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

1. In 1939, Congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, which levied a tax on anyone who sold marijuana.
2. The Sixteenth amendment outlawed the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol.
3. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 called for mandatory minimum sentences for the possession and distribution of drugs by their type and weight. Many scholars have termed the era we are now in as the War on Drugs.
4. Research suggesting that children who are spanked are more likely to be aggressive as adults compared with children who were not spanked is an example of the spillover hypothesis.
5. All violence is connected by a web of actions and behaviors, ideas, perceptions, and justifications.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. individuals pending arraignment and awaiting trial,conviction, or sentencing b. mentally ill people, pending their movement to appropriate mental healthfacilities c. probation, parole, and bail bond violators and absconders d. inmates sentenced to terms of more than ten years

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