An area of increasing interest in recent history is under what circumstances police are allowed to use deadly force in order to arrest a fleeing felon. In the U.S. Supreme Court case "_______________", the Court announced that using deadly force to apprehend a suspect constitutes a "seizure" and is therefore protected under the Fourth Amendment.
A. Mapp v. Ohio
B. Tennessee v. Garner
C. Gates v. Illinois
D. Carroll v. U.S.
Answer: B. Tennessee v. Garner
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. those with above-average incomes b. white males c. those with a college education d. those with less than a high school education
Jurists and scholars that believe changes in circumstances are irrelevant, and that the Constitution is limited in scope to what the framers envisioned, support a doctrine referred to as? ______________________
A) ?living constitutionalism B) ?activism C) ?originalism D) ?broad constructionism E) ?territorialism
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).