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The Constitution was originally drafted to limit the power of:
a. the federal government.
b. governments of the 13 independent colonial states.
c. British rule over the colonies.
d. Congress.
The powers kept by the states under the Tenth Amendment are known as:
a. delegated powers
b. reserve powers
c. primary powers
d. secondary powers
The Supreme Court ruled that unannounced cell searches or shakedowns did not require
warrants, did not violate inmates' Fourth Amendment rights, and were justified by the
need to maintain order in:
a. Morrissey v. Brewer
b. Bell v. Wolfish
c. Gideon v. Wainwright
d. Griffin v. Wisconsin
Which of the following is not true of the adversarial judicial system?
a. only actual conflicts will be heard by a court.
b. "what if" questions will not be heard.
c. sides are drawn-accuser vs. accused-with one side challenged by the other.
d. the accused has the burden of proof.
An act must be distinguished as either a crime or a tort; it cannot be both.
The most authoritative information regarding the law is from a ________________
source.
Explain what factors are considered when a defendant waives the right to counsel.
Discuss some states' reluctance to accept the Constitution and how it was remedied.
After the Civil War, many southern states continued discrimination by passing
______________ which forbade blacks to vote, serve on juries, hold certain jobs, move
freely, own firearms, or gather in groups.
____________ due process is constitutionally guaranteed rights of fairness in how the
law is carried out or applied.
Checkpoints at or near international borders require justification to stop all vehicles.
The right to counsel is the only Sixth Amendment guarantee which extends beyond the
trial.
It can be interpreted from The Federalist Papers that the Supreme Court was assigned
the awesome task of practically overseeing the __________.
Discuss the significance of the Seventh Amendment.
Affirmative action programs were created to spread equal opportunities throughout the
diverse American population.
A situation in which the police take someone in for questioning in a manner that is, in
reality, an arrest, but without the requisite probable cause is called ____________.
The justices not only render decisions, they also __________ the Constitution.
The Supreme Court has held that forfeiture is not double jeopardy because it is a
____________ action.
The Federalists, who favored a strong central government, were challenged by the
Anti-Federalists, who advocated against the creation of any type of central government.
The United States has been a model of religious tolerance throughout history.
The current Supreme Court is considered by many to be ________________.
The ________ Amendment has never been subjected to Supreme Court review.
