1. Alabama passes a law that allows the state citizens to pay a higher state tax in order to avoid paying a federal tax. According to the tenth amendment of our Constitution; will this law stand up to legal challenges?
2. James Doe was caught standing over a dead body with a bloody knife in his hand. The district attorney offers him a plea deal of 20 years and threatens to keep him in jail for 5 years before taking him to trial if he doesn't take the plea deal. Will this threat hold up over legal challenges?