The Act That Was Designed to Prevent the Abuse of Constitutional

question 100

Multiple Choice

The act that was designed to prevent the abuse of constitutional rights by officers who "under color of state law" deny defendants those rights is

• A) the Civil Rights Act.
• B) the Civil War Act.
• C) the Ku Klux Klan Act.
• D) the Vicarious Liability Act.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.