What did the U.S. Supreme Court decide in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)?

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The Supreme Court recognized that a right of privacy exists under the "penumbra of rights" implied in the Constitution. The Court found unconstitutional a state statute that providing birth control information to anyone was a crime, as was using any contraceptive method. The Court held that the right to privacy is based on the rights in the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Amendments.

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The right of a defendant to be present at trial is based on procedural due process.

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

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Which of the following is NOT a metric listed for evaluating more established SWP systems?

A. actual staffing levels against forecast staffing requirements B. actual productivity against potential productivity C. labor and action-program costs against budgets D. actual levels of labor productivity against anticipated levels of labor productivity

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The appellate test of fact finding in criminal law is?

A. ?whether the error was clearly erroneous. B. ?whether no trier of fact could have found proof beyond a reasonable doubt. C. ?absence of substantial evidence. D. ?preponderance of the evidence.

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The term public use in relationship to eminent domain includes such uses as

A. roads. B. public parks. C. historical landmarks. D. All of the above.

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