In____________, the Supreme Court upheld the controversial police practice of boarding interstate buses in big-city terminals, approaching persons matching a drug courier profile, and asking them for permission to search their belongings
a. United States v. Matlock (1974)
b. Florida v. Bostick (1991)
c. Ohio v. Robinette (1996)
d. Georgia v. Randolph (2006)
B
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Which of the following is NOT one of the accepted techniques used by lobbyists to try and influence policy outcomes?
a. Paying government officials for their vote. b. Testifying at legislative hearings. c. Helping to draft legislation. d. Organizing influential constituents to contact legislators.
The U.S. Constitution
A. is the supreme law of the land. B. is subordinate to state constitutions in many matters. C. does not specify the details of state and federal powers, instead leaving that up to Congress. D. outlines the details of various state criminal codes. E. outlines the details of court case law.
A candidate who wins an upset victory in an early primary often tends to do better than expected in future contests. This is known as the _____ effect.
A. prospective. B. battleground. C. Coriolis. D. caucus. E. bandwagon.
In _____________, a case involving the prosecution of an organized crime figure, the Supreme Court said that the Eighth Amendment does not require that defendants be released on bail, only that, if the court grants bail, it must not be "excessive."
a. Trop v. Dulles (1958) b. Stack v. Boyle (1951) c. United States v. Salerno (1987) d. none of the above