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19. A defendant can use the necessity defense of the idea for a crime or pinated not with the defendant but with a police officer or other government official who suggested it to the defendant, and the defendant would not otherwise have committed the crime. 20. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was created specifically to combat white-collar crime. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (Please identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question 21. According to the principle of federalism established by the U.S. Constitution, how is the authority to govern allocated? A. It is allocated to the federal government. B. It is allocated to the states. C. It is allocated to local jurisdictions D. It is allocated to the U.S. Senate. E. It is divided between federal and state governments. 22. Which clause provides that the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States constitute the supreme law of the land? A. The First Amendment, clause three B. The supremacy clause C. The commerce clause D. The Eighth Amendment, clause one E. The federalism clause 23. Which of the following is true regarding laws passed by the U.S. Congress under the authority of the commerce clause? A. So long as the law affects commerce among the states, or interstate commerce in some way, the regulation is generally constitutional. B. So long as the law affects taxation in some way, it is constitutional C. So long as the law involves in some way a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, it is constitutional D. So long as the law is approved by any state affected, it is constitutional E. So long as the law is not objected to by any state affected within six months of its passage, it is constitutional 24. Trudy has moved from Texas to Alabama. The state of Alabama does not allow nonresidents to seek employment without first passing a loyalty test to Alabama Alabama has violated which clause? A. The right employment clause B. The privileges and immunities clause C. The non-resident's rights clause D. The commerce clause E. The dormant commerce clause 25. Georgina believes that her company cannot force her to say prayer each morning before the workday starts. To which amendment to the U.S. Constitution would she look for guidance? A First B. Second C Fifth D. Ninth E. None, Georgina would have to do as her company requested or risk being fired. 26. When can government agents obtain a search warrant? A. When they can establish reasonable cause. B. When they can establish probable cause. C. When they can establish cause to a substantial certainty. D. Anytime they have an informant. E. Anytime the judge is in his office and they show identification as government agents.

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Answer 21) Correct answer is option E - It is divided between federal and state governments.

Answer 22) Correct answer is option B - The supremacy clause

Answer 23) Correct answer is option A - So long as the law affects commerce among the states or interstate commerce in some way, the regulation is generally constitutional.

Answer 24) Correct answer is option B - Privileges and Immunities Clause

Answer 25) Correct answer is option A - First

Answer 26) Correct answer is option B - When they can establish probable cause