What are the provisions of The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878?

a. allows the military to detain and search civilians in a state of emergency
b. allows the military to be used as a law enforcement agency within the borders
of the United States if requested to do so by local law enforcement agencies
c. allows the military to be used as a law enforcement agency within the borders of the
United States.
d. forbids the military to be used as a law enforcement agency within the borders of the United States.


Answer: d

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