What Is the "3 Strikes and You're Out" Rule Brought

question 36

Multiple Choice

What is the "3 strikes and you're out" rule brought forward as part of the "get tough" on crime approach?

• A) Where an offender can only utilize the services of up to three public defenders in a given trial before being forced to plea bargain.
• B) Where a felon, upon his or her third conviction, would be sentenced to life in prison.
• C) Where someone convicted of a misdemeanor, upon his or her third conviction, would be sentenced as a felon to serve time in prison.
• D) Where a police officer who has been found responsible for three unlawful assaults during arrests would be fired without pay.

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Definitions:

Solvolysis

A chemical process where the solvent acts as a nucleophile, breaking a solute bond and typically leading to the substitution or decomposition of the solute.

Mechanism

A detailed description of the step-by-step process by which reactants are converted into products in a chemical reaction.

Organic Product

A substance that results from organic reactions, typically containing carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen, oxygen, or other carbon atoms.

Chair Conformation

A term used in organic chemistry to describe the most stable conformation of cyclohexane, resembling a chair, which minimizes steric hindrance and sets the stage for discussions on stereochemistry.