The right to a jury trial is an example of what Constitutional principle?

August 17, 2018 Educator

HISTORY

What was the goal of the Framers of the Constitution when they created a bicameral congress?

One of the primary concerns of the framers was controlling the balance of power. This concern led to the creation of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. It also led to…

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JOSEPH GOEBBELS

Who was Josef Goebbels and what was he responsible for?

Josef (also spelled Joseph) Goebbels was the Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945, working under Adolf Hitler. He was responsible for propaganda and what we might call information or…

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HISTORY

What outcome did Davis and Lee expect from a Confederate invasion of the North?

When General Lee invaded the North, he had several for doing so. This was an unusual move for the South because their battle plans called for avoiding large battles and dragging out the war….

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HISTORY

What three things helped Spain defeat the Aztecs?

Three things which helped Spain defeat the Aztecs were disease, superior weaponry, and the Aztec religion. First, Europeans unknowingly transmitted the smallpox virus to the Native Americans, who…

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HISTORY

What would eventually render the feudal system obsolete?

By the 1500s, the feudal system was all but obsolete across Europe. This decline was not caused by a single factor or event but was, in fact, a combination of several different trends in the Later…

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HISTORY

What are 3 key achievements of the Articles of confederation?

There were several significant accomplishments of the Articles of Confederation. One of the accomplishments was that is helped our country begin to govern itself after the Revolutionary War ended….

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HISTORY

Which country joined the side of the Allies in 1914?

In 1914, World War I began. There were several reasons why this war began. One of the reasons why the war began was that there was a system of alliances that tied countries to each other. There was…

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GRENDEL

Describe how the author, in Grendel, manages to give internal events (such as awakenings,…

John Gardner, author of Grendel, manages to give excitement and suspense to internal awakenings, discoveries, and changes of consciousness by making Grendel the point-of-view character and by…

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HISTORY

How did the colonists react to the Boston Massacre?

The Boston Massacre was an important event in the relationship between Great Britain and the colonists. For the first time, a protest led to the death of colonists. For some, this changed the…

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HISTORY

Whose plan for Reconstruction was aimed to punish the South?

There were several plans for Reconstruction. One of those plans really wanted to punish the South. This was the plan of the Radical Republicans. The Radical Republicans were convinced the only was…

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SCIENCE

Newtons third law states that opposing forces will be equal in strength but you notice that you…

The answer is it has a lot to do with how large your friend is. You are correct in stating Newtons 3rd law says “an equal and opposite force”, but the real force law in what you are describing is…

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A RETRIEVED REFORMATION

How does Jimmy Valentine become a hero?

Henry very cleverly plots his story “A Retrieved Reformation” so that Jimmy Valentine will be in his fiancee’s father’s bank with his suitcase full of highly specialized safecracking tools just…

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THINGS FALL APART

In the novel Things Fall Apart, Achebe educates his readers about the Igbo society but he does…

One of the things that Achebe was trying to do in Things Fall Apart was to paint a relatively accurate picture of Igbo society given that those portrayals were so few and far between. In order to…

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MISS BRILL

If Miss Brill were written today, where would it take place and how would she be dressed?

I think if “Miss Brill” were written today, nothing would have to be changed. The story works then and now the same, because its central character is an out of fashion old lady who people-watches…

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SCIENCE

What are 5 cause of genetic variation? I’ve looked and I only see three main ones.

Below are five causes of genetic variation: 1. Crossing over is the exchange of gene segments between homologous chromosomes. This results in each of the chromosomes having a mixture of parental…

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ANIMAL FARM

Did the animals in Animal Farm build the windmill again after Frederick and his men blew it up?

Let me answer this question by offering some history. The animals are the hard working. They experience many setbacks with respect to the windmill, but they do not let anything stand in their way….

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SCIENCE

Explain how the mixture of cyan and yellow makes its color when seen in white light?

In the Cyan-Magenta-Yellow color model, used for printer ink, cyan and yellow make green. Here’s how this works: When an object is illuminated by white light and we see it as a certain color,…

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RELIGION

How is God beyond this time?

In most non-anthropomorphic monotheistic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, God is described as beyond or outside time. There are several elements which go into this…

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OF MICE AND MEN

Why do you think the author titled the book “Of Mice and Men”?

The title of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is an allusion to “To a Mouse,” a poem written by Robert Burns, who lived during the 18th Century. In this poem about a farmer who turned up a mouse’s…

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THE MONKEY’S PAW

What is the universal truth in “The Monkey’s Paw”?

There is more than one universal truth to “The Monkey’s Paw.” In fact, for a story that is so brief and cheesy, there is a surprising amount of deep and yes, universal truth to the story. The first…

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HISTORY

Radical Reconstructionists attempted to______. Select one: a. Exclude African Americans from…

Radical Reconstructionists wanted to give more rights for the newly freed African-Americans. The Radical Republicans knew that bringing change to the South would be difficult. The South had…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are qualities of the setting in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, and how do they…

Since Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird spans a time period of three years, the novel’s setting is very complex and shifts in some ways as time passes for the characters. Setting includes…

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SCIENCE

What is the gas giant with the most moons?

Jupiter is the gas giant with the most moons in the Sol system. While it is definitely confirmed that there are larger gas giants in the Milky Way Galaxy, telling how many moons they might have is…

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LAW AND POLITICS

The federal government fully reimburses California for housing illegal immigrant felons in its…

This statement is false. There is a federal government program in which the US government reimburses states for the costs of incarcerating illegal immigrants. However, the program is not funded…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Who or what controls the number of judges and justices there are? A. the executiveB. the…

For the United States federal judicial system, the number of justices and the number of judges are controlled by Congress. Since Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government,…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Which of the following is NOT a function of law?A. To provide securityB. To resolve conflictC. To…

This is a question whose answer could vary from person to person. You will see different lists of functions of the law in different texts. I strongly suggest that you consult your own text to see…

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CRITICAL PEDAGOGY

Are the many skills of a great teacher a matter of importance?

It is somewhat difficult to answer that question because “importance” is not something singular, but rather different things are important to different people. Studies of the variance in student…

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TUCK EVERLASTING

When Mr. Tuck takes Winnie rowing, what does he talk about? How does he feel about living…

Tuck starts out by telling Winnie about how life is constantly “moving, growing, changing, [and] never the same two minutes together.” He tells her about the water and how it is always moving and…

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LITERATURE

A topic sentence may go anywhere in a paragraph. True or false?

Let’s remember what the purpose of a topic sentence is. A topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph. It is an organizational signpost so your reader can clearly follow and understand…

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LITERATURE

Paragraphs should be unified, focused, and coherent. True or false?

Yes. Writing paragraphs is an organizational strategy for your reader so that your ideas are made clear and easy to follow. To do that, you need to focus on one topic or idea per paragraph. You…

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LITERATURE

One must always provide enough specific details to fully support a point. Is this correct?

Yes. It is always important to support your writing with specific details. When you are arguing, persuading, explaining, showing, or telling your reader something, to be credible, you must use…

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LITERATURE

The topic sentence of a paragraph always stresses several points. True or false?

The standard rule for writing a paragraph is that there is one topic discussed per paragraph. If you change subjects, you must start a new paragraph. Normally, a paragraph will have two or three…

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THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK

What historicism is shown in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot?

Historicism is a school of literary criticism, not a type of poetry or characteristic of poems. Thus what your instructor is probably asking you to do is to investigate how one would go about…

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THE TELL-TALE HEART

How might the perspectives of the narrator and old man on the night of the murder compare and…

From the perspective of the old man, he is simply asleep until he hears the narrator’s thumb slip on the “tin fastening” of his lantern, making a small, metallic, click. Such a sound would probably…

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LAW AND POLITICS

In what sense is the judicial branch in California “political”? A. All judges in California are…

The best answer to this question is Option C. Even though people often say that the judicial branch does not make laws, it actually does engage in a form of law-making when it interprets the laws….

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LAW AND POLITICS

What are the qualifications for becoming a judge in California? A. Must have passed the state…

What are the qualifications for becoming a judge in California? A. Must have passed the state bar. Yes. One cannot be considered for a judicial position or practice law in California without…

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THE RAVEN

How is the narrator characterized in the poem, “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe?

The narrator in the poem, “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe is characterized as distraught and overwhelmingly sad. He has lost his love, Lenore, and the visit from the raven seems to intensify those…

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LAW AND POLITICS

What are the qualifications for becoming a judge in California? A. Must have passed the state…

The best answer to this question is Option C. In order to be eligible to be selected as a judge in the state of California’s judicial system, a person must have been a lawyer in California, or a…

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LAW AND POLITICS

A strict constructionist and a judicial interpretivist would disagree on the rightA. of…

The correct answer to this question is Option D. These two people would disagree as to whether a woman has a right to an abortion. The major difference between strict constructionists and judicial…

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LAW AND POLITICS

What would a strict constructionist and a judicial interpretivist disagree on? The right of…

A strict constructionist and a judicial activist would disagree on the right to an abortion. A person who believes in a strict interpretation of the Constitution believes that the government can…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Of the roughly 10,000 cases that are appealed to it, the California State Supreme Court tends to…

The best answer to this question is Option A, which says that the Supreme Court issues written opinions in about 100 of the roughly 10,000 cases that are appealed to it each year. This means that…

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LAW AND POLITICS

One reason dissenting opinions are significant is theyA. may have a lasting impact if the Court…

The correct answer to this question is Option A. Dissenting opinions can become important later on if the Court decides to go back on what they said before and to agree with what was said in the…

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LAW AND POLITICS

The Grand JuryA. decide cases in the Supreme Court.B. oversees judicial nominations.C. reviews…

Of these options, the only possible answer is Option D. Option D is not a great definition of a grand jury in most parts of the US, but it is much better than any of the other answers. In most…

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LAW AND POLITICS

In California, approximately what percentage of cases filed actually make it to trial?A. 10…

The best answer to this question is Option A, which says that 10% of all cases that are filed actually make it to trial. For this to be right, we must be talking about civil cases rather than…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

In 2008, world oil prices rose to $150 a barrel due to renewed tension in the Middle East. At…

As I understand it, you want these markets put in order to show the chain of causality that led from an increase in the price of oil to an increase in the price of corn tortillas in Mexico. I will…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Approximately how many cases does the California court system handle annually? A. 10 million B….

Of the options given here, the best answer is Option A. It is most accurate to say that approximately 10 million cases are filed in the California state court system each year. In the link below,…