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lunatika

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Following the completion of the Republican takeover of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 1998, that court __________.
 
  a. began ruling more frequently in favor of prosecutors
  b. increased the rate at which it overturned death sentences
  c. expanded its jurisdiction to include civil cases involving claims of more than 1 million
  d. ruled that Texas's method of execution in death penalty cases must be changed from the electric chair to lethal injection

Question 2

Under the __________ ruling, police are required by the courts to inform us of our rights.
 
  a. reasonable suspicion
  b. full disclosure
  c. Miranda
  d. defendant protection



karmakat49

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c



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