In the federal system, the ______________ is a body of 23 citizens empowered to operate with a quorum of 16 and requiring 12 votes who hears evidence to determine whether an official indictment should be handed down by the federal prosecutor

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


grand jury

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The study of morals – good vs. bad, right vs. wrong – is known as _____

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A plea entered by the offender acknowledging guilt but asserting a lack of capacity to understand the nature of the act or that it was wrong is

A) not guilty by reason of insanity. B) criminally insane. C) guilty but mentally ill. D) incompetent to stand trial.

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The Goetz shooting incident took place in

a. Florida b. New York c. Maryland d. Washington D.C.

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Obese, epileptic, and abused, this female serial killer experienced a traumatized childhood. She admitted to smothering to death five small children in her care so "no one would hear them scream."

a. Nancy Hazel Doss b. Terri Rachals c. Genene Jones d. Christine Falling

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