Which Statement Best Describes the Supreme Court's Interpretation of Three-Strikes

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the Supreme Court's interpretation of three-strikes laws?

• A) Sentencing enhancement based on three-strikes legislation does not violate the Eighth Amendment because there has been no clearly established precedent for punishment proportionality.
• B) Judges have full discretion to disregard a three-strikes law recommended sentence.
• C) Three-strikes laws violate the Constitution's double jeopardy clause because sentences can be enhanced based on prior offenses.
• D) The Court has clearly established a proportionality test to determine whether a sentence is disproportionate to the crime committed.

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Definitions:

Adaptive Radiation

A process in which organisms diversify rapidly into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches.

Tempo

The speed or pace at which something happens or evolves.

Evolutionary Change

The evolution process by which distinct forms of life are understood to have evolved and spread out from previous versions throughout the history of Earth.

Extinction

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