Which of the Following Is True of Plea Bargaining

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of plea bargaining?

• A)It is legally binding.
• B)It is involved in only a negligible number of convictions for criminal offenses.
• C)It places due process of law above local politics and community norms.
• D)It results in the dropping of some charges or the granting of a more lenient sentence.

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Definitions:

Sugar-Phosphate Bonds

Covalent bonds that connect sugar and phosphate molecules, forming the backbone of nucleic acid structures like DNA and RNA.

Okazaki Fragments

Short sequences of DNA nucleotides synthesized discontinuously and later linked together to form the lagging strand during DNA replication.

Heavy Nitrogen (15N)

A stable isotope of nitrogen, used in scientific studies to trace nitrogen pathways and cycles in the environment or organisms.

Meselson and Stahl

Scientists who conducted a landmark experiment in 1958 demonstrating that DNA replication is semiconservative, where each of the original strands serves as a template for a new strand.