All states that have altered judicial selection techniques in recent years have adopted some form of:
A. merit selection.
B. legislative appointment.
C. election.
D. executive appointment.
Answer: A
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In which of the following cases did the court rule that a lawyer was entitled to withdraw from a case in which their client admitted perjury and would be subject to disciplinary action only if he continued the case without reporting the matter to the court?
a. McKissick v. United States b. Dodd v. Florida Bar c. Nix v. Whiteside d. Nix v. Williams
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The NCVS is criticized because it does not collect data on homicide. 2. The UCR has been collecting data since 1900. 3. Prohibition was an attempt by the government to prohibit individuals 4. Some people will not report a crime to the police because they fear retaliation. 5. Crime rates in the U.S. have not changed at all since the early 1900s.
Consistent with the stop-and-frisk theory, a police officer who has observed unusual conduct that could be even indicative of criminality
A) must wait and observe the subject to gather additional information to see if a crime has been committed before approaching the subject. B) should procure an arrest warrant before restraining the subject to inquire about criminal activity. C) must first ask if the subject will speak with the officer, to see if any further action should be taken. D) may stop the individual and immediately conduct a frisk to determine whether the individual is armed. E) may stop that individual, make a reasonable inquiry, and frisk him only where the officer has some suspicion that the subject may be armed and dangerous.
Members of the executive branch include all high-level officials except for the president and his cabinet
a. True b. False