A decision requiring case-by-case adjudication is quite different. In these types of rulings, the Supreme Court often refers to the concept of case-specific circumstances
a. True
b. False
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the followinghas been defined as an "encounter in which contact is initiated by a police officerwithout any articulable reason whatsoever and the citizen is briefly asked some questions"?
a. Investigative detention b. Consentsearch c. Exploratory search d. Consensual seizure
Describe the most frequent method used to gather information on crime in America
What will be an ideal response?
When the U.S. Supreme Court first declared all death-penalty statutes illegal in Furman v. Georgia (1972), the reason was:
a. race had become a major factor in the death penalty b. judges were wantonly and freakishly imposing death c. lack of jury guidance violated the 8th Amendment d. members of the high Court were conscientious objectors