Question 1

The Constitution protects the right to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  trial by jury. 
B)  freedom of expression. 
C)  freedom of press. 
D)  freedom of assembly. 
E)  free public education. 
A)  trial by jury. 
B)  freedom of expression. 
C)  freedom of press. 
D)  freedom of assembly. 
E)  free public education.

Question 2

Discuss and explain how Roe v. Wade is seen as a privacy case.

Accepted Answer

Roe v. Wade is seen as a privacy case be

Question 3

In the 1960s, the Supreme Court ruled that certain types of nonverbal activities, such as flag burning or students wearing black armbands to school, were protected under the First Amendment as

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic speech. 
B)  direct speech. 
C)  fighting words. 
D)  hate speech. 
E)  public speech. 
A)  symbolic speech. 
B)  direct speech. 
C)  fighting words. 
D)  hate speech. 
E)  public speech.

Question 4

The Bill of Rights placed into law some of the natural rights that Thomas Jefferson wrote about in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  Declaration of Independence. 
C)  International Bill of Rights. 
D)  pamphlet Common Sense . 
E)  Magna Carta. 
A)  Articles of Confederation. 
B)  Declaration of Independence. 
C)  International Bill of Rights. 
D)  pamphlet Common Sense . 
E)  Magna Carta.

Question 5

Today, an extraordinary burden of proof of imminent harm is needed before the courts will shut down a newspaper before a story is printed. This is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  libel. 
B)  prior restraint. 
C)  private censorship. 
D)  private restraint. 
E)  slander. 
A)  libel. 
B)  prior restraint. 
C)  private censorship. 
D)  private restraint. 
E)  slander.

Question 6

Which Constitutional right inferred by the Court has been used to protect unlisted rights such as sexual privacy or reproductive rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  right to privacy 
B)  right against self-incrimination 
C)  wall of separation rights 
D)  due process rights 
E)  right to assembly 
A)  right to privacy 
B)  right against self-incrimination 
C)  wall of separation rights 
D)  due process rights 
E)  right to assembly

Question 7

__________ is when the free speech doctrine allows certain types of regulations of speech, as long as the restriction does not favor one side or another of a controversy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Content-neutral 
B)  Exclusionary rule 
C)  Right to privacy 
D)  Marketplace of ideas 
E)  Prior restraint 
A)  Content-neutral 
B)  Exclusionary rule 
C)  Right to privacy 
D)  Marketplace of ideas 
E)  Prior restraint

Question 8

All of the following rights have been incorporated EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  quartering of soldiers. 
B)  keeping and bearing arms. 
C)  freedom of speech. 
D)  unreasonable search and seizure. 
E)  double jeopardy. 
A)  quartering of soldiers. 
B)  keeping and bearing arms. 
C)  freedom of speech. 
D)  unreasonable search and seizure. 
E)  double jeopardy.

Question 9

Too much freedom can lead to __________, a state in which everyone does as he or she chooses without regard to others.

Accepted Answer

A)  anarchy 
B)  aristocracy 
C)  democracy 
D)  oligarchy 
E)  tyranny 
A)  anarchy 
B)  aristocracy 
C)  democracy 
D)  oligarchy 
E)  tyranny

Question 10

If a majority wishes to abridge rights, it often falls to the __________, which is not designed to be responsive to public desires, to protect those rights.

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative branch 
B)  executive branch 
C)  House of Representatives 
D)  judiciary 
E)  president 
A)  legislative branch 
B)  executive branch 
C)  House of Representatives 
D)  judiciary 
E)  president

Question 11

Following the 2012 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  passed a law requiring criminal background checks. 
B)  passed a law banning all assault weapons. 
C)  passed a law limiting the number of rounds that ammunition magazines could hold. 
D)  failed to pass any laws restricting gun rights. 
E)  passed a law making it easier to obtain firearms. 
A)  passed a law requiring criminal background checks. 
B)  passed a law banning all assault weapons. 
C)  passed a law limiting the number of rounds that ammunition magazines could hold. 
D)  failed to pass any laws restricting gun rights. 
E)  passed a law making it easier to obtain firearms.

Question 12

What is the significance of the decision in Lawrence v. Texas?

Accepted Answer

The decision in Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U

Question 13

As originally written, the Bill of Rights limited the activities of

Accepted Answer

A)  both the national and state governments. 
B)  neither the national nor the state governments. 
C)  the national government, not the state governments. 
D)  the national government, and the thirteen colonial governments. 
E)  the state governments, not the national government. 
A)  both the national and state governments. 
B)  neither the national nor the state governments. 
C)  the national government, not the state governments. 
D)  the national government, and the thirteen colonial governments. 
E)  the state governments, not the national government.

Question 14

The Supreme Court, in  Miranda v. Arizona, based its decision on the ________ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A)  First 
B)  Third 
C)  Fourth 
D)  Fifth 
E)  Sixth 
A)  First 
B)  Third 
C)  Fourth 
D)  Fifth 
E)  Sixth

Question 15

Compare the problems of too much freedom to those of too much order.

Accepted Answer

Too much freedom and too much order both

Question 16

If the police conduct a search later found to be unconstitutional, the __________ holds that evidence collected during the search cannot be used in trial.

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusionary rule 
B)  incorporation clause 
C)  Fifth Amendment 
D)  full faith and credit clause 
E)  Seventh Amendment 
A)  exclusionary rule 
B)  incorporation clause 
C)  Fifth Amendment 
D)  full faith and credit clause 
E)  Seventh Amendment

Question 17

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that freedom of speech was not absolute, such as a person does not have the right to falsely shout ________ in a crowded theater.

Accepted Answer

A)  "bomb" 
B)  "this is a stick up" 
C)  "fire" 
D)  "gun" 
E)  "down with America" 
A)  "bomb" 
B)  "this is a stick up" 
C)  "fire" 
D)  "gun" 
E)  "down with America"

Question 18

The Supreme Court applied the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states through the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  emancipation. 
B)  dispersion. 
C)  incorporation. 
D)  ratification. 
E)  enumeration. 
A)  emancipation. 
B)  dispersion. 
C)  incorporation. 
D)  ratification. 
E)  enumeration.

Question 19

Discuss how the Court has applied the amendments pertaining to criminal procedure.

Accepted Answer

The Court has applied the amendments per

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court has viewed symbolic sp

The Constitution protects the right to all of the following EXCEPT

Discuss and explain how Roe v. Wade is seen as a privacy case.

In the 1960s, the Supreme Court ruled that certain types of nonverbal activities, such as flag burning or students wearing black armbands to school, were protected under the First Amendment as

The Bill of Rights placed into law some of the natural rights that Thomas Jefferson wrote about in the

Today, an extraordinary burden of proof of imminent harm is needed before the courts will shut down a newspaper before a story is printed. This is known as

Which Constitutional right inferred by the Court has been used to protect unlisted rights such as sexual privacy or reproductive rights?

__________ is when the free speech doctrine allows certain types of regulations of speech, as long as the restriction does not favor one side or another of a controversy.

All of the following rights have been incorporated EXCEPT

Too much freedom can lead to __________, a state in which everyone does as he or she chooses without regard to others.

If a majority wishes to abridge rights, it often falls to the __________, which is not designed to be responsive to public desires, to protect those rights.

Following the 2012 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Congress

What is the significance of the decision in Lawrence v. Texas?

As originally written, the Bill of Rights limited the activities of

The Supreme Court, in Miranda v. Arizona, based its decision on the ________ Amendment.

Compare the problems of too much freedom to those of too much order.

If the police conduct a search later found to be unconstitutional, the __________ holds that evidence collected during the search cannot be used in trial.

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that freedom of speech was not absolute, such as a person does not have the right to falsely shout ________ in a crowded theater.

The Supreme Court applied the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states through the process of

Discuss how the Court has applied the amendments pertaining to criminal procedure.

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

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties

The Constitution protects the right to all of the following EXCEPT

Discuss and explain how Roe v. Wade is seen as a privacy case.

In the 1960s, the Supreme Court ruled that certain types of nonverbal activities, such as flag burning or students wearing black armbands to school, were protected under the First Amendment as

The Bill of Rights placed into law some of the natural rights that Thomas Jefferson wrote about in the

Today, an extraordinary burden of proof of imminent harm is needed before the courts will shut down a newspaper before a story is printed. This is known as

Which Constitutional right inferred by the Court has been used to protect unlisted rights such as sexual privacy or reproductive rights?

__________ is when the free speech doctrine allows certain types of regulations of speech, as long as the restriction does not favor one side or another of a controversy.

All of the following rights have been incorporated EXCEPT

Too much freedom can lead to __________, a state in which everyone does as he or she chooses without regard to others.

If a majority wishes to abridge rights, it often falls to the __________, which is not designed to be responsive to public desires, to protect those rights.

Following the 2012 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Congress

What is the significance of the decision in Lawrence v. Texas?

As originally written, the Bill of Rights limited the activities of

The Supreme Court, in Miranda v. Arizona, based its decision on the ________ Amendment.

Compare the problems of too much freedom to those of too much order.

If the police conduct a search later found to be unconstitutional, the __________ holds that evidence collected during the search cannot be used in trial.

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that freedom of speech was not absolute, such as a person does not have the right to falsely shout ________ in a crowded theater.

The Supreme Court applied the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states through the process of

Discuss how the Court has applied the amendments pertaining to criminal procedure.

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

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

Filters