Which term describes an appellate court’s ability to affirm a conviction even if courtroom misconduct existed during the trial?
A. slippery slope
B. noble cause corruption
C. accepted lying
D. harmless error doctrine
D. harmless error doctrine
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The courts have required that administrative searches be conducted according to:
a. probable cause. b. objective, standardized procedures. c. departmental standards. d. officer discretion.
Compared to the USAPATRIOT Act, how was the USA Freedom Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline of Monitoring Act) different?
A. It expanded the collection of phone data to include Americans, rather than just foreign citizens. B. It halted all government surveillance programs that began under the USAPATRIOT Act. C. It halted the bulk collection of phone data that impacted millions of Americans who did not have any ties to terrorism. D. It put provisions in place to create a statutory framework to permit the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in extrajudicial killings of American citizens living abroad.
Restorative justice focuses on ______.
a. the offender b. the victim c. the community d. all of these
Which of the following has not been enacted to outlaw discrimination?
a. the Civil Rights Act b. the Equal Rights Amendment c. the Voting Rights Amendment d. the Equal Pay Act