JUS 485 Midterm Exam Answer the following questions‚ which are based upon the first four modules of the course. 1. Explain why it is that evidence gained through the forensic science process is almost always considered to be circumstantial evidence. The most important fact that makes forensic evidence circumstantial is because science cannot be clearly defined by law. The legal system have created standards and written legal rules regarding the admissibility of forensic evidence. When forensic
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CODES AND NOTES ON PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW by PORFERIO JR. and MELFA SALIDAGA NOTES ON PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES Nature and Scope Public International Law – It is the body of rules and principles that are recognized as legally binding and which govern the relations of states and other entities invested with international legal personality. Formerly known as “law of nations” coined by Jeremy Bentham in 1789. Three Major Parts of Public International Law 1. Laws of Peace
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A commercial bank (or business bank) is a type of financial institution and intermediary. It is a bank that provides transactional‚ savings‚ and money market accounts and that accepts time deposits. After the implementation of the Glass–Steagall Act‚ the U.S. Congress required that banks engage only in banking activities‚ whereas investment banks were limited to capital market activities. As the two no longer have to be under separate ownership under U.S. law‚ some use the term "commercial bank"
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to appeal to individual investors with excess cash. Answer: False Level: Easy 4. Commercial paper is a short term obligation of the U.S. government issued to cover government budget deficits and to refinance maturing government debt. Answer: False Level: Easy 5. Commercial paper‚ Treasury bills and banker’s acceptance rates are all quoted as discount
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------------------------------------------------- Comm 210 - Critical Thinking Review for Final Exam - DYER CHAPTER 2: CLAIMS * WHAT IS A CLAIM? * main thesis or conclusion of a text * Major conclusion of a piece of writing that the author is trying to persuade you to accept * Not an example‚ a definition‚ or a statistic * A broader issue‚ addressed at a greater level of abstraction than evidence ------------------------------------------------- AN ARTICLE = Claim + (Evidence
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southern plantation These communities are distinguished by their uniqueness in economic‚ political and social characteristics Body Urban seaports: Cities like Boston‚ New York‚ Newport‚ Philadelphia‚ Charleston became major urban seaports and commercial centers populated by rich and poor alike. In the 1700s‚ such cities were small and densely settled places characterized by congestion‚ ethnic and cultural diversity‚ high rates of poverty‚ and the many dangers of disease‚ fire‚ protest and riots
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Paper 1 exam notes Aims of the different participants USA Believed that no country should benefit from such a catastrophe as the Great War. The 14 points of Woodrow Wilson Basis of German surrender but also a general description of what had to be done to make long lasting international world peace 1. No secret treaties 2. Free access to the sea 3. Free trade between all nations 4. Disarmament to lowest possible limit for each country 5. Colonial issues resolved with the cooperation of the natives
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MULTIPLE CHOICES 1. Employment and Labor Regulations - Major Labor Relations Acts‚ Norris-La Guardia Act‚ Injunctions Prohibited‚ “yellow-dog” contracts. C.16‚ p.481 Employees agree not to join a union or risk being fired if they do. 2. Employment and Labor Regulations - Major Labor Relations Acts‚ The Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959‚ what does the Landrum-Griffin Act provide to protect union members? C.16‚ p.482 Act intended to assure that union members are protected from improper actions
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Economics Exam 1 Study Guide Vocabulary Opportunity Cost – the value of the opportunities lost Total Cost – the “all or nothing” cost of engaging in any activity Marginal Cost – describes how total costs change as I change the amount (or intensity) of the activity Benefits – The advantageous or desirable outcome of an action Inflation – an increase in the general level of prices Absolute Advantage – the ability to produce the same good using fewer inputs than any other producer. Production
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Chapter 15 (23): Black Holes a) 15.1: Principle of equivalence (1) The Principle of equivalence: Idea that life in a free falling laboratory and life with no gravity is equivalent. ii) 15.1.2 Gravity or acceleration: (1) In space shuttle it appears as though there is no gravity or force but in reality everything from the shuttle to the pencil inside the shuttle is continuously falling but cause it’s all at the same speed it appears as force less. b) 15. 2 Space-time and gravity (1) Einstein
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