Question 1

According to the Supreme Court, a woman's right to seek an abortion is based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due process clause 
B)  Right of privacy 
C)  Equal protection clause 
D)  Zone of privacy explicitly guaranteed in the Constitution 
E)  Right of states to enact police powers 
A)  Due process clause 
B)  Right of privacy 
C)  Equal protection clause 
D)  Zone of privacy explicitly guaranteed in the Constitution 
E)  Right of states to enact police powers

Question 2

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 3

What are the statements that police are required to make to a person before that person may be subjected to in-custody questioning known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cross-examination 
B)  Exclusionary rules 
C)  Interrogations 
D)  Jailhouse rights 
E)  Miranda warnings 
A)  Cross-examination 
B)  Exclusionary rules 
C)  Interrogations 
D)  Jailhouse rights 
E)  Miranda warnings

Question 4

The basis of freedom of religion is found in which two principles in the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  The establishment clause and the general welfare clause 
B)  The general welfare clause and the supremacy clause 
C)  The supremacy clause and the free exercise clause 
D)  The establishment clause and the free exercise clause 
E)  The free exercise clause and the general welfare clause 
A)  The establishment clause and the general welfare clause 
B)  The general welfare clause and the supremacy clause 
C)  The supremacy clause and the free exercise clause 
D)  The establishment clause and the free exercise clause 
E)  The free exercise clause and the general welfare clause

Question 5

Beginning in 1897, the Supreme Court slowly began to use the protection of "life, liberty, or property" in what clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to incorporate some of the provisions of the Bill of Rights as binding on the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due process 
B)  Equal protection 
C)  Full faith and credit 
D)  Establishment 
E)  Elastic 
A)  Due process 
B)  Equal protection 
C)  Full faith and credit 
D)  Establishment 
E)  Elastic

Question 6

What is the constitutional protection that ensures unqualified religious freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedom of association 
B)  Symbolic speech 
C)  Free exercise clause 
D)  Clear and present danger test 
E)  Elastic clause 
A)  Freedom of association 
B)  Symbolic speech 
C)  Free exercise clause 
D)  Clear and present danger test 
E)  Elastic clause

Question 7

Which of the following changes occurred with capital punishment from 1972 to 1976?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was prohibited because the Supreme Court deemed laws too vague and wanted more precise laws enacted to ensure consistency. 
B)  It was prohibited because the Innocence Project determined that 17 innocent individuals were serving time on death row. 
C)  It was prohibited because Congress removed the power of juries to impose the death penalty in capital cases. 
D)  Executions were limited to only those enacted by means of electrocution or firing squad. 
E)  It was expanded to all fifty states and to Puerto Rico by executive order. 
A)  It was prohibited because the Supreme Court deemed laws too vague and wanted more precise laws enacted to ensure consistency. 
B)  It was prohibited because the Innocence Project determined that 17 innocent individuals were serving time on death row. 
C)  It was prohibited because Congress removed the power of juries to impose the death penalty in capital cases. 
D)  Executions were limited to only those enacted by means of electrocution or firing squad. 
E)  It was expanded to all fifty states and to Puerto Rico by executive order.

Question 8

Explain the Supreme Court's original interpretation of the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. Discuss whether this was consistent with the Miranda decision.

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court's original interpretat

Question 9

Discuss how the Bill of Rights limits the direct influence of religion in public life.

Accepted Answer

The Bill of Rights, which is the first t

Question 10

Which of the following is required to obtain a warrant for wiretapping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Absolute certainty 
B)  Overwhelming evidence 
C)  Probable cause 
D)  Reasonable cause 
E)  Reasonable suspicion 
A)  Absolute certainty 
B)  Overwhelming evidence 
C)  Probable cause 
D)  Reasonable cause 
E)  Reasonable suspicion

Question 11

Inciting a crowd to violence is not protected speech because it can lead to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imminent lawless action 
B)  Prior restraint 
C)  Extra spending by police forces on crowd control 
D)  Obscenity 
E)  Evil 
A)  Imminent lawless action 
B)  Prior restraint 
C)  Extra spending by police forces on crowd control 
D)  Obscenity 
E)  Evil

Question 12

What does the constitutional doctrine of prior restraint prohibit?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government from censoring obscene material 
B)  The government from trying to prevent publication of material by the press except under extraordinary circumstances 
C)  Free speech accompanied by marches, demonstrations, or assembly 
D)  A judge from withholding information about a court case from release to the public or press 
E)  Flag burning as a form of protest 
A)  The government from censoring obscene material 
B)  The government from trying to prevent publication of material by the press except under extraordinary circumstances 
C)  Free speech accompanied by marches, demonstrations, or assembly 
D)  A judge from withholding information about a court case from release to the public or press 
E)  Flag burning as a form of protest

Question 13

Discuss how the Supreme Court has dealt with the issue of prior restraint, being sure to reference specific examples of court action.

Accepted Answer

The issue of prior restraint, or governm

Question 14

Explain the logic used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in articulating the Supreme Court's decisions in the Schenk and Debs cases. Discuss the degree to which Holmes applied that logic in the Abrams case.

Accepted Answer

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes used a cle

Question 15

Examine the history of the death penalty in the United States, including both its constitutional justification and challenges against it. Discuss issues facing the modern death penalty.

Accepted Answer

The history of the death penalty in the

Question 16

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution collectively known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  Articles of Confederation 
B)  Bill of Rights 
C)  Code of Rights 
D)  Magna Carta 
E)  Rules of law 
A)  Articles of Confederation 
B)  Bill of Rights 
C)  Code of Rights 
D)  Magna Carta 
E)  Rules of law

Question 17

The Lemon test includes determining whether a law does which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government or individuals face harm. 
B)  The government has a compelling state interest. 
C)  Government involvement meets the standards of rational basis review. 
D)  Government involvement advances a particular religion. 
E)  The government has the ability to tax religious property. 
A)  The government or individuals face harm. 
B)  The government has a compelling state interest. 
C)  Government involvement meets the standards of rational basis review. 
D)  Government involvement advances a particular religion. 
E)  The government has the ability to tax religious property.

Question 18

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 19

Discuss how the Supreme Court has clarified abortion rights since the original Roe v. Wade ruling. How would you characterize these clarifications ideologically?

Accepted Answer

Since the original Roe v. Wade ruling in

Question 20

Explain what it means to incorporate parts of the Bill of Rights. Discuss examples of rights that have been incorporated and those that have not been.

Accepted Answer

Incorporating parts of the Bill of Right

According to the Supreme Court, a woman's right to seek an abortion is based on which of the following?

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

What are the statements that police are required to make to a person before that person may be subjected to in-custody questioning known as?

The basis of freedom of religion is found in which two principles in the Bill of Rights?

Beginning in 1897, the Supreme Court slowly began to use the protection of "life, liberty, or property" in what clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to incorporate some of the provisions of the Bill of Rights as binding on the states?

What is the constitutional protection that ensures unqualified religious freedom?

Which of the following changes occurred with capital punishment from 1972 to 1976?

Explain the Supreme Court's original interpretation of the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. Discuss whether this was consistent with the Miranda decision.

Discuss how the Bill of Rights limits the direct influence of religion in public life.

Which of the following is required to obtain a warrant for wiretapping?

Inciting a crowd to violence is not protected speech because it can lead to which of the following?

What does the constitutional doctrine of prior restraint prohibit?

Discuss how the Supreme Court has dealt with the issue of prior restraint, being sure to reference specific examples of court action.

Explain the logic used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in articulating the Supreme Court's decisions in the Schenk and Debs cases. Discuss the degree to which Holmes applied that logic in the Abrams case.

Examine the history of the death penalty in the United States, including both its constitutional justification and challenges against it. Discuss issues facing the modern death penalty.

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution collectively known as?

The Lemon test includes determining whether a law does which of the following?

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

Discuss how the Supreme Court has clarified abortion rights since the original Roe v. Wade ruling. How would you characterize these clarifications ideologically?

Explain what it means to incorporate parts of the Bill of Rights. Discuss examples of rights that have been incorporated and those that have not been.

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According to the Supreme Court, a woman's right to seek an abortion is based on which of the following?

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

What are the statements that police are required to make to a person before that person may be subjected to in-custody questioning known as?

The basis of freedom of religion is found in which two principles in the Bill of Rights?

Beginning in 1897, the Supreme Court slowly began to use the protection of "life, liberty, or property" in what clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to incorporate some of the provisions of the Bill of Rights as binding on the states?

What is the constitutional protection that ensures unqualified religious freedom?

Which of the following changes occurred with capital punishment from 1972 to 1976?

Explain the Supreme Court's original interpretation of the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination. Discuss whether this was consistent with the Miranda decision.

Discuss how the Bill of Rights limits the direct influence of religion in public life.

Which of the following is required to obtain a warrant for wiretapping?

Inciting a crowd to violence is not protected speech because it can lead to which of the following?

What does the constitutional doctrine of prior restraint prohibit?

Discuss how the Supreme Court has dealt with the issue of prior restraint, being sure to reference specific examples of court action.

Explain the logic used by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in articulating the Supreme Court's decisions in the Schenk and Debs cases. Discuss the degree to which Holmes applied that logic in the Abrams case.

Examine the history of the death penalty in the United States, including both its constitutional justification and challenges against it. Discuss issues facing the modern death penalty.

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution collectively known as?

The Lemon test includes determining whether a law does which of the following?

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

Discuss how the Supreme Court has clarified abortion rights since the original Roe v. Wade ruling. How would you characterize these clarifications ideologically?

Explain what it means to incorporate parts of the Bill of Rights. Discuss examples of rights that have been incorporated and those that have not been.

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

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