A filibuster allows as few as ___________ Senators to ______________.
a. 25; delay a bill for six months
b. 34; delay a bill for six months
c. 34; prevent a bill from coming to a vote
d. 41; prevent a bill from coming to a vote
d. 41; prevent a bill from coming to a vote
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, federal trials must commence within _______ days of arrest with the exception of delay for mental health testing of the defendant and illness of the defendant or key witness.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In Palko v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that Frank Palko's Fifth Amendment protection against double jeopardy was not a(n) _________ right the state of Connecticut had to follow
A) fundamental B) privacy C) concurrent D) dual E) explicit
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. The USA Patriot Act enacted shortly after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, raised serious questions about the right of privacy in the United States. b. The Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the two international covenants on human rights prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race or color. c. Shortly after the United States eliminated slavery in 1865, most of the rest of the international community followed suit, and the practice of involuntary servitude is basically a thing of the past. d. Genocide and mass killing remain problems for the international community.