The Founding Fathers Engaged in a Vigorous Debate Over Whether

question 21

Multiple Choice

The founding fathers engaged in a vigorous debate over whether there should be a federal court system separate from the state systems. Those who supported a strong federal judiciary ultimately prevailed. Subsequent expansion of the federal courts has created a contemporary controversy over how to alleviate the problem of rising caseloads within the federal court system.
-Which of the following proposals would due process advocates least likely support?

• A) Abolish federal diversity jurisdiction except in certain cases.
• B) Abolish concurrent jurisdiction on crimes punishable by both state and federal law.
• C) Creation of several new Article I legislative courts.
• D) Limit ability of prisoners to file civil rights lawsuits.

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Definitions:

Social Cognitive Theory

A theory that posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and behavior.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus comes to be triggered by the first stimulus alone, due to the repeated pairing of both stimuli.

Classical Conditioned

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with a response-producing stimulus, leading to the neutral stimulus eliciting the response on its own.

Phobias

Irrational and excessive fears of specific objects, situations, or activities that result in a compelling desire to avoid the feared subject.