An action that criminalizes an act after it occurs is known as ______.
a. an ex post facto law
b. prior restraint
c. a bill of attainder
d. habeas corpus
a. an ex post facto law
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Identify a true statement about media in the twentieth century.
A. Following World War II, podcasts became the dominant form of communication. B. Beginning about 1950, the number of adults reading a daily paper began to increase. C. The Internet, including e-mail and the World Wide Web, came into widespread use by the general public in the 1990s. D. From the founding of the United States through the early years of the twentieth century, all media were electronic media. E. Radio and motion pictures declined in importance in the first half of the twentieth century.
The responsibilities of the General Assembly of the UN are to
a. approve the budget, pass resolutions, and select the UN secretary general in conjunction with the Security Council. b. begin actions on collective security, economic sanctions, and peacekeeping forces. c. raise money, govern trusteeships, and pass judgment on international legal cases. d. none of the above
The term adjudication hearing refers to __________ in juvenile law
A) a grand jury indictment B) a trial C) an appellate review D) a parole procedure
"Amateurs" who have won political office include __________
a. Jack Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey b. Barack Obama and George W. Bush c. Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell d. John Glenn and Steve Largent