What Type of Policy Did Federal Courts Generally Maintain with Respect

question 38

Multiple Choice

What type of policy did federal courts generally maintain with respect to rights of prisoners prior to the 1960s?

• A)"Hands-on"-active intervention for many rights
• B)"Hands-off"-rarely recognize any rights for prisoners
• C)Intervention for freedom of speech only
• D)Intervention to prevent unreasonable searches only

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Definitions:

Intestacy Statutes

Laws that determine how a person's property will be distributed if they die without a will.

Bequest

A gift of personal property by will (from the verb to bequeath).

Residuary

Relating to the remainder of an estate after debts, specific bequests, and expenses have been accounted for.

Intestacy Laws

Legal provisions that dictate the distribution of a deceased person's estate in the absence of a will.