A(n) ________ is a legislative act of punishing a person or a select group of people without the benefit of judicial trial

A) bill of attainder
B) ex post facto law
C) void-for-vagueness ruling
D) double jeopardy provision


A

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A pattern of burglaries appearing in a cluster, such as a particular location or day of the week, is one element of a(n) _______________ that may indicate that the same burglar is responsible for the crimes

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following statements about mitochondrial DNA is incorrect?

a. Mitochondrial DNA is located outside the cell's nucleus. b. Mitochondrial DNA is constructed in a loop configuration. c. Many copies of mitochondrial DNA's hypervariable regions are made by PCR. d. The number of repeat segments found in the hypervariable regions are used to type mitochondrial DNA.

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The Afghan war against the Soviet Union

A. Never happened. B. Is considered an inevitable development in the foreseeable future. C. Featured a classic showdown between Shi'ia and Sunni Islam. D. Served as a catalyst to further radicalize Muslim masses.

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During the ______ agencies became large, bureaucratic organizations with several levels of management.

a. community problem-solving era b. political era c. reform era d. information era

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