2.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "Sadly, when the Bill of Rights was written, the legal rights outlined in the
amendments only applied to a small fraction of people living in America: white
male property owners." (Paragraph 5)
"According to the 2008 Bureau of Justice Statistics, there are approximately 1.1
million local and state law enforcement employees throughout the United
States." (Paragraph 8)
"Years later, in 1963, the Supreme Court overturned the Betts v. Brady case
decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, making it a requirement that all criminal
defendants be provided with an attorney, even if they can not afford one."
(Paragraph 14)
"However, throughout our history, justice has often been decided based on
discriminatory ideas and societal practices concerning race, class, gender,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, immigration status, religion, political affiliation, and
socioeconomic status." (Paragraph 17)