Exam 4: Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Under Roe v.Wade,a woman could legally seek a(n)__________ without restriction during her first trimester.

The Supreme Court has interpreted the __________ Amendment to protect an individual's right to own a firearm for self-defense.

Describe how civil liberties affect democratic government and how civil liberties affect the scope of government.

Near v.Minnesota was a landmark Supreme Court case involving which of the following?

Which clause prevents the national government from sanctioning an official religion?

Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?

The Supreme Court has interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment to mean that most of the protections in the Bill of Rights apply to the states.

What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime?

The __________ rule states that evidence cannot be introduced into a trial if it was not obtained in a constitutional manner.

A false and malicious written statement could be considered __________; the same statement spoken aloud could be considered __________.

Writs of habeas corpus are laws declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial.

In the decades since the Miranda v.Arizona decision,the Supreme Court has sometimes deemphasized or made exceptions to its requirements.

The 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allow government officials to use broad warrants for surveillance of which of the following?

During World War I,the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Charles T.Schenck,ruling that government can limit speech that __________.

New York Times v.Sullivan held that there must be proof of which of the following in order to find libel against a public figure?

According to Roe v.Wade,what could a state do if it wanted to limit a woman's right to an abortion during her first trimester?

Which of the following Supreme Court cases demonstrates how reluctant the courts are to exercise prior restraint even when national security issues are involved?

Which U.S.Supreme Court case found that a woman's right to have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy?

Which of the following generally is unconstitutional in school?

When a defendant in a criminal case agrees to plead guilty in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor,the case has been resolved by what?