A Supreme Court justice argues that it is vital for all justices to follow the legal principle of stare decisis, which states that judges should base their decisions on earlier precedent, rather than act to overturn earlier decisions. For this reason, they opposed the decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Which of the following terms would describe their view on interpreting law?

A. liberal interpretation
B. judicial activist interpretation
C. strict interpretation
D. moderate interpretation


C. strict interpretation

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a. a sampling probability b. a sampling error c. a random sample d. a population selection e. sampling frame

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Social disorganization theory grew out of Durkheim's theory of anomie and the early social conditions in the city of Chicago at the beginning of the twentieth century

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Why should you not repeat facts more than once in a report?

A) It is a waste of time. B) Entries may conflict some way with one another. C) It may call your credibility into question. D) All of the preceding are reasons.

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A person who is falsely claiming involvement as a witness or suspect to a crime is referred to as a __________

Fill in the blank(s) with the correct word.

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