In the context of the requirements of a jury in trials, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that a(n) _____.
A. offense is petty, for purposes of the right to trial by jury, when the penalty is incarceration for a period of more than ten months
B. trial for nonpetty offenses needs a jury of six members when the penalty is incarceration for a period of less than six months
C. defendant is entitled to a trial by jury when charged with a serious crime
D. accused of a petty offense is entitled to a jury trial
C. defendant is entitled to a trial by jury when charged with a serious crime
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A graduate student recently found out that he has to submit his journal article to another journal. This means that he received a ______ during the peer review process.
A. acceptance B. rejection C. revise and resubmit
Which of the following was not one of the assumptions made by the English common law concerning age and criminal responsibility?
A) Children under the age of 7 were presumed to be incapable of holding criminal intent. B) Offenders aged 14 or older were assumed to be responsible for their acts and deserving of punishment. C) Children between the ages of 7 and 14 were not held responsible unless the state could prove they could distinguish between right and wrong. D) Children aged 10 and older were not held responsible as long as they could prove they could not distinguish between right and wrong.
Who is considered the father of is considered the father of communism?
a. Karl Marx b. Friedrich Engels c. Joseph Stalin d. Leon Trostsky