The exclusionary rule refers to:
A. those cases that the Supreme Court will not hear.
B. a principle upheld in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
C. throwing out evidence obtained by unconstitutional means.
D. an intent to withhold information from the courts.
C?
Yes.
That is correct! The exclusionary rule refers to throwing out evidence obtained by unconstitutional means. To arrive at this answer, you could have used a few different strategies:
1. Prior knowledge: If you already knew what the exclusionary rule is, you would be able to choose the correct answer without any further steps.
2. Process of elimination: You could eliminate options A, B, and D because they do not accurately describe the exclusionary rule. This leaves option C as the correct answer by process of elimination.
3. Familiarity with landmark cases: If you were familiar with the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), you would know that it dealt primarily with racial segregation in public schools and not the exclusionary rule. This would lead you to eliminate option B. Similarly, if you were aware of other cases involving the exclusionary rule, you would know that option D does not accurately describe its intent. Therefore, you would still arrive at option C as the correct answer.