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Government 2305 Exam Marking Scheme Current Update (A+ Pass) According to the text, one explanation for the rising cost of health care is the - Answers - aging of the U.S. population. Achieving a balance between society and nature that will permit both to exist in harmony is known as - Answers - sustainability. As a source of energy, nuclear power - Answers - has been used safely in Europe and the former states of the Soviet Union for decades. Compared to poverty levels in the 1960...

INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY EXAM 1 Crime Human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of the Federal Government, a State, or local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws. 4 Perspectives of Crime Legalistic, Political, Sociological, and Psychological Criminalize To make illegal. Statute A formal written enactment of a legislative body. Deviant Behavior Human activity that violates social norms. Consensus Perspective Everyone agrees its wrong. Conflict Perspective Different ...

Objectives of law - law exists to influence behavior Hammurabi--in one of the oldest law codes known to man opined that "law exists to protect the weak from the strong" As a society we criminalize behavior that we wish not to tolerate and in that way we seek to deter or influence certain behavior; we do the same with civil law. statutory law - Our legal representatives pass laws (both civil and criminal) in the form of statutes and codes common law - Court's make law in the way th...

POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Questions and Answers Enumerated Powers -Answer-- Specific powers given to Congress - Stated under Article I, section 8 - necessary and proper clause - implied powers Reserved powers -Answer--10th Amendment - Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the States or to the people - Forms the basis for many state laws - As long as the powers are not explicitly given to the national government and the Supreme Court has not deemed such a law uncons...

POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Questions and Answers Enumerated Powers -Answer-- Specific powers given to Congress - Stated under Article I, section 8 - necessary and proper clause - implied powers Reserved powers -Answer--10th Amendment - Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the States or to the people - Forms the basis for many state laws - As long as the powers are not explicitly given to the national government and the Supreme Court has not deemed such a law uncons...

INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY EXAM 1 Crime Human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of the Federal Government, a State, or local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws. 4 Perspectives of Crime Legalistic, Political, Sociological, and Psychological Criminalize To make illegal. Statute A formal written enactment of a legislative body. Deviant Behavior Human activity that violates social norms. Consensus Perspective Everyone agrees its wrong. Conflict Perspective Different ...

The legal system in the United States is comprised of 1) both state and federal constitutions 2) statutes and agency regulations 3) judicial decisions Local and state laws may not conflict with federal laws Primary sources of law constitutional law, statutory law, common law, and administrative law the law serves to 1) keep the peace 2) maintain the status quo 3) preserve individual rights 4) protect minorities against majorities 5) promote social justice 6) provi...

What purpose does the law serve in our society? - ️️- Keep the peace, -Maintain status quo, - Preserve Individual rights, - Protect minorities against majorities, - Promote social justice, - Provide for orderly social change What are the three branches of government, and what is each responsible for? - ️️Judicial Branch - Court System - Responsible for interpreting laws, including statutes, codes, ordinances, federal and state constitutions Legislative Branch - Congress - R...

Criminal Law Post-Test Questions and Answers Graded A+ Criminal enters a bank with a gun and demands money. The bank teller delays long enough for the police to arrive and arrest criminal. He committed a crime because: attempt Sedition statutes, which criminalize advocating the overthrow of the government, may be unconstitutional because they violate: 1st amendment: freedom of speech Which of the following is NOT one of the four frames that are used to construct a criminal case: C...

The legal system in the United States is comprised of 1) both state and federal constitutions 2) statutes and agency regulations 3) judicial decisions Local and state laws may not conflict with federal laws Primary sources of law constitutional law, statutory law, common law, and administrative law the law serves to 1) keep the peace 2) maintain the status quo 3) preserve individual rights 4) protect minorities against majorities 5) promote social justice 6) provi...