Ruth Was Just Released from Prison

question 80

Multiple Choice

Ruth was just released from prison. She was released because the only time remaining on her sentence was equal to the good time that she earned. She was in prison for over 10 years and is reluctant to return to her community. She has does not have a job, has no permanent place to live, and is nervous that she will go back to her old habits of hanging with the "wrong crowd" and getting into trouble. Because of prison overcrowding she must be released. NARREND:
-Ruth is having a hard time complying with the conditions of her parole. She thinks that her parole officer has too much control over her life and has violated her rights. Ruth's parole officer can search which of the following places without fulfilling the requirements imposed by the Fourth Amendment?

• A)Ruth's person
• B)Ruth's home
• C)Ruth's job
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Political Office

A position of authority within a government, obtained typically through election or appointment, where one can influence public policy and decision-making.

Free Labor Ideology

The belief prevalent before and during the American Civil War in the Northern states that work ethic and labor should be freely chosen and rewarded, contrasting with the forced labor system of slavery.

Slave Labor

The forced, unpaid work of enslaved people, utilized extensively in various societies throughout history, notably in the Americas up until the 19th century.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

A 1854 law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, allowing settlers in those territories to decide on the legality of slavery through popular sovereignty, leading to increased tensions that contributed to the American Civil War.