Federal and State Sentencing Instructor Class Date Name In 1998 the District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission was charged with developing a comprehensive structured sentencing system for the District. The Commission concluded that the District could benefit from a comprehensive structured sentencing system. Next‚ the Commission embarks the difficult task of creating workable sentencing guidelines for felonies. As Washington‚ DC follows the lead of other jurisdictions
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PRETEXT WORK 1. Read the Personal Note to answer the following questions: ✓ What do you know about le Mari de France? ✓ When was the given story written? ✓ What do you know about the literature of that period? 2. Read the following text: "It is not known whether it is a work of imagination but it is probable that love topics were discussed in social gatherings at the courts of great ladies in the medieval epoch. The following rules called Art of Courtly Love were set fourth and
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types of prisons are federal‚ state‚ municipal‚ and military. Federal prisons are operated and managed by the federal government. Federal prisons normally house inmates who have been convicted of a crime in violation of a federal law‚ as opposed to a state or local laws. An example of a federal prison now‚ is Ft. Leavenworth‚ KS. At one time‚ it used to be a prison used by the military‚ but has been turned over to the federal government to run. Municipal prisons are a high security prison. Military
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The debate of states’ rights versus federal supremacy is one that affects America today and has since the country was founded. It started with the writing of the Constitution in 1787 and the formation of Federalists and Anti-Federalists‚ who had opposing views on the document. The two major arguments were that a strong central government would eventually become tyrannical‚ and that a strong central government was needed for the nation to move forward. Years of conflict between the two sides occurred
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United States History Advanced Placement Review Test #5 - The Age of Jackson 1824-1848 Directions: Read each question. Discuss the possible answers and choose the best one from the available options. You may consult your textbook‚ or any suitable reference book‚ to help you determine the solution. Mark the Scantron and submit it for grading at the end of the class period. (Note* Do not leave any answer blank.) United States History Advanced Placement-2 Jacksonian Democracy; 1828-1848 1.A
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State and Federal Aid There are many past and rising issues involving public school finance. The public schools system is funded through federal‚ state and local taxes. Each state has different formulas to distribute funding from state and local taxes. Federal funding does contribute to the rising cost of education for each state. State and local taxes is allocated to cover the majority of educational costs. Student achievement depends upon the available funding allotted to each district. This
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Saving Syria’s Children (Show images of Syrian people and the bad states they are living in.) What sort of world are we living in? The children of Syria are suffering‚ in distress‚ agony and are helpless. Syria is crying‚ no; screaming‚ to the whole world for help and‚ in the words of Dr Rola Hallam‚ “the entire world has failed them and it is innocent civilians that are paying the price.” Children have been forced to flee the country in the darkness of the night‚ with nothing but the clothes
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In the technological advancements of todays day and age there are many ways one could use the advancement to his or her advantage. Yet‚ could the same be said about using technology when it comes to cross cultural communication? With the advancements in the way human communicate to start with‚ video chat and conference calls‚ would it not be a very easy way to get things mixed up or lost in translation? I would say it would be very easy for two different people from two different worldly locations
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notorious Alcatraz Prison shut its doors for the last time‚ the United States Penitentiary in Marion‚ Illinois opened theirs. It was built to replace the isolated prison after expenses were exceeded and the institution became a financial burden. Although not as popular‚ the Marion prison continued to hold some of Alcatraz’s most famous prisoners and even contains reused materials from it. Marion Penitentiary has transformed throughout the years‚ evolving from its unique history and varies levels of
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Scholars are able to find out how early people have lived for with no written records by the artifacts left behind such as tools‚ pottery‚ bones and graves. (AIU-Online‚ 2010) Scientists and scholars use a process called radiocarbon dating to determine the age of the carbon-based objects which is based on the rate of decay. When they determine how long the materials have been decaying they can then suppose the age. (AIU-Online‚ 2010) Anna Roosevelt and her team argues there was a prehistoric society
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