Identify important features of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments.
What will be an ideal response?
These amendments together are known as criminal due process rights. They establish the guidelines that the federal government must follow in investigating and trying individuals guilty of violating criminal law. Each amendment guides the government in administering a section of this process, and all are intended to ensure justice and fairness for all. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, the Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial, and the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel.
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In the congressional setting, casework refers to
A. members being honest with their constituents. B. challengers demanding honesty of incumbents. C. members helping constituents with problems. D. members' right to send mail free of charge. E. legislative research.
Which of the following is true with regard to class in the UK?
A. Following the collapse of the British financial system and a major recession in 2008– 2010, class politics have re-emerged strongly. B. The Industrial Revolution greatly strengthened class-based political divide with the emergence of Britain as the first industrialized economy. C. Other forms of political identity—such as those based on religion, region, or ethnicity—have completely replaced class as a key organizing principle of British politics. D. Class-based parties are absent in British politics despite the emphasis placed on class as an organizing principle. E. The Conservatives have been consistent in their strong advocacy of the interests of the working class.