Question 1

Discuss the differences between the First Amendment's establishment and free exercise clauses.

Accepted Answer

The establishment clause has been interp

Question 2

The freedoms of speech,press,assembly,and petition are found in

Accepted Answer

A) the First Amendment. 
B) the Fourth Amendment. 
C) the Sixth Amendment. 
D) the Tenth Amendment. 
E) the Fourteenth Amendment. 
A) the First Amendment. 
B) the Fourth Amendment. 
C) the Sixth Amendment. 
D) the Tenth Amendment. 
E) the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 3

,the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) the Espionage Act was unconstitutional. 
B) speech could be restricted when the nation's security is at stake. 
C) speech unrelated to national security can never be restricted. 
D) speech by unpopular groups can be restricted more than speech by popular groups. 
E) all forms of political dissent are constitutional. 
A) the Espionage Act was unconstitutional. 
B) speech could be restricted when the nation's security is at stake. 
C) speech unrelated to national security can never be restricted. 
D) speech by unpopular groups can be restricted more than speech by popular groups. 
E) all forms of political dissent are constitutional.

Question 4

Like all other rights,the right of free expression is

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A) spelled out in precise terms in the Bill of Rights. 
B) not absolute. 
C) fully respected by public officials. 
D) protected from action by federal officials but not state officials. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) spelled out in precise terms in the Bill of Rights. 
B) not absolute. 
C) fully respected by public officials. 
D) protected from action by federal officials but not state officials. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

The exclusionary rule states that

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A) federal law cannot be applied in state courts. 
B) the laws of one state court cannot be applied in the courts of another state. 
C) after seven years,the statute of limitations applies,except in murder cases. 
D) evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court. 
E) state law cannot be applied in federal courts. 
A) federal law cannot be applied in state courts. 
B) the laws of one state court cannot be applied in the courts of another state. 
C) after seven years,the statute of limitations applies,except in murder cases. 
D) evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court. 
E) state law cannot be applied in federal courts.

Question 6

Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in

Accepted Answer

A) Escobedo v.Illinois (1964). 
B) Engel v.Vitale (1962). 
C) Buckley v.Valeo (1976). 
D) Gitlow v.New York (1925). 
E) Roth v.United States (1957). 
A) Escobedo v.Illinois (1964). 
B) Engel v.Vitale (1962). 
C) Buckley v.Valeo (1976). 
D) Gitlow v.New York (1925). 
E) Roth v.United States (1957).

Question 7

The USA Patriot Act

Accepted Answer

A) grants the government new powers of surveillance. 
B) relaxed restrictions on the sharing of intelligence surveillance information with criminal investigators. 
C) gives intelligence agencies the authority to share crime-related information with law enforcement agencies. 
D) was enacted in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) grants the government new powers of surveillance. 
B) relaxed restrictions on the sharing of intelligence surveillance information with criminal investigators. 
C) gives intelligence agencies the authority to share crime-related information with law enforcement agencies. 
D) was enacted in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 8

Justice Holmes's "clear and present danger" test holds that government can

Accepted Answer

A) restrict speech that threatens national security. 
B) restrict any speech of an inflammatory nature. 
C) imprison political dissidents during time of war without following normal procedures. 
D) engage in prior restraint of the press whenever national security is at issue. 
E) restrict speech that is disrespectful to specific classes of citizens. 
A) restrict speech that threatens national security. 
B) restrict any speech of an inflammatory nature. 
C) imprison political dissidents during time of war without following normal procedures. 
D) engage in prior restraint of the press whenever national security is at issue. 
E) restrict speech that is disrespectful to specific classes of citizens.

Question 9

The Supreme Court upheld the use of tax-supported vouchers to attend private or parochial school in

Accepted Answer

A) Engel v.Vitale. 
B) Griswold v.Connecticut. 
C) Zelman v.Simmons-Harris. 
D) Ashcroft v.Free Speech Coalition. 
E) Miller v.California. 
A) Engel v.Vitale. 
B) Griswold v.Connecticut. 
C) Zelman v.Simmons-Harris. 
D) Ashcroft v.Free Speech Coalition. 
E) Miller v.California.

Question 10

Gideon v.Wainwright is to the Sixth Amendment as Mapp v.Ohio is to the

Accepted Answer

A) First Amendment. 
B) Fourth Amendment. 
C) Fifth Amendment. 
D) Eighth Amendment. 
E) Tenth Amendment. 
A) First Amendment. 
B) Fourth Amendment. 
C) Fifth Amendment. 
D) Eighth Amendment. 
E) Tenth Amendment.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the appeal process?

Accepted Answer

A) The Constitution guarantees at least one appeal after conviction,but many states continue to challenge this guarantee in court. 
B) Both the federal and all state constitutions guarantee an appeal after conviction. 
C) The Constitution does not guarantee an appeal after conviction,but the federal government and all states permit at least one appeal. 
D) There are no guarantees of appeal at the federal or state level,but the appeal process has been effectively certified through common practice. 
E) The guarantee of appeal in the states was established as part of selective incorporation as applied to the Fourteenth Amendment. 
A) The Constitution guarantees at least one appeal after conviction,but many states continue to challenge this guarantee in court. 
B) Both the federal and all state constitutions guarantee an appeal after conviction. 
C) The Constitution does not guarantee an appeal after conviction,but the federal government and all states permit at least one appeal. 
D) There are no guarantees of appeal at the federal or state level,but the appeal process has been effectively certified through common practice. 
E) The guarantee of appeal in the states was established as part of selective incorporation as applied to the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?

Accepted Answer

A) The Act prohibited malicious newspaper stories about the president. 
B) The Supreme Court ruled the Act unconstitutional. 
C) The Senate voted it down,while the House passed it. 
D) Thomas Jefferson strongly supported it. 
E) The state governments refused to enforce it. 
A) The Act prohibited malicious newspaper stories about the president. 
B) The Supreme Court ruled the Act unconstitutional. 
C) The Senate voted it down,while the House passed it. 
D) Thomas Jefferson strongly supported it. 
E) The state governments refused to enforce it.

Question 13

What is the greatest restriction on appeals in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) the refusal by state appeals court judges to grant even a first appeal 
B) a federal law that bars in most instances a second federal appeal by a state prison inmate 
C) the lack of any formal right of appeal in the federal process 
D) a federal law that bars a first federal appeal to persons convicted of homicides 
E) the very low income of some convicted persons,which reduces their ability to appeal 
A) the refusal by state appeals court judges to grant even a first appeal 
B) a federal law that bars in most instances a second federal appeal by a state prison inmate 
C) the lack of any formal right of appeal in the federal process 
D) a federal law that bars a first federal appeal to persons convicted of homicides 
E) the very low income of some convicted persons,which reduces their ability to appeal

Question 14

The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that

Accepted Answer

A) apply in civil cases but not in criminal cases. 
B) apply in civil cases but not in military ones. 
C) are constitutionally protected from infringement by government. 
D) are constitutionally protected from infringement by individuals. 
E) are not covered by the First Amendment. 
A) apply in civil cases but not in criminal cases. 
B) apply in civil cases but not in military ones. 
C) are constitutionally protected from infringement by government. 
D) are constitutionally protected from infringement by individuals. 
E) are not covered by the First Amendment.

Question 15

Gideon v.Wainwright required the states to

Accepted Answer

A) temporarily abolish the death penalty. 
B) expand the exclusionary rule to both felony and misdemeanor cases. 
C) furnish attorneys for poor defendants in felony cases. 
D) grant speedy trials to defendants after 90 days of delay. 
E) provide more funding for education. 
A) temporarily abolish the death penalty. 
B) expand the exclusionary rule to both felony and misdemeanor cases. 
C) furnish attorneys for poor defendants in felony cases. 
D) grant speedy trials to defendants after 90 days of delay. 
E) provide more funding for education.

Question 16

In a 2004 case involving the issue of whether a U.S.citizen accused of terrorist acts is entitled to constitutional protections,the Supreme Court held that such citizens

Accepted Answer

A) are protected only if they live in the United States. 
B) are protected only if they have not been previously convicted of a crime. 
C) are protected only if law enforcement officials decide they deserve such protections. 
D) must be handled by military courts. 
E) do have the right to a judicial hearing. 
A) are protected only if they live in the United States. 
B) are protected only if they have not been previously convicted of a crime. 
C) are protected only if law enforcement officials decide they deserve such protections. 
D) must be handled by military courts. 
E) do have the right to a judicial hearing.

Question 17

The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights in the Fourteenth Amendment,so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments,is called

Accepted Answer

A) the preferred position doctrine. 
B) procedural change. 
C) selective incorporation. 
D) the absorption doctrine. 
E) prior restraint. 
A) the preferred position doctrine. 
B) procedural change. 
C) selective incorporation. 
D) the absorption doctrine. 
E) prior restraint.

Question 18

The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by

Accepted Answer

A) actions of the president. 
B) the actions of individuals. 
C) actions of the federal government. 
D) actions of state governments. 
E) actions of the U.S.military. 
A) actions of the president. 
B) the actions of individuals. 
C) actions of the federal government. 
D) actions of state governments. 
E) actions of the U.S.military.

Question 19

Since the 1980s,the Supreme Court has addressed the exclusionary rule by

Accepted Answer

A) expanding its application to virtually all criminal cases both at the state and federal levels. 
B) determining that the rule was unconstitutional,in that it weakened the effectiveness of the police in maintaining an orderly society. 
C) expanding its application to federal cases only. 
D) expanding its application to state cases only. 
E) None of these answers is correct. 
A) expanding its application to virtually all criminal cases both at the state and federal levels. 
B) determining that the rule was unconstitutional,in that it weakened the effectiveness of the police in maintaining an orderly society. 
C) expanding its application to federal cases only. 
D) expanding its application to state cases only. 
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 20

In the case of McNabb v.United States,Justice Felix Frankfurter defined the "history of liberty" primarily in terms of whether

Accepted Answer

A) governments had observed procedural guarantees. 
B) those convicted are actually guilty. 
C) those convicted have the opportunity for appeal. 
D) those convicted are treated humanely while imprisoned. 
E) everyone is treated fairly in every case. 
A) governments had observed procedural guarantees. 
B) those convicted are actually guilty. 
C) those convicted have the opportunity for appeal. 
D) those convicted are treated humanely while imprisoned. 
E) everyone is treated fairly in every case.

Discuss the differences between the First Amendment's establishment and free exercise clauses.

The freedoms of speech,press,assembly,and petition are found in

,the Supreme Court ruled that

Like all other rights,the right of free expression is

The exclusionary rule states that

Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in

The USA Patriot Act

Justice Holmes's "clear and present danger" test holds that government can

The Supreme Court upheld the use of tax-supported vouchers to attend private or parochial school in

Gideon v.Wainwright is to the Sixth Amendment as Mapp v.Ohio is to the

Which of the following is true of the appeal process?

Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?

What is the greatest restriction on appeals in the United States?

The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that

Gideon v.Wainwright required the states to

In a 2004 case involving the issue of whether a U.S.citizen accused of terrorist acts is entitled to constitutional protections,the Supreme Court held that such citizens

The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights in the Fourteenth Amendment,so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments,is called

The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by

Since the 1980s,the Supreme Court has addressed the exclusionary rule by

In the case of McNabb v.United States,Justice Felix Frankfurter defined the "history of liberty" primarily in terms of whether

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

Discuss the differences between the First Amendment's establishment and free exercise clauses.

The freedoms of speech,press,assembly,and petition are found in

,the Supreme Court ruled that

Like all other rights,the right of free expression is

The exclusionary rule states that

Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in

The USA Patriot Act

Justice Holmes's "clear and present danger" test holds that government can

The Supreme Court upheld the use of tax-supported vouchers to attend private or parochial school in

Gideon v.Wainwright is to the Sixth Amendment as Mapp v.Ohio is to the

Which of the following is true of the appeal process?

Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?

What is the greatest restriction on appeals in the United States?

The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that

Gideon v.Wainwright required the states to

In a 2004 case involving the issue of whether a U.S.citizen accused of terrorist acts is entitled to constitutional protections,the Supreme Court held that such citizens

The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights in the Fourteenth Amendment,so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments,is called

The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by

Since the 1980s,the Supreme Court has addressed the exclusionary rule by

In the case of McNabb v.United States,Justice Felix Frankfurter defined the "history of liberty" primarily in terms of whether

Political Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen

Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

Federalism: Forging a Nation

Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the Peoples Voice

Political Participation: Activating the Popular Will

Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

Interest Groups: Organizing for Influence

The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local Interests

The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government

The Federal Judicial System: Applying the Law

Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to Prosperity

Welfare and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security and Need

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our Differences

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