Prior to Sullivan what did plaintiffs generally have to do to collect damages in libel cases? How do you think this affected the ability of plaintiffs to win suits?

What will be an ideal response?


Generally, they just had to show that the story about them was false and damaging.

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Although the 4th Amendment to the Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and requires police to announce their presence, the 1970 Act permitted these kinds of searches under certain conditions:

a. no-call b. no-noise c. no-help d. no-knock

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The stable and consistent replication of findings under repeated measurement is called ________

a. construct validity b. reliability c. unidimensionality d. factor analysis

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Each of the following are elements of the police response to mass panic EXCEPT?

a. Overwhelming force b. Preparedness c. Command and communication d. Contingencies

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Some observers have perceived a shift from community policing to homeland security due to all of the following reasons except

a. local police being increasingly co-opted by federal law enforcement agencies. b. local police being directed toward protecting the nation's borders. c. decentralization of local police. d. loss of local political control. e. None of the above

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