In Nix v. Williams, the Supreme Court ruled that illegally obtained evidence could be used in a criminal trial if the government could demonstrate that
a. the government acted out of malice.
b. the defendant was aware that the government was investigating him or her.
c. the evidence inevitably would have been found by the police in the normal course of their investigation.
d. the search was conducted by state rather than federal officials.
e. the evidence was verified by an independent testing laboratory.
C
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The existence of world markets may reduce the leverage that one state can exert over another in economic affairs because __________.
A. the supply and demand curves cross at the equilibrium price B. the second state can find other partners C. bilateral relations between states are more important in economic affairs than they are in security affairs D. the distribution of benefits from trade may not be divided equally among participating states
How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?
a. They both were enacted quickly and easily. b. They both passed the strict scrutiny test administered by the Supreme Court. c. They were both based on Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce. d. They both sought equal rights for African Americans.
The system of proportional representation ______.
A. tends to produce more legislative parties, but it has never been tried in the United States on any significant scale B. has declined in popularity around the world because having too many legislative parties creates too much uncertainty in government C. guarantees that no party will receive a majority D. encourages voters to behave strategically by turning to one of the less objectionable major party candidates who has a chance to win
Each state sets the qualifications for membership in a party and the right to vote in the party's primary election
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.