What branch of government do police who arrested defendant

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For questions 1-2, assume the following facts. A person is arrested and charged with possession of cocaine after the police search his house (the criminal case). He then sues the police for excessive force (the civil case). After both cases are over, he is barred by the courts from speaking about the cases publicly.

1. What branch of government do the police who arrested the defendant belong to?

A. Legislative Branch

B. Judicial Branch

C. Executive Branch

2. What amendment would the defendant use to challenge the court barring him from speaking about the case?

A. 2nd amendment

B. 7th amendment

C. 1st amendment

3. The country is at war and Massachusetts passes a law that mandates that every person must allow soldiers to stay overnight in their home. This law would be illegal under what amendment?

A. 1st amendment

B. 3rd amendment

C. 10th amendment

4. A Massachusetts town bars the use of birth control by all its residents. True of false:

Griswold v. Connecticut makes such a law unconstitutional.

5. What right did the case of Griswold v. Connecticut establish when it was decided in 1965?

A. The right to freedom of religion

B. The right to a free press

C. The right to privacy

6. Roe vs. Wade became the law of the land in 1973. Dobbs v. Jackson became the law of the land in 2022. Assume that Texas passed a law in 1989 banning ALL abortions. True or false: In 1989, the Texas law would be legal/constitutional.

7. Roe vs. Wade became the law of the land in 1973. Dobbs v. Jackson became the law of the land in 2022. Assume that California passed a law in 2023 banning ALL abortions except if the health of the mother is jeopardy. True or false: In 2023, the California law would be legal/constitutional.

8. What is the term for the principle (with some exceptions) that prevents the supreme court from overruling an earlier supreme court case?

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