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Which of the following statements is an expression of the coattail effect?
 
  a) Mr. Brown voted for George W. Bush for governor because he liked his stand on the issues.
  b) Ms. Castillo supported George W. Bush for governor because Bush is a Republican and Ms. Castillo always votes Republican.
  c) Mr. Schultz went to the polls to support George W. Bush and because Bush is a Republican, he decided to vote the straight Republican ticket.
  d) Ms. Nguyen voted for Republican George W. Bush for governor but cast her ballot for Democrats for most other offices.
  e) Mr. Williams voted for George W. Bush because his friends were voting for George W. Bush.

Question 2

A mistake committed by a trial court that is NOT serious enough to warrant a new trial because the mistake could not have affected the outcome of the original trial is known by which of the following terms?
 
  a) plea bargaining
  b) judicial review
  c) reversible error
  d) harmless error
  e) remand



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Answer to Question 1

C

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Answer: D





 

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