In __________, the USSC held that, in assessing the racial ...

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In __________, the USSC held that, in assessing the racial neutrality of a prosecutor's peremptory challenge, the trial court was required to evaluate the genuineness of the prosecutor's explanation, not its reasonableness.
 
  a. Purkett v. Elem (1995) c. Amadeo v. Zant (1988)
  b. Avery v. Georgia (1953) d. U.S. v. Ovalle (1998)

Question 2

Heightening the possibility of a successful Bivens action requires the plaintiff to prove that an officer was acting under the color of the law, and that the officer:
 
  a. willfully neglected the person's request for help because of higher priority requests.
  b. used reasonable force to arrest but injured the person nonetheless.
  c. deprived the person of a constitutional right.
  d. produced an observable physical injury to the person.

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

c