The United States Supreme Court struck down the portion of the Brady Bill which compelled local law enforcement to perform background checks on handgun applicants, holding the requirement violated:

a. the right to privacy.
b. separate state sovereignty
c. the commerce clause.
d. the Fourth Amendment.


b

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Subsequent to 9/11, the:

a. mission and organizational structure of the FBI did not change. b. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) remained in the U.S. Department of Treasury. c. states' National Guard units have not been involved with homeland security. d. local police departments assumed a major portion of the responsibility for homeland security. e. all of the above.

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An inmate Grievance Board must consist of at least _____ staff members and/or inmates from another section, they will have ______ days to report their findings.

a. 3, 15 b. 2, 10 c. 5, 15 d. 4, 10

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The ________ Amendment guarantees the right to confront any prosecution witnesses

A) ?Fourth B) ?Fifth C) ?Sixth D) ?Eighth E) ?Fourteenth

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The writ of habeas corpus:

a. dates back to the 1867 Habeas Corpus Act. b. is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. c. has a long and distinguished history and protected English citizens from tyrannical English kings. d. has not been addressed by SCOTUS in many opinions.

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