The conscious and deliberate decision of a jury to acquit a defendant despite the awareness of guilt is known as ______.
A. challenge for cause
B. nullification
C. peremptory challenge
D. none of these
B. nullification
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Column 1 Column 2 1. Plain view doctrine a. One of the requirements for a proper plainview seizure. The police must have lawful access to the item seized. 2. Lawful access b. Part of the search incident to arrest exceptionto the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement that allowsofficers to search not only the suspect incident to arrest,but also his or her "grabbing area" 3. Disparate impact c. When the police have probable cause to believe (1) that the person they are pursuing has committed a seriousoffense, (2) that the person will be found on the premisesthe police seek to enter, and (3) that the suspect will escape orharm someone or that evidence will be lost or destroyed 4. Racial profiling d. An exception to the FourthAmendment's warrant requirement that permits police to seizecertain items in plain view 5. Evanescent evidence e. Emergency circumstances, includinghot pursuit, the possibility of escape, or evanescent evidence 6. Hot pursuit f. An exception to the FourthAmendment's warrant requirement that permits police tosearch a vehicle without a warrant, so long as they have probablecause to do so 7. Automobile exception g. A method of acting that treats onegroup in a markedly different fashion than another 8. Protective sweep h. The practice of stopping people based onrace rather than legitimate criteria 9. Exigent circumstances i. A cursory visual inspection of thoseplaces in which a person might be hiding 10. Armspan rule j. Evidence that is likely to disappear.An example is alcohol in a person's bloodstream.
This Act required proceedings to be stated in a language understandable to a child.
a. Child Victims’ Bill of Rights b. Victims of Crime Act c. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act d. Federal Victim Witness Protection Act
Which would be an example of a special jurisdiction agency?
A) University police B) Conservation officer C) Airport officer D) Park police E) All of the above are special jurisdiction agencies.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, ADEA (1967), only forbids age discrimination against people who are age 50 or older and work in organizations with 10 or more employees
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