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QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 4th amendment. Answer: Protection from unreasonable search and
seizure. Jacobsen v. Seattle, US v. skip worth
◉ Jacobsen v. Seattle (1983). Answer: decided that there were
exceptions to the search warrant requirement that 'provided for those
cases where societal costs of obtaining a warrant could pose danger
toward a law enforcement official or risk the destruction of evidence.
these exceptions are:
1) consensual searches
2) stop and frisk searches
3) Border searches
4) Hot pursuit
5) Airport and courthouse searches
◉ United states v. skipworth. Answer: questioned whether pre boarding
searches at airports violated the 4th amendment after defendant who was
searched without a warrant was found with cocaine.
Judgement to US- people boarding aircraft are subject to search based
upon mere or unsupported suspicion
,◉ Three-part test. Answer: 1) public necessity: will not searching cause
harm to the public?
2) efficacy of the search: will the search be effective in averting potential
harm?
3) degree of intrusion: How far are the searchers infringing on the
privacy of the searchee?
◉ Natural law. Answer: life, liberty, and property rights
◉ Positive law. Answer: those laws necessary to regulate an ordered
society
◉ Hierarchy of government. Answer: federal, state, county, city
◉ 9th amendment. Answer: protection of rights not specifically
enumerated in the bill of rights
◉ federalism. Answer: political arrangement in which two more levels
of government provide a variety of services to a given number of
citizens in a specified area, and how the power to enforce governmental
decisions is shared among feral, state and local governments.
,◉ Supremacy clause. Answer: Directly related to federalism, establishes
a ranking of the relative power of one level of government over the
lower levels of government. Federal law trumps state and local law
◉ Federal law. Answer: Each state has authority to make laws within its
borders, as long as those laws don't conflict with federal law of the US
constitution.
◉ Federal and state laws on the same subject- general rules. Answer: 1)
the highest govt that passes a law wins
2) states may add their own stricter rules to strengthen the effect of a
federal law in their state if the state rule does not conflict with intent of
the federal law and does not hurt commerce
3) lower levels of govt may not pass rules or laws which are less strict
than the laws of a higher level of govt (ex. minimum wages)
4) States cannot pass laws that restrict interstate commerce (ex. states
cannot pass laws that favor their own businesses)
5) a lower govt level may regulate an area in the absence of a higher
govt
◉ 10th amendment. Answer: powers not delegated to the US by the
constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states
or the people
, ◉ Police power. Answer: the power to enact laws for the prevention of
crime and promote safety and health of the people, this right is reserved
to the states by the both amendment. may not contravene either federal
or state constitutions
◉ Couch dancing - Bellevue. Answer: Bellevue tried to outlaw all nude
dancing, even in businesses that sold no alcohol, which violated the free
speech clause of the 1st amendment. When it tried again, it enacted an
ordinance requiring nude dancers to be at least 4 feet away from patrons,
which was deemed constitutional
◉ separation of powers. Answer: relationship among the three branches
of the federal, state, or local government. Check and balances utilized to
avoid one branch having too much power (ex. Congress passes a law
(legislative) and the president vetoes it (executive)
◉ Congressional districts. Answer: 435 districts, total pop/districts =
ideal size of each district, X. then look at each state's population, divide
the population by X, which gives you the number of congressional
districts the state is allowed
◉ Electoral college votes a state is allowed. Answer: # of congressional
districts the state has + 2 (1 for each of the two senators, regardless of
the state population
◉ Executive branch powers. Answer: 1) electoral college
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 4th amendment. Answer: Protection from unreasonable search and
seizure. Jacobsen v. Seattle, US v. skip worth
◉ Jacobsen v. Seattle (1983). Answer: decided that there were
exceptions to the search warrant requirement that 'provided for those
cases where societal costs of obtaining a warrant could pose danger
toward a law enforcement official or risk the destruction of evidence.
these exceptions are:
1) consensual searches
2) stop and frisk searches
3) Border searches
4) Hot pursuit
5) Airport and courthouse searches
◉ United states v. skipworth. Answer: questioned whether pre boarding
searches at airports violated the 4th amendment after defendant who was
searched without a warrant was found with cocaine.
Judgement to US- people boarding aircraft are subject to search based
upon mere or unsupported suspicion
,◉ Three-part test. Answer: 1) public necessity: will not searching cause
harm to the public?
2) efficacy of the search: will the search be effective in averting potential
harm?
3) degree of intrusion: How far are the searchers infringing on the
privacy of the searchee?
◉ Natural law. Answer: life, liberty, and property rights
◉ Positive law. Answer: those laws necessary to regulate an ordered
society
◉ Hierarchy of government. Answer: federal, state, county, city
◉ 9th amendment. Answer: protection of rights not specifically
enumerated in the bill of rights
◉ federalism. Answer: political arrangement in which two more levels
of government provide a variety of services to a given number of
citizens in a specified area, and how the power to enforce governmental
decisions is shared among feral, state and local governments.
,◉ Supremacy clause. Answer: Directly related to federalism, establishes
a ranking of the relative power of one level of government over the
lower levels of government. Federal law trumps state and local law
◉ Federal law. Answer: Each state has authority to make laws within its
borders, as long as those laws don't conflict with federal law of the US
constitution.
◉ Federal and state laws on the same subject- general rules. Answer: 1)
the highest govt that passes a law wins
2) states may add their own stricter rules to strengthen the effect of a
federal law in their state if the state rule does not conflict with intent of
the federal law and does not hurt commerce
3) lower levels of govt may not pass rules or laws which are less strict
than the laws of a higher level of govt (ex. minimum wages)
4) States cannot pass laws that restrict interstate commerce (ex. states
cannot pass laws that favor their own businesses)
5) a lower govt level may regulate an area in the absence of a higher
govt
◉ 10th amendment. Answer: powers not delegated to the US by the
constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states
or the people
, ◉ Police power. Answer: the power to enact laws for the prevention of
crime and promote safety and health of the people, this right is reserved
to the states by the both amendment. may not contravene either federal
or state constitutions
◉ Couch dancing - Bellevue. Answer: Bellevue tried to outlaw all nude
dancing, even in businesses that sold no alcohol, which violated the free
speech clause of the 1st amendment. When it tried again, it enacted an
ordinance requiring nude dancers to be at least 4 feet away from patrons,
which was deemed constitutional
◉ separation of powers. Answer: relationship among the three branches
of the federal, state, or local government. Check and balances utilized to
avoid one branch having too much power (ex. Congress passes a law
(legislative) and the president vetoes it (executive)
◉ Congressional districts. Answer: 435 districts, total pop/districts =
ideal size of each district, X. then look at each state's population, divide
the population by X, which gives you the number of congressional
districts the state is allowed
◉ Electoral college votes a state is allowed. Answer: # of congressional
districts the state has + 2 (1 for each of the two senators, regardless of
the state population
◉ Executive branch powers. Answer: 1) electoral college
