List and compare the civil liabilities under federal law and under state law

What will be an ideal response?


The civil liabilities under federal law are based on civil action for deprivation of civil
rights (Section 1983), or conspiracy to interfere with civil rights (Section 1985), or
equal rights under the law (Section 1981). The civil liabilities under state law are
based on state tort law, for such acts as false arrest and false imprisonment, assault
and battery, excessive use of force, wrongful death, or negligence. The federal laws
are all based on specific statutes and can be amended by the Congress. The state
laws are often based on the common law, and are not specified by statute.

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What term refers to the particular roles and experiences of the different occupational groups within an institution?

What will be an ideal response?

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Protections under the Self-Incrimination Clause apply to _____________________ evidence

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The digital age has presented unique challenges for the Court in addressing which of the following?

a. the definition of "property" b. reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages c. reasonable expectation of privacy in emails d. the definition of "property" and reasonable expectations in text messages and emails

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The ________ approach to understanding crime has attempted to relate crime to heredity.

A. physiological B. geographical C. social D. biological

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