Explain the origins of the right to counsel. How has this right been expanded by the Supreme Court? Are there exceptions to the right?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1,. Identify that the right to counsel originates in the Sixth Amendment and is also contained in the Miranda warnings.
2, Describe ways in which the right has been expanded by Supreme Court decisions.
3, Explain that the right does not apply automatically to all people in all cases, and provide examples of when it does not apply.

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The president's role in foreign policy increased largely because

A. of the need to coordinate national economic policy and foreign policy, a task to which the presidency was well suited. B. of attitudes held by the American public. C. of the desire of U.S. business to expand into Latin America and Asia, which required executive action at the highest level. D. Congress proved so inept in foreign affairs that the American people demanded a change. E. America became more of a world power.

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_____ appoints the heads of the executive departments within the executive branch of the federal government.

A. The chief justice B. The Senate C. The president D. The vice president E. Congress

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Which of the following statements best describes the global community's attitude toward the importance of education for boys and girls based on the Pew Global Attitudes Survey in 2007?

a. There is widespread support for educating both boys and girls in all countries except those in which education for girls is lacking, where only 14 percent of the respondents viewed education as being important for girls. b. Most countries support educating both boys and girls, but some Muslim countries are adamantly against education for girls and do not see it as important at all. c. About half the countries in the world see educating boys and girls as being equally important, and about half believe it is far more important to educate boys. d. There is widespread support for educating both boys and girls in all countries, even in those where education for girls is lacking, although 14 percent of respondents viewed education for boys as more important.

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