The Arguments<span> For and </span>Against Mandatory Minimum Sentences. Statutes imposing mandatory minimum sentences<span> result in arbitrary and severe punishments that undermine the public's faith in America's criminal justice system. ... </span>Mandatory minimum sentences<span>, therefore, waste scarce criminal justice resources.</span>
The Quartering Act is a name that was given to two or more Acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food. Each of the Quartering Acts was an amendment to the Mutiny Act and required annual renewal by Parliament.