Just Mercy Ch 6-10

Which of the following would best be described as affluent?

• A life jacket

• A waterfall

• A translator

• A wealthy business-owner

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precedent means:

• something (sometimes a legal decision) that sets a standard for future events.

• a social group that holds extreme views

• a huge organization

• a lawyer

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If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are _______ about it.

• jurisdiction

• adamant

• solemn

• excited

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. To undermine Stevenson's evidence, on the second day the court officers did the following (multiple answers):

• Forced Walter to wear his prison uniform

• Denied Walter's supporters entrance to the courtroom

• Added a metal detector and a German shepherd to scare away Walter's supporters

• Shackled Walter's ankles in the courtroom.

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What major issue in the justice system did Bryan Stevenson address in Chapter 10?

• Homelessness

• Mental Illness

• Fair Trials

• Compensation

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A personal judgment, based on stereotypes and prejudice, that can affect decisions and actions

• Discrimination

• Bias

• Stereotype

• Racism

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The unfair treatment of people based on prejudice, often related to race, age, or gender

• Discrimination

• Implicit Bias

• Assumption

• Stereotype

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CCSS.RL.5.6

theory in criminology that became popular the 1990s in the United States, positing that there are some impulsive juvenile criminals who are willing to commit violent crimes without remorse.

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The judicial system failed Charlie in which ways...?

• They did not serve healthy foods.

• ...he received the maximum sentence and was sent to an adult prison where he was repeatedly abused, sexually and physically.

• he was not able to bathe for weeks.

• he had no access to cable tv or he internet.

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Charlie was treated as an adult because the man he shot was not only his mother's drunken boyfriend who repeatedly abused her, but he was also...?

• a white man!

• a police officer!

• a lawyer!

• a teacher!

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