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GOV: Unit 1 Lesson 8

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10 questions
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How do you think "speedy trial" should be defined? Under what circumstances should charges be dismissed?

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How can the court ensure an impartial jury?

Read the following articles: https://thecrimereport.org/2020/11/17/bail-reform-reducing-pretrial-populations-and-public-safety/

https://www.city-journal.org/bail-reform-in-chicago-has-increased-crime

Here is a website that not only includes the links above, but has a lot more articles about the topic of bail reform: https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/1439-bail-reform
Feel free to read as many as you like. Do you think bail reform should continue to all 50 states or should it be discontinued in the states where it has taken effect? Choose a side and tell me in a few sentences below why you think this way.
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Should bail reform be enacted in all states or should it be discontinued completely? What do you think and why? Cite article info to support your position.

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Should your constitutionally protected rights also be safe from state overreach?

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Does the federal government have the power to compel the states to uphold the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

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Should the federal government have the power to compel the states to uphold the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

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Even if not legalized, do you support the decriminalization of marijuana in South Carolina?

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Do you support the legalization of marijuana in South Carolina?

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Do you support releasing prisoners for non-violent marijuana offenses?

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Do you support expunging the criminal records for non-violent marijuana offenses?