Who Is Allowed to Appeal Their Case to the First

question 5

Multiple Choice

Who is allowed to appeal their case to the first level of the federal appellate courts?

• A) defendants convicted of felonies
• B) defendants convicted of homicide
• C) defendants convicted of crimes in the U.S. District Courts
• D) defendants convicted of constitutional offenses

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment on the experimental group.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Experimental Group

In research, a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under investigation to assess its effect.

Potential Confound

A variable that could distort the results or conclusions of a study or experiment by intermingling its effects with those of the variables of interest.