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Which best explains a purpose of the Fourth Amendment?

to keep the government from abusing its authority

to prove to citizens that the government would be tough on criminals

to enable the government to find ways to assert its authority

to show leniency to people who are accused of crimes

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Why was Homer Plessy arrested?

He said his rights had been violated.

He was clearly of mixed heritage.

He refused to give his seat to a white person.

He sat down in a train’s whites-only car.

inclusionary ruleexclusionary ruleself-incrimination rulewarrant rule

inclusionary rule

exclusionary rule

self-incrimination rule

warrant rule

What rights are specifically protected under the Ninth Amendment?

most basic safety and security rights

rights unlisted in the Constitution

freedom of expression rights

rights listed in the Bill of Rights

How did the verdict in Brown v. Board of Education relate to the verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson?

It upheld the earlier decision about segregation.

It set a new legal precedent on the issue of segregation.

It cemented the idea that separate was not synonymous to segregation.

It proved educational facilities were subject to partial segregation.

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