A) The police acted within their rights so long as they can show that they asked a judge for a warrant before using the thermal imager, but the judge refused.
B) The police acted within their rights so long as they can show that the street was truly chosen at random for a search.
C) The police acted within their rights so long as they can show that Sam had been in jail previously on a drug offense charge.
D) The police acted legally so long as they can show that Sam had been in jail previously for any offense.
E) The police violated Sam's Fourth Amendment rights in using the thermal imager.
G) All of the above
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A) By vote of the U.S. Senate
B) By vote of the U.S. House of Representatives
C) By vote of both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives
D) By early common law
E) By executive proclamation
G) None of the above
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A) Fighting words are unprotected speech under the First Amendment.
B) Fighting words are protected speech under the First Amendment only if they are uttered by an individual citizen, not by a corporate representative.
C) Fighting words are protected speech under the First Amendment only if they involve political activity.
D) Fighting words are protected speech under the First Amendment only if they are made in connection with a protest march.
E) Fighting words are protected speech under the First Amendment only if they are made in conjunction with self-defense.
G) All of the above
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A) He is incorrect. The U.S. Constitution contains no such reservation.
B) He is incorrect because while the U.S. Constitution prohibits taxation in areas in which states also tax, most states are not taxing for pet care purposes at this time.
C) He is incorrect in saying that the U.S. Constitution generally reserves the right to tax to the states but he is correct in saying that Congress lacks the authority to tax in this manner because Congress cannot lay taxes for any reason other than essential needs of the federal government.
D) He is incorrect in saying that the U.S. Constitution generally reserves the right to tax to the states but he is correct in saying that Congress lacks the authority to tax in this manner because the president has issued an executive order prohibiting such taxation.
E) He is incorrect because the prohibition against Congress imposing taxes apart from the federal income tax is contained in a federal statute passed by Congress, not in the U.S. Constitution.
G) None of the above
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A) Because the U.S. Congress passed a law to that effect.
B) Because the federal government has only those powers granted to it by the Constitution.
C) Because President Lincoln issued an executive order to that effect.
D) Because President Washington issued an executive order to that effect.
E) Because it is a custom.
G) A) and D)
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A) The U.S. Supreme Court has said that the U.S. Constitution does not provide any right to privacy.
B) The U.S. Supreme Court has found that U.S. citizens have a right to privacy based upon the U.S. Constitution.
C) The U.S. Constitution specifically provides for a right to privacy within the Second Amendment.
D) The U.S. Constitution specifically provides for a right to privacy within the Sixth Amendment.
E) The U.S. Supreme Court has found that U.S. citizens have a right to privacy based upon the U.S. Constitution, and the U.S. Constitution specifically provides for a right to privacy within the Sixth Amendment.
G) A) and B)
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A) The regulatory exception
B) The reasonable-search exception
C) The pervasive-regulation exception
D) The compelling-need exception
E) The controlling-principle exception
G) D) and E)
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A) Ellen is incorrect. The U.S. Congress has complete discretion on taxation.
B) Ellen is partially incorrect because before the U.S. Congress taxes one state's residents at a higher rate than citizens of other states, a rational relationship between the difference and governmental need must be shown.
C) Ellen is incorrect because before the U.S. Congress taxes one state's residents at a higher rate than citizens of other states, an important need must be shown.
D) Ellen is incorrect because before the U.S. Congress taxes one state's residents at a higher rate than citizens of other states, a disparity of income of over 30% between one state and another must be shown.
E) Ellen is correct.
G) A) and C)
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A) The full faith and credit clause
B) The privileges and immunities clause
C) The commerce clause
D) The contract clause
E) The Bill of Rights clause
G) C) and D)
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A) When they can establish reasonable cause.
B) When they can establish probable cause.
C) When they can establish cause to a substantial certainty.
D) Anytime they have an informant.
E) Anytime the judge is in his office and they show identification as government agents.
G) None of the above
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A) The government cannot try a person more than once for the same crime.
B) The government cannot try a person more than twice for the same crime.
C) The government must have double proof to prosecute a person twice for the same crime.
D) The government must show that at least two people were injured by the defendant in order to justify trying the defendant twice for the same crime.
E) The government may impose a double sentence on a repeat offender in order to protect the public.
G) A) and E)
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A) First
B) Second
C) Fourth
D) Sixth
E) Eighth
G) A) and E)
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B) False
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A) Thirteenth
B) Fourteenth
C) Twenty-first
D) Twenty-second
E) Fortieth
G) A) and E)
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A) Search warrant
B) Subpoena warrant
C) Search authorization form
D) Seek warrant
E) Review authorization
G) B) and C)
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A) The Court upheld the statute.
B) The Court upheld the statute only in the case of states that could not provide matching funds; and if matching funds could be provided, the Court ruled that there was insufficient reason for the law.
C) The Court upheld the statute only in the case of states that could provide matching funds; and if matching funds could not be provided, the Court ruled that Congress was overreaching in regard to partnership between state and federal government.
D) The Court struck the statute on the basis that it violated the Commerce Clause under the U.S. Constitution.
E) The Court struck the statute on the basis that it violated the taxing and spending powers of the federal government under the U.S. Constitution.
G) B) and D)
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