After 1970, the American criminal justice system was characterized by
A) a decrease in the average length of sentences served by prisoners.
B) the elimination of the death penalty in almost all states.
C) a dramatic increase in the prison population.
D) the phasing out of mandatory sentencing.
C
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A. North and South America B. The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans C. The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean D. The Indian and Pacific Oceans E. Africa and Europe
Where did bloody but indecisive trench warfare develop during the Great War?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 as
A) a multinational mutual defense alliance. B) a forerunner to the European Common Market. C) the western nations' response to the Soviet's creation of the Warsaw Pact. D) an international economic aid organization.
Benjamin Franklin engaged in which of the following?
A) warfare B) witchcraft C) printing D) preaching