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What did the US Supreme Court rule in Furman v Georgia

In Furman vs. Georgia the court ruled that all existing death penalty laws violated the constitution.

Which could cause a naturalized citizen to lose his or her citizenship

telling a lie to become a naturalized citizen

Which is a judge most likely to do when concerned that a defendant will commit another serious crime if released on bail

have the defendant held without optional bail A judge always has the option to deny bail for the above, other valid reason like flight risk also there are some non bailable offenses.

Which part of the Constitution says that states cannot discriminate unfairly

the 5th amendment

What classification by gender means giving separate treatment to

Men and Women

Working women have mainly focused on which issue in regard to discrimination in the workplace

pay inequality

A bill of attainder is a legislative act that inflicts punishment on a person without

a court trial

Does Double Jeopardy mean that a person cannot be tried for a crime

Double jeopardy means that a person cannot be put on trial again for the same crime if he was already acquitted once.

Why did the federal government not pass civil rights laws until the late 1950s

Congress wouldn't pass them. The discrimination and Jim Crow laws were in powerful southern districts and they prevented the passage of civil rights. Plus, the Supreme Court ruled in the Brown decision that separate but equal wasn't equally.

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