In the context of the rights of criminal defendants, the Fifth Amendment:
A. provides that no warrant for a search or an arrest be issued without probable cause.
B. guarantees a speedy trial, a trial by jury, a public trial, and the right to confront witnesses.
C. includes the constitutional protection against self-incrimination.
D. offers protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.
E. provides that a person can be required to testify against himself or herself.
Answer: C
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A. in the courts B. in the home C. with the president D. at the state level E. at the federal level
In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court decided that
A. the federal government had the power to regulate commerce within states when commerce between or among states was involved.
B. the federal government's limited ability to regulate interstate commerce was sharply curtailed by a narrow definition of "commerce."
C. the federal government had authority to regulate only international commerce, not interstate commerce.
D. states retained full authority to regulate commerce within their own borders and among their immediate neighbors.
E. although the federal government could regulate interstate commerce, states had sole power to regulate commerce within state borders.
The most distinct section of the United States remains __________
a. the West b. the Midwest c. the Northeast d. the South