In Gideon v. Wainwright the Court ruled that
a. indigent defendants must be provided with counsel.
b. police must inform criminal suspects of their specific rights.
c. evidence presented in court must be obtained with a proper warrant.
d. criminal defendants have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers.
e. a judge may replace a grand jury in certain instances.
ANS: A
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a. Japan is a federal system in which certain powers are reserved for subnational governments and others for the central government. b. The central government exercises financial and administrative control over subnational governments. c. Although Japan is a unitary state, the central government has nevertheless devolved a significant amount of authority to subnational governments. d. The central government exercises financial and administrative control over the governments of prefectures but not local governments. e. The central government exercises financial and administrative control over local governments but not those of prefectures.
In a presidential primary, __________
a. party leaders nominate candidates b. voters select delegates to national party conventions c. the national committee nominates candidates d. delegates select members of the Electoral College