Which of the Following Is True with Regard to State

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true with regard to state courts in the light of the recession that began in 2008?

• A)Several state judges had suspended trying criminal cases to clear backlogs.
• B)The constitutional right to a speedy trial was suspended in most states.
• C)Funding cuts to state courts resulted in slowing down the justice system, especially regarding criminal cases.
• D)Funding cuts to state courts resulted in slowing down the justice system, especially regarding civil cases.
• E)Overall, only five states have actually reduced funding for their state court systems in 2011.

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Definitions:

Gubernaculum

Column of tissue that connects the fetal testis to the developing scrotum; involved in testicular descent.

Primary Spermatocyte

Spermatocyte arising by a growth phase from a spermatogonium; gives rise to secondary spermatocytes after the first meiotic division.

Secondary Spermatocyte

Spermatocyte derived from a primary spermatocyte by the first meiotic division; each secondary spermatocyte gives rise by the second meiotic division to two spermatids.

Spermatid

Cell derived from the secondary spermatocyte; gives rise to a spermatozoon.