The primary duty of the courts is:
A) statutory compliance.
B) oversight of police actions.
C) adjudication.
D) interpretation of constitutional mandates.
E) modification of unfair laws.
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
. You are a legislator trying to persuade your colleagues to vote against construction of specialty housing units (SHUs) in your state. Which argument is accurate and would appeal to someone who is "tough on crime”?
A. SHUs and other halfway houses are for low-risk prisoners only. B. Some wardens and correction officers believe that SHUs are pointlessly cruel. C. SHUs are much more expensive to build and staff than maximum-security prisons are. D. Most inmates who enter an SHU stay there for the rest of their lives.
Parole rests on three concepts, one of which is:
a. grace. b. stamina. c. responsibility. d. fortitude. e. none of these.
The right to be protected from double jeopardy was made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment in the case of:
a. Benton v. Maryland. b. Baldwin v. New York. c. Williams v. Florida. d. Maryland v. Craig.