How are trial juries different from grand juries?
a. Grand juries deal with civil cases, while trial juries deal with criminal cases
b. Grand juries exist mainly in rural areas, and trial juries are used mainly in urban areas.
c. Grand juries determine whether there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime, whereas trial juries determine guilt or innocence.
d. Trial juries decide guilt or innocence, and grand juries hear appeals.
e. Grand juries have fewer members; otherwise, there is no difference between them and trial juries.
c
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What does Waltz identify as a possible solution to a nuclear-armed Iran?
a. The United States would denounce any plans to overthrow Iran's regime in return for nuclear concessions from Iran. b. Existing nuclear states would all agree to dismantle their nuclear arsenals in return for Iran's agreement to give up its own nuclear program. c. Iran would agree to sweeping democratic reforms in return for international assistance in developing its nuclear program. d. The United States would promise China a certain percentage of Iranian oil exports in return for Chinese support for a military attack on Iran. e. The United Nations would impose economic sanctions on Iran but would allow it to exchange oil for food and medicine.
Alexis de Tocqueville, writing in the early nineteenth century, noted that America's prosperity rests on its
A. geographic isolation only. B. defensible borders only. C. geographic isolation, defensible borders, and absence of passion for war. D. absence of passion for war only. E. None of these answers is correct.
Proponents of which of the following believe that judges should use their power to strike down laws that violate broad norms and values?
a. judicial constructionism b. judicial activism c. judicial originalism d. judicial implementation
Which of the following is a good example of representative democracy at its best?
a. Germany's Bundestag b. Israel's Knessett c. India's Lok Sabha d. France's Fifth Republic e. Britain's Question Time