What was the most widely used device or legislation to bring prisoners' complaints before state and federal courts in the late 1960s?
a. The Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment
b. The dictates of the Percy Amendment
c. The National Corrections Act of 1965
d. The Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1983
d
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a. Referent b. Reward c. Expert d. Legitimate e. Coercive
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A. The poor B. The middle class C. Lower middle class D. The affluent E. The tax exempt
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A) 600,000 B) 800,000 C) 1,000,000 D) 1,200,000 E) 1,500,000