Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The Supreme Court has upheld restrictions on obscenity and pornography.
2. If a person is found not guilty in a state court, the person can be tried for a similar crime in federal court and vice versa.
3. The Supreme Court has declared the death penalty to be inherently in violation of the 8th Amendment.
4. The Supreme Court has found there to be a right to privacy in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True

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