Criminal Law
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- Q1A person is _____________________ until proven guilty.prosecutedincarceratedinnocentdeterred60s
- Q2A reason to punish a person for a crime is to be able to bring them back into society or to...deterretributionincapacitaterehabilitate60s
- Q3The authority that a court has over a criminal case is based on...jurisdictionvenueretributionmorals60s
- Q45th Amendment protects you frombeing held without bailunfair venue of trialcruel and unusual punishmentdouble jeopardy60s
- Q5The lowest level of a crime is afelonyviolationmisdemeanor60s
- Q68th Amendment protects you fromgiving up weaponscruel and unusual punishmentunreasonable searchesself incrimination60s
- Q7A mandatory minimum sentence isoptional period of time that you have to turn yourself over to authoritiesautomatic set of years for a sentence based on the crimethe least amount of time you would need to serve60s
- Q8In many mandatory minimums, the sentence is linked togeographythe lawdrugswealth60s
- Q9Which country has the highest percentage of people incarcerated?ChinaRussiaUnited StatesAustralia60s
- Q10A cause of prison overcrowding can be linked tobetter police workfaster court trialsthree strikes lawshigher crime rates60s