What Have a Number of States Enacted to Prevent the Sexual

question 22

Multiple Choice

What have a number of states enacted to prevent the sexual history of a rape defendant from being disclosed?

• A) Defendant shield statutes
• B) Rape victim laws
• C) Rape shield statutes
• D) Victim non-disclosure laws

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Definitions:

Fiscal Policy

Economic strategies involving tax and expenditure decisions by the government to affect the national economy.

Deflationary Gap

A situation in which the total spending in an economy is lower than the necessary amount to achieve full employment or potential output.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product, the total value of all goods and services produced within a country over a specified period.

MPC

The marginal propensity to consume, which measures the portion of additional income that an individual spends on consumption instead of saving.