"Police power" is
a. the power to prosecute murderers.
b. the power to engage in surveillance of citizens.
c. granted to the national government under Article I, Section 8.
d. listed specifically in the Tenth Amendment as being reserved to the states.
e. general power of the states to provide for public health and safety.
E
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Which of the following limits judicial power?
a. judicial review b. judicial activism c. stare decisis/precedent d. constitutional courts
The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of which of the following?
a. economic equality b. aristocracy c. racial equality d. religious freedom
Under our legal system, jurisdiction over the defendant's person rests on three factors: (1) the person's domicile or residence in the place where sued, (2) proper service of process on the person in the place where sued, and (3) the person's consent to the suit. Which of the following would be considered a situation in which a person could give consent to the suit?
a. Defendant makes a general appearance. b. The cause of action arises out of doing business in the area of the court's jurisdiction. c. Both A and B are true. d. None of the above is true.
Criminal cases involve individuals ______.
a. charged with violating laws of the state b. sued for damages by another individual c. who ask a court of law to resolve an issue d. who may appeal to the federal courts e. under contractual agreement