General warrants, or writs of assistance, as they were known in Britain and in the American colonies:

a. gave officers blanket authority to completely search a particular shop or home

b. found favor in the American colonies because they were more restrictive than a warrantless search.
c. gave the person with the writ authority to enter any house for the entire life of the monarch.
d. were repealed in the American colonies by the Stamp Act.


c

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