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Question 21

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U.S.Magistrates in the federal system are empowered to do all of the following,except:

A) hold bail hearings.
B) try felony cases.
C) issue warrants.
D) hold pretrial hearings.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The protection against self-incrimination is found in the______ Amendment.

A) First
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Sixth

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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The fastest and most easily accessible source of court decisions is found on the ______.

The U.S.Supreme Court has adopted the theory of total incorporation.

The name of the highest court in most states is the ______.

The Fourteenth Amendment contains an equal protection clause.

The rule of law is a long-held concept.

The requirements for warrants are covered in the ______Amendment.

Venue is place oriented,meaning that a criminal case must be tried where the crime was committed.How and why can the venue be changed in criminal cases?

Police ______in the United States is closely tied to the concept of the rule of law.

Some portions of the Fifth Amendment have been incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.

Freedom of religion is protected by the ______Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Federal felony criminal cases are tried in U.S.______Courts.

An example of selective incorporation can be found in the case of

The doctrine of_______ allows two jurisdictions to try an individual for the same offense without violating double jeopardy.

A case citation includes how many pages are included in the brief.

The United States has a unitary court system.

A per______ decision means that the decision of the lower court is left undisturbed.

There are______ U.S.Court of Appeals circuits.

In explaining the rule of law,David Hume said that it means "a government of laws and not of men." Explain what he meant.