Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A law that criminalizes some act that was legal when it was committed is known as a habeas corpus law.
2. The landmark case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution over state constitutions.
3. About one third of the states have laws giving detailed procedural instructions for essentially every step of the criminal justice process.
4. The process by which the Due Process Clause extended various constitutional rights to the states is known as federalization.
5. The Fourteenth Amendment was drafted and passed primarily to grant citizenship and protection to former slaves.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
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In the 1970s the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in __________ that the death penalty—as it was being applied—was unconstitutional, but the __________ decision ruled the death penalty was constitutional when specific guidelines are followed
a. Furman v. Georgia / Atkins v. Virginia b. Coker v. Georgia / Roper v. Simmons c. Roper v. Simmons / Gregg v. Georgia d. Furman v. Georgia / Gregg v. Georgia
By the last third of the 19th century, the population of the United States __________.
A. doubled B. tripled C. plateaued D. decreased
Sykes and Matza argued that fun-seeking, less conventional or ____________ values exist in larger society
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Appellate courts have typically been reluctant to overturn regulatory agency decisions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false