In Robinson v. California (1962), the U.S. Supreme Court, relying on the __________ Clause of the 8th Amendment as it applies to the states via the 14th Amendment, struck down a state law that made it a crime for a person to be “addicted to the use of

narcotics.”

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.


Cruel and Unusual Punishments

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In the early 1900s, the _____ bitterly criticized business and political corruption

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A standardized form of a frequency that ranges from 0.00 to 100.00 is referred to as ______.

A. a frequency B. a percent C. a proportion D. a proposition

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bright-line rule

What will be an ideal response?

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Evidence that the defendant was seen running from the scene of the crime shortly after the crime occurred could be circumstantial evidence of guilt

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

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