Which of the Following Is a True Statement About the Sacco

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement about the Sacco and Vanzetti court case?

• A)Under sentence of death, both Sacco and Vanzetti pleaded guilty to murder.
• B)Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti became suspects in a shoplifting incident.
• C)After fifty years, the governor of Massachusetts admitted that the trial was conducted unfairly.
• D)Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were strong supporters of communism and promoted the Red Scare.
• E)The death sentence meted out to them was recalled, and the two were acquitted of all charges.

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Definitions:

Confession

The act of admitting to something, particularly acknowledging one's sins or wrongdoings, often within a religious or legal context.

Duress

A compulsion by threat or force; a condition in which a person acts as a result of pressure or coercion.

Jury

A jury is a group of people sworn to render a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence presented to them in a court.

Covariation Principle

A theory suggesting that people attribute behavior to causes that appear at the same time as the behavior and are absent when the behavior does not occur.