A Place of Confinement, Administered by Local Officials and Designed

question 14

Multiple Choice

A place of confinement, administered by local officials and designed to hold persons for more than forty-eight hours but less than one year is called ____________.

• A) a jail
• B) a prison
• C) a penitentiary
• D) all of the above

Recognize the legal recognition of marital rape and its implications.

Identify misconceptions and accurate information about gender roles in intimate partner violence.

Recognize the impact of socio-economic factors on the likelihood and perpetration of domestic violence.

Understand the implications of traditional values and beliefs on victims' decisions regarding abusive relationships.

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Definitions:

Equality of the Sexes

The belief in and advocacy for equal rights and opportunities for men and women, rejecting discrimination based on sex.

Superiority

The state, quality, or condition of being superior or higher in quality, rank, or importance.

Democratic-Republic Society

An organization or society that advocates for principles of democracy and republicanism, emphasizing the importance of popular sovereignty and the rule of law.

Hartford Convention

Meeting of New England Federalists on December 15, 1814, to protest theWar of 1812; proposed seven constitutional amendments (limiting embargoes and changingrequirements for officeholding, declaration of war, and admission of new states), but the war endedbefore Congress could respond.