You are a prosecutor preparing a case. The facts of the case support a charge of either capital murder or first- degree murder, but you are not sure how you feel about the morality of the death penalty. You have asked for opinions from other prosecutors in your office. Mary comes to your office and argues in favor of charging capital murder. She believes that capital punishment is just a proportional punishment. Mary’s point of view reflects which ethical system?

John locke, an enlightenment-era philosopher, influenced the american movement for independence. locke believed that all people were entitled to natural rights. which quotation from the preamble to the declaration of independence refers to natural rights?

Which term describes a possible explanation of, or answer to, a scientific question that is based on prior knowledge or research and that is testable?

Arthur met rottweiler breeders lynda and george at a dog show in rhode island. the couple, who reside in new york state, later sold several rottweiler dogs to arthur who lived in rhode island. arthur later sued lynda and george, claiming that the dogs were sick and infirm. he filed a complaint in rhode island courts, claiming that even though the dogs were sold in new york, the breeders had attended the dog show and advertised in the rottweiler newsletter which was distributed at the event in rhode island. based on the facts, do you think rhode island courts have personal jurisdiction in this case?