In the United States, government is
A) extraordinarily simple.
B) extraordinarily complicated.
C) extraordinarily vague.
D) extraordinarily detached.
E) extraordinarily uncommon.
Question -2-Which of the following most accurately describes the concept of deliberation? Deliberation is
a. not generally considered a civic duty.
b. reasoning on the merits of public policy.
c. only effective when it is a formal process.
d. best left to politicians.
e. impossible to expect from legislators.
Question -3-After the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona, a few states and the federal government tried to void the decision with legislation. In 2000, the Supreme Court later revisited Miranda and ruled that
A) states could limit the Fifth Amendment provisions of the Miranda decision, but not those of the Sixth Amendment.
B) states could limit the Sixth Amendment provisions of the Miranda decision, but not those of the Fifth Amendment.
C) protection of the public warrants the unlimited admissibility of statements made by the accused.
D) Miranda was constitutionally based and could not be overturned by statute.
E) it had erred on the constitutional basis of Miranda.
Question -4-Government impacts the American people in which of the following ways?
A) It regulates the amount of windshield that the wipers on a car must cover and also their speed.
B) It sets speed limits for cars.
C) It finances classroom buildings.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
Question -5-Exceptions to the Miranda rule exist but a larger threat to its continuing survival is
A) state policies that have expanded rights of the accused.
B) a more liberal Supreme Court.
C) the use of digital cameras to record interrogations.
D) preexisting knowledge among suspects of their constitutional rights.
E) rulings made related to Betts v. Brady.
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