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Michelle Banks was part of a group of fifteen people being removed by the police from an Air Force Recruiting Office during a Viet Nam war protest. Michelle yelled “F#*k the Air Force” while police were escorting her out. Why couldn’t she be successfully prosecuted for using “fighting words?”

What is the term used to describe when a jury, having the power to acquit a criminal defendant, does so in complete disregard of the rules of law and facts before it, the jury.

The principle purpose of criminal law is to:

Why is the right of the people to assemble publically not absolute?

The ex post facto principle prohibits:

Proximate cause is that cause, from among all the causes-in-fact that may exist, which is the legally defined cause of the social harm.

Numerous judicial decisions hold that any person is criminally liable when he or she stands by and does nothing to help someone else in jeopardy, even if no special relationship exists.

9)     Priceline.com is a firm that serves as a clearinghouse for extra capacity from airlines, hotels, and cruise lines. It is an example of a firm that uses a(n) ________ strategy.  

Essay Question Two 2)   What are paid media, owned media, and earned media? Give an example of each.

10)     Jimmy is trying to determine the best price for his new fishing poles and thus uses the sales price as a basis for calculating the markup percentage. He is using a(n) ________approach.