Miranda warnings were established by the Supreme Court in Weeks v. United States (1914).

The criterion for deciding whether evidence is strong enough to uphold an arrest is known as ______.

A partisan election is one in which candidates openly affiliated with political parties are presented to voters for selection.

The death penalty has been found to be racially discriminatory by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A brief interference with a person’s freedom of movement with a duration that can be measured in minutes is called a(n) ______.

A public defender is a private sector attorney who works on a contract (for fee) basis.

Warrantless searches often take place at the entry points into the United States, including border crossings, ports, and airports.

The good faith exception can only be used in federal cases due to United States v. Leon (1984).

As shown in the figure, a 4.0-kg block is moving at 5.0 m/s along a horizontal frictionless surface toward an ideal spring (spring constant=100 N/m) that is attached to a wall. After the block collides with the spring, what is the compression X of the spring? 

As shown in the figure, a 10.0 m long bar is attached by a frictionless hinge to a wall and held horizontal by a light rope that makes an angle θ = 49° with the bar. The bar is uniform and has a mass of 7 kg. What distance x from the hinge should a 10.0 kg mass be suspended for the tension in the rope to be 180 N?