What Type of Policy Did Federal Courts Generally Maintain with Respect

question 59

Multiple Choice

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

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

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Definitions:

Slaveholder

An individual or party that owns or held ownership rights in enslaved people.

Wilmot Proviso

An unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress that aimed to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.

Appeal of the Independent Democrats

A document issued in 1854 criticizing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and advocating for anti-slavery policies.

Mexican War

A conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in the U.S. annexing territory that includes present-day California, Arizona, and New Mexico.