Question 1

In Bowers v.Hardwick (1986),the Supreme Court justices determined that

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A) the right of privacy includes abortion in the early months of pregnancy. 
B) search warrants are not needed in murder investigations. 
C) freedom of speech and freedom of assembly sometimes conflict. 
D) state militia members have the right to peacefully assemble. 
E) the right to privacy does not include homosexual acts. 
A) the right of privacy includes abortion in the early months of pregnancy. 
B) search warrants are not needed in murder investigations. 
C) freedom of speech and freedom of assembly sometimes conflict. 
D) state militia members have the right to peacefully assemble. 
E) the right to privacy does not include homosexual acts.

Question 2

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

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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.

Question 3

What Illinois policy did the Supreme Court invalidate with its decision in Witherspoon v.Illinois (1968)?

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A) allowing the prosecution an unlimited number of challenges in capital cases 
B) preventing convicted persons in capital cases from filing an appeal 
C) preventing the prosecution from challenging jury selections in felony cases 
D) the failure to provide low-income defendants with court-appointed lawyers 
E) encouragement of low-income defendants to act as their own attorney 
A) allowing the prosecution an unlimited number of challenges in capital cases 
B) preventing convicted persons in capital cases from filing an appeal 
C) preventing the prosecution from challenging jury selections in felony cases 
D) the failure to provide low-income defendants with court-appointed lawyers 
E) encouragement of low-income defendants to act as their own attorney

Question 4

How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in recent years? Explain.

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The Supreme Court has typically let Cong

Question 5

In Mapp v.Ohio,the selective incorporation process was extended to include

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A) criminal proceedings in the states. 
B) civil cases. 
C) pleas of insanity. 
D) children (minors)accused of crime. 
E) indigent litigants. 
A) criminal proceedings in the states. 
B) civil cases. 
C) pleas of insanity. 
D) children (minors)accused of crime. 
E) indigent litigants.

Question 6

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

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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 7

According to the Supreme Court,prayer in public schools violates

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A) the free exercise clause. 
B) the establishment clause. 
C) the exclusionary rule. 
D) procedural due process. 
E) the clear-and-present-danger test. 
A) the free exercise clause. 
B) the establishment clause. 
C) the exclusionary rule. 
D) procedural due process. 
E) the clear-and-present-danger test.

Question 8

According to Freedom House,which of the following countries has the highest degree of freedom?

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A) Japan 
B) Mexico 
C) Guatemala 
D) Russia 
E) United States 
A) Japan 
B) Mexico 
C) Guatemala 
D) Russia 
E) United States

Question 9

The right to an attorney is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

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A) First 
B) Fifth 
C) Sixth 
D) Ninth 
E) Tenth 
A) First 
B) Fifth 
C) Sixth 
D) Ninth 
E) Tenth

Question 10

The Supreme Court

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A) has ruled that even forms of symbolic speech considered to be dangerous to the public are protected. 
B) ruled,during the Vietnam War,that the burning of draft registration cards was a protected form of symbolic speech. 
C) has reduced its protection of symbolic speech dramatically,and has recently ruled against flag burning as a form of protected symbolic speech. 
D) has protected symbolic speech much more substantially than it has protected verbal speech. 
E) has generally protected symbolic speech almost as substantially as it has protected verbal speech. 
A) has ruled that even forms of symbolic speech considered to be dangerous to the public are protected. 
B) ruled,during the Vietnam War,that the burning of draft registration cards was a protected form of symbolic speech. 
C) has reduced its protection of symbolic speech dramatically,and has recently ruled against flag burning as a form of protected symbolic speech. 
D) has protected symbolic speech much more substantially than it has protected verbal speech. 
E) has generally protected symbolic speech almost as substantially as it has protected verbal speech.

Question 11

In the 2014 case of Burwell v.Hobby Lobby Stores,the Supreme Court ruled that

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A) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not require employers to provide insurance for employees. 
B) companies with only a few owners can refuse,on religious grounds,to include contraceptives in employees' health coverage. 
C) businesses can decide which employees deserve employer-paid health insurance based on employee performance. 
D) the free exercise of religion clause in the First Amendment does not apply to the secular business practices of corporations. 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not require employers to provide insurance for employees. 
B) companies with only a few owners can refuse,on religious grounds,to include contraceptives in employees' health coverage. 
C) businesses can decide which employees deserve employer-paid health insurance based on employee performance. 
D) the free exercise of religion clause in the First Amendment does not apply to the secular business practices of corporations. 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Which state has the highest incarceration rate?

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A) Vermont 
B) Maine 
C) Louisiana 
D) North Dakota 
E) California 
A) Vermont 
B) Maine 
C) Louisiana 
D) North Dakota 
E) California

Question 13

According to the Supreme Court,which is true regarding freedom of assembly?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals have the right to command immediate access to a public auditorium. 
B) Individuals have the right to hold a public rally in the middle of a busy intersection at a time of their choosing. 
C) Public officials can regulate the time,place,and conditions of public assembly,provided the regulations are reasonable. 
D) Public officials can prohibit assembly by unpopular groups. 
E) Freedom of assembly is an absolute right,because it is in the First Amendment. 
A) Individuals have the right to command immediate access to a public auditorium. 
B) Individuals have the right to hold a public rally in the middle of a busy intersection at a time of their choosing. 
C) Public officials can regulate the time,place,and conditions of public assembly,provided the regulations are reasonable. 
D) Public officials can prohibit assembly by unpopular groups. 
E) Freedom of assembly is an absolute right,because it is in the First Amendment.

Question 14

In the Constitution,procedural due process is protected in various ways by the

Accepted Answer

A) Fourth Amendment. 
B) Fifth Amendment. 
C) Sixth Amendment. 
D) Eighth Amendment. 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) Fourth Amendment. 
B) Fifth Amendment. 
C) Sixth Amendment. 
D) Eighth Amendment. 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 15

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

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A) libel. 
B) slander. 
C) blasphemy. 
D) obscenity. 
E) symbolic speech. 
A) libel. 
B) slander. 
C) blasphemy. 
D) obscenity. 
E) symbolic speech.

Question 16

In its 2011 Snyder v.Phelps ruling,the Supreme Court held that Westboro Baptist Church protests at military funerals

Accepted Answer

A) were unconstitutional because the funerals were military,but they would have been constitutional at civilian funerals. 
B) would need specific prior approval by a federal judge. 
C) were a constitutionally protected form of free speech. 
D) could not be considered constitutionally protected freedom of assembly. 
E) were a state matter and must be decided on a case-by-case basis in state courts. 
A) were unconstitutional because the funerals were military,but they would have been constitutional at civilian funerals. 
B) would need specific prior approval by a federal judge. 
C) were a constitutionally protected form of free speech. 
D) could not be considered constitutionally protected freedom of assembly. 
E) were a state matter and must be decided on a case-by-case basis in state courts.

Question 17

Gideon v.Wainwright required the states to

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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 18

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 19

In the Johnson flag-burning case,the Supreme Court ruled that flag burning

Accepted Answer

A) is an imminent danger to public safety. 
B) is not symbolic speech. 
C) cannot be prohibited even though it may be offensive. 
D) can be prohibited by the national government but not by the states. 
E) flag burning could be banned by Congress. 
A) is an imminent danger to public safety. 
B) is not symbolic speech. 
C) cannot be prohibited even though it may be offensive. 
D) can be prohibited by the national government but not by the states. 
E) flag burning could be banned by Congress.

Question 20

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

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

In Bowers v.Hardwick (1986),the Supreme Court justices determined that

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

What Illinois policy did the Supreme Court invalidate with its decision in Witherspoon v.Illinois (1968)?

How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in recent years? Explain.

In Mapp v.Ohio,the selective incorporation process was extended to include

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

According to the Supreme Court,prayer in public schools violates

According to Freedom House,which of the following countries has the highest degree of freedom?

The right to an attorney is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

The Supreme Court

In the 2014 case of Burwell v.Hobby Lobby Stores,the Supreme Court ruled that

Which state has the highest incarceration rate?

According to the Supreme Court,which is true regarding freedom of assembly?

In the Constitution,procedural due process is protected in various ways by the

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

In its 2011 Snyder v.Phelps ruling,the Supreme Court held that Westboro Baptist Church protests at military funerals

Gideon v.Wainwright required the states to

Like all other rights,the right of free expression is

In the Johnson flag-burning case,the Supreme Court ruled that flag burning

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

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In Bowers v.Hardwick (1986),the Supreme Court justices determined that

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

What Illinois policy did the Supreme Court invalidate with its decision in Witherspoon v.Illinois (1968)?

How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in recent years? Explain.

In Mapp v.Ohio,the selective incorporation process was extended to include

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

According to the Supreme Court,prayer in public schools violates

According to Freedom House,which of the following countries has the highest degree of freedom?

The right to an attorney is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

The Supreme Court

In the 2014 case of Burwell v.Hobby Lobby Stores,the Supreme Court ruled that

Which state has the highest incarceration rate?

According to the Supreme Court,which is true regarding freedom of assembly?

In the Constitution,procedural due process is protected in various ways by the

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

In its 2011 Snyder v.Phelps ruling,the Supreme Court held that Westboro Baptist Church protests at military funerals

Gideon v.Wainwright required the states to

Like all other rights,the right of free expression is

In the Johnson flag-burning case,the Supreme Court ruled that flag burning

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

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

Income,welfare,and Education Policy: Providing for Personal Security

Foreign Policy: Protecting the American Way

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