11755Answer the following question with a minimum of 500 words. Based on the course readings, evaluate what the American Revolution meant to at least three different actors and whether or not it was, in your estimation, overall a “radical” event. Choose at least three primary documents...
11731Answer the following question with a minimum of 250 words. Be sure to cite from the Davidson text, lecture, and primary sources in your answer. After you post your answer, be sure to respond to at least two other students. In the discussion boards, the...
11730Answer the following question with a minimum of 250 words. Be sure to cite from the Davidson text, lecture, and primary sources in your answer. After you post your answer, be sure to respond to at least two other students. In the discussion boards, the...
115351. Discuss the problems with selecting a jury pool that reflects our racially diverse populations. 2. Suggest at least two ways that jury selection can be improved to ensure that a criminal defendant has a jury that can be reasonably described as the defendant's "peers." 3. Discuss...
114831. Explain the difference between informal and formal social controls on the legal system and the pros and cons of judicial activism. 2. Explain the importance of, and differences between, substantive and procedural law and how each keeps the adversarial system in balance to protect individual...
11448write a one-page summary that includes the history of landmark cases that grant due process rights and procedures to juveniles and your understanding of the following Supreme Court decisions, especially as they pertain to the death penalty and requirements for life imprisonment without parole. 1. Roper...
113721. Prepare a two-page case brief of Carpenter v. United States and the Supreme Court’s extension of Fourth Amendment protection to cell phones and locations. Use the Case Brief Template [DOCX]. (ATTACHED) 2. Explain the dissenting opinions of Justices Gorsuch, Alito, Thomas, and Kennedy, including your understanding...
113701. Examine two key benefits of accepting a plea bargain over a trial for the prosecutor, the defendant, and the defense attorney. 2. Identify two specific rights that defendants waive when they accept plea bargains....
112931. Explain the fundamental protections available to a defendant under the Sixth Amendment related to the concepts of a speedy trial, an impartial jury, the role of the jury, and the right to face one’s accusers. 2. Prepare a one-page case brief of Ballew v. Georgia. Use...
11265Ben was indicted on 24 state counts of possession of fentanyl, with intent to distribute near an elementary school, and federal racketeering charges in September 2019. While Ben sat in jail, his attorney was able to delay his jury trial a few times so he...