The phrase from the Supreme Court decision, ______, was that there existed “evolving standards of decency that marked the progress of a maturing society.”
a. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
b. Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968)
c. Trop v. Dulles (1958)
d. Roper v. Simmons (2005)
c. Trop v. Dulles (1958)
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Moral principles or moral rules such as "never kill an innocent human being" might be described as:
a. Virtues. b. Conditionals. c. Maxims. d. Courses of best interest.
House arrest is an example of ______.
A. imprisonment B. intermediate sanctions C. presumptive sentence D. determinate sentence
According to the double jeopardy protections under the Fifth Amendment, the justice system cannot try a defendant twice for the same crime.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Two main elements that are often considered to establish “acting under color of law” is if the off- duty officer used official powers of his or her public office to accomplish the harm and:
a. The officer was paid for doing so b. The officer displayed his or her badge c. If the victim reasonably believed that a government employee was causing the harm and the person committing the harm used this belief to achieve or complete the damage, injury, or harm d. The officer was ordered to commit the act by his or her superior