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The Supreme Court has ruled that which test or standard applies to evaluating the meaning of interrogation under the Fifth Amendment right guarantee against compelling individuals to be witnesses against themselves?
 
  a. Did the police deliberately tried to elicit a response
  b. Did the police directly asked the suspect a question
  c. Did the police use words or actions that that they knew would be likely to elicit a response from the suspect
  d. Did the police use force while questioning the suspect

Question 2

In Colorado v. Connelly (1986), the Supreme Court considered the case of a mentally ill man who walked into a police station and confessed he had murdered a young woman. The Court determined that:
 
  a. Connelly's confession was not voluntary because of his mental illness.
  b. Connelly's confession was not voluntary because he had limited free will.
  c. Connelly's confession was voluntary because it was not compelled.
  d. Connelly's confession is admissible if his psychiatrist testifies he was aware that he was confessing to thepolice.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

c



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