The doctrine of incorporation has been employed by the Supreme Court to enforce the guarantees of the ______________ against state and local governments

a. Bill of Rights
b. Declaration of Independence
c. Thirteenth Amendment
d. none of these


Answer: A

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The cracks surrounding bullet holes in a pane of glass that appear in a circular shape around a bullet hole are called:

a. concentric cracks. b. radial cracks. c. conchoidal cracks. d. intersecting cracks. e. transverse cracks.

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Match each term with its definition.

A. a document empowering a sheriff to arrest a nonappearing, noncustodial parent and take the party to jail and court B. action by a state/federal agency rather than by a court C. If a noncustodial parent fails to pay child support, the custodial parent may file this D. when parties agree between themselves that one or both will pay more or less than the statutory determined amount E. agreements that address payment for college tuition, maintenance, medical or dental insurance, etc., generally while they are students or newly employed F. usually found in cases of substantial changes in financial circumstances G. involves deducting payments from the noncustodial parent's paycheck H. statutorily enacted formulas for determining the amount the noncustodial parent must pay in child support for each child I. permits a custodial parent to obtain child support from the noncustodial parent residing in another state J. amounts due by court order but unpaid

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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been reauthorized and expanded on three times since 1994–2000, 2005, and 2013—and some of these expansions to the act included all the following, except ______.

a. the development and implementation of two national conferences on violence against women to provide networking, training, and the advocacy for various laws that support the security and safety of women b. housing protections for victims of domestic violence in federally subsidized housing programs c. protection for dating violence on college campuses and for victims of stalking over the internet d. protection for LGBT victims from discrimination in receiving services

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