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identity cards  

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  • Identification cards often prove essential to verification in large nations where individuals constantly come into contact with strangers. Most adult Americans have social security numbers, automobile licenses, cards that identify where they attend school or work, voter registration cards, passports, credit cards, and the like. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Identity Cards]

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