and Humanities COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES San Beda College Final Examination Introduction to Political Science, Philippine Government and Constitution I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The power of the government to enact laws promoting public welfare by restraining and regulating the use of liberty and property is otherwise known: a. Taxation b. Eminent domain c. Police power d. Ray-gun 2. The above-mentioned power is inherently vested upon the a. Judiciary branch
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drug use has become the drug of choice. Many doctors will prescribe pain pills without a justified cause or determination of illegal usage. Prescription pills can fill a void and stop the pain for an individual, but soon that individual begins to search for more and more to release them of their pain. Hundreds of dollars are thrown away day to day to achieve more pills. The loose of a house, the car, then stealing and pretty soon, death. This can
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(Authorization for Use of Military Force) Act that was a necessity, but it was wrongly used by the Bush Administration as the reason of permission for the massive spying program. Because of the secrecy of these surveillance transmissions, the American public had no idea of the existence of these types of programs until the summer of 2013 when Edward Snowden, a NSA contractor, leaked classified information to The Guardian newspaper. The film called Citizenfour produced by Laura Poitras in 2014 exposed
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to the victim and then I feel guilty for the family, but because of the inappropriate decisions of my coworker I had no choice but to inform the district attorney. Any parent could argue under the fourth amendment right against unreasonable search or seizure, probable cause is a necessary prerequisite to interviewing the child without parental consent. "The Supreme Court recently expanded on those rolls, however, when it decided that the police must take a person's age into account when determining
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citizens. Both sides of this issue will be addressed as well as my own analysis of this topic. There is quite a bit of history regarding monitoring public internet communications. Some forms of electronic surveillance have been around since the Civil War. The 4th Amendment is a citizen’s primary protection against unreasonable government searches and seizures. As technologies advance the meaning of unreasonable becomes more and more unclear; meaning when private information is transmitted through wire
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Ethics is defined as "the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession" and also "the moral fitness in a decision or action" Ethical decisions and moral decisions influenced by every person’s ethical code, the ethical code of their profession and further on of their society as a whole. Without knowledge of ethics, criminal justice professionals may be naïve about moral issues occurring within the criminal justice system. The study of ethics helps criminal
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Suzan Shown Harjo remembers going to the store with her grandfather in El Reno, Oklahoma. At the age of 6, Harjo was a victim of discrimination while purchasing a cold beverage. The storeowner demanded Harjo and her grandfather to leave. The owner replied, “No black redskins in here”. After the incident occurred, Harjo felt afraid because of the color of her skin. The term redskin is a derogatory and offensive word to insult a Native American. Native Americans have been an important and beneficial
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legally could. However, there is much controversy over the legality of drug testing in the workplace, especially the legality of random drug testing. Many legal professionals consider it to be a personal privacy invasion and an unreasonable search and seizure, contrary to our rights granted by the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Subsequently, employee drug testing lawsuits have and continue to challenge the legality of drug testing. Should Castulon Corp. establish a drug
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based on his challenge to evidence found during police officers' warrantless search of data stored on his cell phone. The California Court of Appeal, 2013 WL 475242,[->0] affirmed. Second defendant was charged with drug- and weapon-related crimes, and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Stearns, J., 612 F.Supp.2d 104,[->1] denied his motion to suppress evidence found during warrantless search of data stored on his cell phone, and defendant appealed. The United States
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criminals, maintain order and public safety, and enforce laws. The powers police are granted are constrained by the state constitutions and the United States constitution. Amendments exist to ensure the protection of American citizens. Specifically corresponding with the police force, the fourth amendment gives citizens the right to be secure in their own persons. This protects individuals from unlawful seizures as well as searches. Meaning, a police officers must obtain a search warrant before performing
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