Which amendment bans unreasonable searches?
a. First
b. Fourth
c. Eighth
d. Fourteenth
b. Fourth
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In his dissent in United States v. Salerno (1987), Justice Thurgood Marshall used an analogy that likened preventive detention to
A. Racial profiling B. A curfew for unemployed persons C. The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II D. Voodoo science
The only crime specifically defined in the Constitution is
a. mutiny b. treason c. subversion d. sabotage
Truth in sentencing laws in some states require an offender to serve __________ percent of his or her sentence before becoming eligible for release
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), a hotel company challenged a state law setting mandatory minimum wage levels. The company seemingly stood on firm ground, because in Adkins v. Children’s Hospital (1923) the Supreme Court set a precedent that such laws violate constitutional due process guarantees. In West Coast Hotel, the Supreme Court ______.
A. struck down the law, applying the Adkins precedent B. upheld the law, overruling the Adkins precedent C. upheld the law, ignoring Adkins and instead applying the precedent set in Nebbia v. New York (1934 milk regulation case) D. struck down the law, applying the precedents of both Adkins v. Children’s Hospital and Lochner v. New York (1905 state regulation of maximum working hours case)