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Explain the significance of the Ninth Amendment relative to federal power.
Describe at least eight instances in which Miranda need not be given.
Seizures of items from a suspect's body, such as hair samples, are typically allowed
without a warrant incident to arrest if painless reasonable procedures are used.
Decisions that favor the government's interest in prosecuting and punishing offenders
over recognition or expansion of individual rights tend to be classified as __________
decisions.
The Supreme Court has tremendous power through the process of judicial review.
Rights and privileges are both legally protected.
As a result of the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament restricted town meetings in
American colonies to one a year and required British troops to be housed in private
homes.
Historically, freedom of the press has been attached to the general concept of
__________.
A concurring opinion is one written by a justice who disagrees with the holding and
voted against the majority.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 was declared __________ by the
Supreme Court.
The only justification for the use of deadly force is self-defense.
According to the Brady Center, a gun is ___ times more likely to be used in a
completed or attempted suicide, criminal assault or homicide, or unintentional shooting
death or injury than to be used in a self-defense shooting.
In Texas v. Cobb, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is
________-specific, applying only to the crime charged.
A capital case in which the death penalty might be involved requires two proceedings,
one to determine guilt, and one to determine ______________.
