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SCCJA CUMULATIVE Questions & answers
SCCJA CUMULATIVE Questions & answers
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SCCJA CUMULATIVERatification of the Bill of Rights occurred in:
1791
Which branch of the government makes the law?
Legislative
The requirement for an indictment for a capital offense is required by which amendment?
5th
How many justices sit on the US Supreme Court?
9
The supremacy clause establishes what as the supreme law of the land?
US Constitution
who favored a decentralized government with the power resting with the states?
anti federalists
article II of the US constitution grants:
executive power
what two additional protections does the SC Constitution have in article I: section 10 that the
4th amendment does not have?
unreasonable invasion of privacy and particularity requirement
the judicial branch ____________ the law
interprets
Sir Robert Peel drafted ___________ Principles in 1829 that are relevant for today's law
enforcement officer
9
Peel stated that the basic mission of law enforcement is to _______ as an alternative to
_________?
prevent crime and disorder; using military force to repress crime
, according to Peel, what is the test of police efficiency?
absence of crime and disorder
what was established to operate as a restriction on the national government?
Bill of Rights
"the conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and principles for the
protection and enforcement of private rights, including notice and the right to a fair hearing
before tribunal with the power to decide the case"
the 14th amendment due process
the US supreme court was ordained by the US constitution in:
article III, section I
what is the compulsory process for obtaining witnesses as listed in the 6th amendment?
the power to subpoena
only fully published opinions can serve as case law (T/F)
true
"excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel punishment
inflicted"
8th amendment
who bears the burden of proof in order to obtain a conviction during trial?
the prosecution
how many district courts are there (lowest level federal court)?
94
how many circuit courts are there in the US?
13
SC district court is under this jurisdiction, as in NC, VA, MD, and WS:
4th circuit court of appeals
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