Laws passed "after the fact" are called ______.

A. ex post facto
B. void for vagueness
C. cruel and unusual
D. a bill of attainder


Answer: A

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A) psychoanalysis. B) determinism. C) social learning. D) behaviorism.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. police chief b. unit commander c. city manager d. city attorney

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