If the Bureau of Labor Statistics changed the way it calculates the consumer price index (CPI) so as to take into account product quality changes and the changing mix of products and services purchased by the average family, the result would most
likely
A) show a higher rate of inflation.
B) cause higher wage increases for union employees with contracts that specify automatic wage boosts when the CPI rises.
C) show a lower rate of inflation.
D) cause an increase in Social Security payments.
C
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A defense lawyer's failure to object to illegally seized evidence is an example of ineffective assistance of counsel
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Constitutional search and seizure doctrines was revolutionized, in part, in the 1960s by
A. Adopting telephonic search warrants B. Ruling that anticipatory warrants were constitutional C. Eliminating the mere evidence rule D. Allowing a defendant to challenge the factual basis of a search warrant
As interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States, abandoned property, such as trash placed at the curb that the owner no longer wants or has any interest in using in any way
A) carries an expectation of privacy from everyone except from the trash pick up person. B) carries an expectation of privacy in the original owner which cannot be defeated by police activity. C) still carries an expectation of privacy since the person abandoning the property still expects that only the trash people will look through it. D) indicates that the owner no longer has any desire to assert ownership or assert any expectation of privacy in the property. E) none of the above statements is a correct response.
As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dickerson, only a constitutional can do away at present with the Miranda warnings
What will be an ideal response?