Almost half of the Bill of Rights—the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments—is devoted to protecting the rights of criminal suspects, defendants, and convicts

Which of the following is NOT true regarding Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)? a. States are allowed to reduce their expenditures on welfare benefits. b. Just two years after President Bill Clinton signed TANF into law, welfare spending by the states andcommunities was reduced by approximately 20 percent

c. States can remove recipients from the welfare rolls sooner than the five-year maximum limit. d. By most standards, cash transfers to welfare are extremely high.

Which of the following statements represents an informal method used to adapt the Constitution?

A. Congress suspends civil liberties during time of war. B. The Supreme Court creates a specialized court to review requests for wiretapping for suspected terrorists. C. The Supreme Court makes recess appointments to lower federal courts when the president delays confirmation of appointees. D. The president delegates to a federal agency the power to write regulations. E. Congress passes a law that regulates business conducted between different states because of the commerce clause.