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SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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on: Aug 23, 2018
Federal and state governments, collectively, spend approximately _________ annually on corrections.
 
  a. 1 trillion
  b. 88 billion
  c. 78 billion
  d. 68 billion
  e. 58 billion
  f. None of the above

Question 2

How do legislatures control the courts? What kinds of controls are available to legislatures?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

Legislature has direct control over the court due to constitutional authorization and indirect control by confirming judicial appointees and setting the judiciary's budget and appropriating money for the judicial branch.

Direct controls include setting jurisdiction, and the ability of legislative bodies to createcourts, set rules they must follow, and limit jurisdiction.


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