:
a. one academic area are likely to perform poorly in other academic areas b. academics early are likely to "burn out" when they are older c. one academic area are likely to excel in most academic areas d. academics are also likely to be gifted athletes and musicians
A psychoanalyst would view a phobia as a symptom of:
a. some unconscious conflict c. other anxieties in the person's life b. an irrational belief d. a poorly learned behavior
Across all languages, how do the number of morphemes compare to the number of phonemes?
a) There are more phonemes than morphemes. b) They are equal for more advanced languages. c) There are far more morphemes than phonemes. d) The number of phonemes is equal to the number of letters in the language and the morphemes are unlimited.