In the 1850s, the KKK used "_____ ___". Later, the term was used to commonly describe a quick finding of guilty and the hanging of one of a group's objects of hate

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


"Lynch Law.".

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What will be an ideal response?

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The offense refers to the marriage between two persons when one is married to another person

a. Adultery. b. Bigamy. c. Polygamy. d. Incest.

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A __________ is an individual who reports a crime or accuses another person of an offense

A) Complainant B) Side-tracker C) Victim D) Witness

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Which of the following statements concerning the federal Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 is INCORRECT?

a. To accomplish the stated purpose of the new Act, the United States Sentencing Commission was created to promulgate sentencing guidelines. b. The sentencing guidelines reduce the discretion of federal judges in imposing sentences. c. A sentencing judge may depart from the prescribed guidelines sentence based on defendant's education, sex, family and community ties, and employment history. d. Sentences prescribed by the new federal guidelines are not absolute.

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