________ refers to the reduction in punishment for an individual convicted of a crime.

A. Commuted sentence
B. Reprieve
C. Redaction
D. Pardon

Answer: A

Political Science

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Which of the followingprevents someone from taking an action to violate someone else's rights?

a. landmark decision b. order c. decree d. injunction e. litigation

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If you were the Solicitor General and wanted to influence the Supreme Court in a case involving an important federal law in which the government was not specifically named as a party, you could __________

A)file an amicus curiae brief B)ask for an ex post decision C)call for a stare decisis ruling D)move for standing in the case

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