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In what case did SCOTUS strike down a state statute that empowered judges to increase the length of prison time beyond the standard range prescribed by the state's sentencing guidelines, based on facts that were not found by juries beyond a reasonable doubt?
 
  a. U.S. v. Booker
  b. Blakely v. Washington
  c. Rita v. U.S.
  d. Gall v. U.S.

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As working and middle-class families flee inner-city poverty areas, the most disadvantaged population is consolidated in urban ghettos. This phenomenon results in a poverty:
 
  a. solidity effect. c. cohort effect.
  b. concentration effect. d. instability effect.


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abro1885

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Reply #1 on: Aug 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Aug 12, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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