What has been the role of habeas corpus in American civil liberties?

Answer:


An ideal response will:
1. Describe the traditional function of the writ and its limitations.
2. Discuss the Court's attitude toward the George W. Bush administration's approach to the writ.

Political Science

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The _______________ index gives states scores of 1 to 7 according to their records in two broad categories: political rights and civil liberties; then divides states into three groups: Free, Partly Free, and Not Free

a. Governance Indicators b. Freedom in the World c. Democracy d. Corruption Perception

Political Science

Which type of methods assume that we cannot separate variables in sequence or time and that we have to substantiate all facts through a thick description of the repetitive practices and interactions through which they emerge?

a. Rationalist methods b. Constructivist methods c. Realist methods d. Liberal methods

Political Science

Categorizing participants on the basis of more than one variable at a time is called

A) Multivariate tabulation. B) Algorithmic tabulation. C) Cross-tabulation. D) Multi-matrix tabulation.

Political Science

The right of rebuttal

a. is illegal. b. was vetoed by President Reagan in 1983. c. was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. d. was guaranteed by the FCC. e. is part of the fairness doctrine.

Political Science