What Did the Court Rule in Tate V

question 32

Multiple Choice

What did the Court rule in Tate v. Short?

• A)Incarcerating a person who is financially unable to pay a fine discriminates against the poor.
• B)All criminal defendants, regardless of financial situation, may be fined and incarcerated if unable to pay the fine.
• C)Offenders must be offered a community service alternative to fine payment.
• D)Most fines were imposed in an arbitrary and discriminatory manner that violates constitutional rights

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Definitions:

Employee Compensation

The total amount of monetary and non-monetary pay provided to an employee by an employer in return for work performed.

Wage-Rate Compression

A situation where differences in wages or salaries between various roles or levels of experience decrease, leading to diminished pay disparities.

Pay Adjustments

Changes made to an employee's salary to reflect changes in job performance, market rates, or cost of living.

Hierarchy

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.