Trial by jury of one's peers helped one on trial by ___________
a. reducing bias amongst jurors
b. increasing confidence in the fairness of the justice system
c. allowing a person the opportunity to present testimony to others of the same class
d. All of the above
d
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There are numerous differences between judges of Common Law systems and those of Civil Law systems. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Judges in Civil Law systems tend to be older than those in Common Law systems b. Judges in the United States usually have little or no training for their position c. Competence is the hallmark of the Civil Law judge, whereas power and influence characterize the Common Law judge d. Judges in Civil Law systems do not as a rule sign their opinions
The expected value of the standard deviation is the:
a. standard deviation of the sampling distribution of standard deviations. b. the mean of the sampling distribution of means. c. the average deviation of the sampling distribution of the standard deviations. d. the mean of the sampling distribution of standard deviations.
The Right of ________ is a statutory provision permitting crime victims to speak at the sentencing of convicted offenders
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which court case ruled that the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines are advisory, but that they enjoy the presumption of reasonableness?
a. U.S. v. Booker b. Rita v. U.S. c. Apprendi v. New Jersey d. Gall v. U.S.