Question 1

Compare the "clear and present danger" test and the "grave and probable danger" test. Explain how they are different.

Accepted Answer

The "clear and present danger" test and

Question 2

What does the Fourth Amendment prohibit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cruel and unusual punishment 
B)  Involuntary quartering of soldiers 
C)  Double jeopardy 
D)  Unreasonable searches and seizures 
E)  Speedy and public trials 
A)  Cruel and unusual punishment 
B)  Involuntary quartering of soldiers 
C)  Double jeopardy 
D)  Unreasonable searches and seizures 
E)  Speedy and public trials

Question 3

Explain how the courts have treated the display of religious artifacts or messages on public property compared to such displays in public schools.

Accepted Answer

The courts have generally treated the di

Question 4

Discuss the trend of Supreme Court decisions regarding the powers of law enforcement officers in the field. Discuss at least two cases that are consistent with the trend you describe.

Accepted Answer

The trend of Supreme Court decisions reg

Question 5

Which of the following tests did the Supreme Court create in 1971 to determine if a law violated the establishment clause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clear and present danger 
B)  Miller 
C)  Establishment 
D)  Religious liberty 
E)  Lemon 
A)  Clear and present danger 
B)  Miller 
C)  Establishment 
D)  Religious liberty 
E)  Lemon

Question 6

Government can impose reasonable restrictions on free speech by limiting what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provocative nature of the ideas contained in the speech 
B)  Overtly political content of speech 
C)  Content of religious ideas expressed 
D)  Spreading of anti-government messages 
E)  Means for communicating ideas 
A)  Provocative nature of the ideas contained in the speech 
B)  Overtly political content of speech 
C)  Content of religious ideas expressed 
D)  Spreading of anti-government messages 
E)  Means for communicating ideas

Question 7

Which clause of the Constitution is the basis for the separation of church and state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free exercise 
B)  Supremacy 
C)  Establishment 
D)  Due process 
E)  Necessary and proper 
A)  Free exercise 
B)  Supremacy 
C)  Establishment 
D)  Due process 
E)  Necessary and proper

Question 8

In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Court invalidated a state law that did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Required women to seek the permission of their husbands before obtaining an abortion 
B)  Banned pornographic literature 
C)  Made the use of birth control devices a crime 
D)  Forbid the purchase of alcohol on Sunday afternoons 
E)  Regulated gambling that took place within private residences 
A)  Required women to seek the permission of their husbands before obtaining an abortion 
B)  Banned pornographic literature 
C)  Made the use of birth control devices a crime 
D)  Forbid the purchase of alcohol on Sunday afternoons 
E)  Regulated gambling that took place within private residences

Question 9

Explain how the Supreme Court has viewed symbolic speech or expression as it pertains to the First Amendment.

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court has consistently recog

Question 10

Which of the following best exemplifies the free exercise clause of the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prosecution of criminals under religious legal jurisprudence 
B)  The establishment of a free public education system 
C)  Separation of church and state 
D)  Protection of hate speech 
E)  The application of civil liberties to the states 
A)  The prosecution of criminals under religious legal jurisprudence 
B)  The establishment of a free public education system 
C)  Separation of church and state 
D)  Protection of hate speech 
E)  The application of civil liberties to the states

Question 11

What did the Court rule in Roe v. Wade that states could do regarding abortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Place significant restrictions on a woman's right to seek an abortion without her partner's consent 
B)  Outlaw all abortions 
C)  Outlaw abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy 
D)  Place any restrictions on abortions 
E)  Cannot limit a woman's right to seek an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy 
A)  Place significant restrictions on a woman's right to seek an abortion without her partner's consent 
B)  Outlaw all abortions 
C)  Outlaw abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy 
D)  Place any restrictions on abortions 
E)  Cannot limit a woman's right to seek an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy

Question 12

What did the right to privacy apply to in Griswold v. Connecticut?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of contraceptives 
B)  Information collected by federal agencies 
C)  Online communication 
D)  Same-sex relations 
E)  Physician-assisted suicide 
A)  The use of contraceptives 
B)  Information collected by federal agencies 
C)  Online communication 
D)  Same-sex relations 
E)  Physician-assisted suicide

Question 13

Explain how the incorporation doctrine has been applied to the Second Amendment.

Accepted Answer

The incorporation doctrine, as applied t

Question 14

To what does prior restraint refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Closed sessions of hearings by Congress 
B)  Methods used by the government to get terrorists to talk 
C)  Prohibition of judges from legislating from the bench 
D)  Restraining an activity, such as expression, before that activity has actually occurred 
E)  Ability of police to detain people when riots appear imminent 
A)  Closed sessions of hearings by Congress 
B)  Methods used by the government to get terrorists to talk 
C)  Prohibition of judges from legislating from the bench 
D)  Restraining an activity, such as expression, before that activity has actually occurred 
E)  Ability of police to detain people when riots appear imminent

Question 15

The case of New York Times v. United States was responsible for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirming the no-prior-restraint doctrine in the Pentagon Papers case 
B)  Upholding the government's right to control what information the public could have about Vietnam 
C)  Punishing the New York Times for publishing secret documents 
D)  Affirming the free speech of students in public schools 
E)  Affirming the no-prior-restraint doctrine in the Pentagon Papers case while punishing the New York Times for publishing secret documents 
A)  Affirming the no-prior-restraint doctrine in the Pentagon Papers case 
B)  Upholding the government's right to control what information the public could have about Vietnam 
C)  Punishing the New York Times for publishing secret documents 
D)  Affirming the free speech of students in public schools 
E)  Affirming the no-prior-restraint doctrine in the Pentagon Papers case while punishing the New York Times for publishing secret documents

Question 16

Identify three rights guaranteed to those accused of a crime, and discuss how the Supreme Court has altered those rights over time.

Accepted Answer

Three rights guaranteed to those accused

Question 17

Which constitutional clause prevents the government from interfering with religious practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishment 
B)  Equal protection 
C)  Nondiscrimination 
D)  Free exercise 
E)  Miranda 
A)  Establishment 
B)  Equal protection 
C)  Nondiscrimination 
D)  Free exercise 
E)  Miranda

Question 18

The significance of the Ninth Amendment remained unexplored until which of the following Supreme Court cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roe v. Wade 
B)  Palko v. Connecticut 
C)  Griswold v. Connecticut 
D)  Lemon v. Kurtzman 
E)  Mapp v. Ohio 
A)  Roe v. Wade 
B)  Palko v. Connecticut 
C)  Griswold v. Connecticut 
D)  Lemon v. Kurtzman 
E)  Mapp v. Ohio

Question 19

Which of the following terms is used for certain types of nonverbal activities, such as flag burning or students wearing black armbands to school that the Supreme Court has ruled were protected under the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Symbolic speech or expression 
B)  Direct speech 
C)  Fighting words 
D)  Hate speech 
E)  Public speech 
A)  Symbolic speech or expression 
B)  Direct speech 
C)  Fighting words 
D)  Hate speech 
E)  Public speech

Question 20

The Second Amendment of the Constitution contains which of the following rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Right to bear arms 
B)  Ban on cruel and unusual punishment 
C)  Right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures 
D)  Protection against self-incrimination 
E)  No double jeopardy 
A)  Right to bear arms 
B)  Ban on cruel and unusual punishment 
C)  Right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures 
D)  Protection against self-incrimination 
E)  No double jeopardy

Compare the "clear and present danger" test and the "grave and probable danger" test. Explain how they are different.

What does the Fourth Amendment prohibit?

Explain how the courts have treated the display of religious artifacts or messages on public property compared to such displays in public schools.

Discuss the trend of Supreme Court decisions regarding the powers of law enforcement officers in the field. Discuss at least two cases that are consistent with the trend you describe.

Which of the following tests did the Supreme Court create in 1971 to determine if a law violated the establishment clause?

Government can impose reasonable restrictions on free speech by limiting what?

Which clause of the Constitution is the basis for the separation of church and state?

In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Court invalidated a state law that did which of the following?

Explain how the Supreme Court has viewed symbolic speech or expression as it pertains to the First Amendment.

Which of the following best exemplifies the free exercise clause of the U.S. Constitution?

What did the Court rule in Roe v. Wade that states could do regarding abortion?

What did the right to privacy apply to in Griswold v. Connecticut?

Explain how the incorporation doctrine has been applied to the Second Amendment.

To what does prior restraint refer?

The case of New York Times v. United States was responsible for which of the following?

Identify three rights guaranteed to those accused of a crime, and discuss how the Supreme Court has altered those rights over time.

Which constitutional clause prevents the government from interfering with religious practice?

The significance of the Ninth Amendment remained unexplored until which of the following Supreme Court cases?

Which of the following terms is used for certain types of nonverbal activities, such as flag burning or students wearing black armbands to school that the Supreme Court has ruled were protected under the First Amendment?

The Second Amendment of the Constitution contains which of the following rights?

Freedom, Order, or Equality

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Exam 15: Order and Civil Liberties

Compare the "clear and present danger" test and the "grave and probable danger" test. Explain how they are different.

What does the Fourth Amendment prohibit?

Explain how the courts have treated the display of religious artifacts or messages on public property compared to such displays in public schools.

Discuss the trend of Supreme Court decisions regarding the powers of law enforcement officers in the field. Discuss at least two cases that are consistent with the trend you describe.

Which of the following tests did the Supreme Court create in 1971 to determine if a law violated the establishment clause?

Government can impose reasonable restrictions on free speech by limiting what?

Which clause of the Constitution is the basis for the separation of church and state?

In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Court invalidated a state law that did which of the following?

Explain how the Supreme Court has viewed symbolic speech or expression as it pertains to the First Amendment.

Which of the following best exemplifies the free exercise clause of the U.S. Constitution?

What did the Court rule in Roe v. Wade that states could do regarding abortion?

What did the right to privacy apply to in Griswold v. Connecticut?

Explain how the incorporation doctrine has been applied to the Second Amendment.

To what does prior restraint refer?

The case of New York Times v. United States was responsible for which of the following?

Identify three rights guaranteed to those accused of a crime, and discuss how the Supreme Court has altered those rights over time.

Which constitutional clause prevents the government from interfering with religious practice?

The significance of the Ninth Amendment remained unexplored until which of the following Supreme Court cases?

Which of the following terms is used for certain types of nonverbal activities, such as flag burning or students wearing black armbands to school that the Supreme Court has ruled were protected under the First Amendment?

The Second Amendment of the Constitution contains which of the following rights?

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

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