How did the secret police in a totalitarian government most likely get their name? No one outside the government knew that the police existed. The police always remained in hiding and were rarely seen in public. The police investigated and punished people with no warning. Citizens could entrust the police with personal information.

Me a slaveowner who worked a slave to death or be a slave to death, a. cannot be tried for murder in criminal court but could be sued for wrongful death in the civil court b. cannot be tried in court because there was no law against the mistreatment of slaves. c. could have his form or plantation confiscated by the state and sold to the highest bidder. d. could be tried for murder in most southern states.