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exploring Gov.Quiz 8
exploring Gov. Quiz8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Bond money is payment for a fine | false. bail (or bond) money is money paid to guarantee a suspect will not run away and will appear at future court proceedings |
| 2. A plea bargain is to plead guilty or give testimony in exchange for a lesser sentence | True. |
| 3. The American legal system is largely based on that of France | false. The American legal system is largely based on that of England |
| 4. the constitution established the supreme court | True. |
| 5. the senate nominates federal judges | False. the presidents nominations federal judges |
| 6. the loser in federal district court can appeal can appeal the verdict to a state supreme court. | false. The loser in a federal district court can appeal the verdict to a U.S. circuit court of appeals. |
| 7. the maximum number of people who can sit on the supreme court is nine. | true. |
| 8. stare decisis means "let the decision stand" | true. |
| 9. In brown v. board of education, the supreme court ruled that separate schools for African Americans and whites were inherently unequal | true. |
| 10. The supreme court ruling that set forth proper procedures for law enforcement to use with accused persons was Plessy v. Ferguson. | false. The supreme court ruling that set forth proper producers for law enforcement to use with accused persons was Miranda v. Arizona |
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Gabrielle Smith
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