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The term due process is best defined as the idea that the government

has the right to make laws.

has a duty to respect people’s rights.

can make any law it wants.

can search homes for any reason.

Students’ due process rights were first tested in

New Jersey v. T. L. O.

Vernonia School District v. Acton.

Regents v. Bakke.

Proposition 209.

An important function of the judicial branch is

creating laws.

signing laws.

enforcing laws.

interpreting laws.

Which was a finding by the Supreme Court in New Jersey v. T.L.O.?

The Fourth Amendment does not apply to students.

Students are protected from unreasonable searches.

A school’s search of a student’s purse is unreasonable.

Students are not required to follow the rules of the school.

The case in which the Supreme Court heard a legal challenge to affirmative action programs was

New Jersey v. T. L .O.

Vernonia v. Acton.

Regents v. Bakke.

Proposition 209.

Supporters of affirmative action argued that the programs

addressed discrimination that had occurred in the past.

helped provide equal opportunities for minority students.

were a form of “reverse discrimination” but were still acceptable.

were intended as a privilege for minority students.

Because the student in New Jersey v. T.L.O. was caught smoking, the Supreme Court ruled that

the search of her purse was reasonable.

the Fourth Amendment did not apply to her.

she could only be searched by police officers.

she could be searched only by school officials.

The Court’s decision in Regents v. Bakke is best described as

a compromise.

a vote against racial quotas.

a vote for racial quotas.

a victory for medical students.

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