Ratification of the Bill of Rights occurred in:
1791
Which branch of the government makes the law?
Legislative
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The requirement for an indictment for a capital offense is required by which
amendment?
5th
How many justices sit on the US Supreme Court?
9
The supremacy clause establishes what as the supreme law of the land?
US Constitution
,who favored a decentralized government with the power resting with the
states?
anti federalists
article II of the US constitution grants:
executive power
what two additional protections does the SC Constitution have in article I:
section 10 that the 4th amendment does not have?
unreasonable invasion of privacy and particularity requirement
the judicial branch ____________ the law
interprets
Sir Robert Peel drafted ___________ Principles in 1829 that are relevant for
today's law enforcement officer
9
Peel stated that the basic mission of law enforcement is to _______ as an
alternative to _________?
prevent crime and disorder; using military force to repress crime
,according to Peel, what is the test of police efficiency?
absence of crime and disorder
what was established to operate as a restriction on the national government?
Bill of Rights
"the conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and
principles for the protection and enforcement of private rights, including notice
and the right to a fair hearing before tribunal with the power to decide the
case"
the 14th amendment due process
the US supreme court was ordained by the US constitution in:
article III, section I
what is the compulsory process for obtaining witnesses as listed in the 6th
amendment?
the power to subpoena
only fully published opinions can serve as case law (T/F)
true
, "excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel
punishment inflicted"
8th amendment
who bears the burden of proof in order to obtain a conviction during trial?
the prosecution
how many district courts are there (lowest level federal court)?
94
how many circuit courts are there in the US?
13
SC district court is under this jurisdiction, as in NC, VA, MD, and WS:
4th circuit court of appeals
what court does not have civil jurisdiction?
municipal court