Liberals oppose the use of victim-impact testimony in the sentencing phase of trials for all these reasons EXCEPT:
a) It exacerbates existing race and class disparities. b) It is the job of the criminal justice system, not victims' families, to determine appropriate punishments. c) It denies the defendant the right to confront his or her accuser. d) Sympathetic victims will unfairly prejudice juries against defendants.
C
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A. general sales tax. B. property tax. C. gasoline tax. D. income tax.
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Cases that make their way from the state courts to the federal courts generally involve questions arising under ______.
a. the criminal law system b. the civil law system c. the U.S. Constitution d. the direct appeals process
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