Question 1

The final authority on interpreting the U.S. Constitution is ________________.

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Question 2

Detailed, constantly changing rules passed by legislatures are called ________.

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Question 3

The power of courts to declare laws and government actions unconstitutional is called ________________.

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Question 4

In Palko v. Connecticut, the US Supreme Court found that freedom from double jeopardy was a fundamental right and thus part of due process.

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In Palko v. Connecticut, the US Supreme Court ruled that protection against double jeopardy was not a fundamental right incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.

Question 5

The fear of fascism and the rise of Nazi Germany did not revive the historical fears Americans had of arbitrary government.

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The rise of Nazi Germany and fascism heightened American fears of arbitrary government, as these regimes exemplified the dangers of unchecked power and authoritarian rule.

Question 6

In Brown v. Mississippi, a case involving a Mississippi black man who was tortured into confessing to a murder, the Supreme Court ruled that criminal procedure was a totally local matter.

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The Supreme Court in Brown v. Mississippi ruled that confessions obtained through torture were inadmissible, emphasizing the need for due process under the 14th Amendment, thus not leaving criminal procedure as a totally local matter.

Question 7

Only the direct action of the whole _______ can change the U.S. Constitution.

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Question 8

The total incorporation doctrine has been accepted by the majority of the Supreme Court.

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Question 9

The U.S. Supreme Court has used the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to extend most of the protections in the Bill of Rights to state criminal proceedings.

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Question 10

Rights every state guarantees its citizens similar to those in the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights are known as .

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Question 11

According to the Fundamental Fairness Doctrine, due process is a general command, requiring states to provide the rudiments of a fair trial.

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The Fundamental Fairness Doctrine requires states to provide the rudiments of a fair trial, including due process. Therefore, due process is a component of the Fundamental Fairness Doctrine.

Question 12

The ultimate source of the law of criminal procedure is the ______________.

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Question 13

The idea that due process guarantees fair procedures for deciding cases is called _______.

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Question 14

Final government authority rests in the U.S. Constitution by virtue of the ____________.

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Question 15

In Powell v. Alabama, the 1932 Supreme Court decision involving several black youths accused of raping two white girls on a train, the court ruled that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to provide the rudiments of a fair trial-fundamental fairness.

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The Supreme Court in Powell v. Alabama ruled that the defendants were denied their right to counsel, which violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, emphasizing the necessity of a fair trial.

Question 16

In deciding which rights in the Bill of Rights apply to the states as well as the federal government, the Supreme Court has decided on a right-by-right basis. This approach by the Supreme Court is known as __________ .

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Question 17

Equal protection of the law means that states must treat everybody alike.

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Question 18

The __________ doctrine holds that the due process clause included all of the specific provisions of the Bill of Rights.

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Question 19

Most of the Bill of Rights' guarantees have now been made applicable to and binding on the states through the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.

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The Supreme Court has used the doctrine of incorporation to apply most of the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.

Question 20

Some state constitutions provide rights not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution

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Some state constitutions, such as the California Constitution, provide additional rights beyond those guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. These may include the right to privacy, the right to a clean environment, and protections for LGBTQ individuals.

Quiz 2: Overview of the Criminal Justice Process