Question 1

A woman's constitutional right to an abortion was established in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mapp v. Ohio (1961) 
B)  Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) 
C)  Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 
D)  Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 
E)  Roe v. Wade (1973) 
A)  Mapp v. Ohio (1961) 
B)  Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) 
C)  Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 
D)  Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 
E)  Roe v. Wade (1973)

Question 2

The requirement that a person under arrest be informed of his or her right to remain silent is known as the ________ rule.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mapp 
B)  Gideon 
C)  Miranda 
D)  Escobedo 
E)  Benton 
A)  Mapp 
B)  Gideon 
C)  Miranda 
D)  Escobedo 
E)  Benton

Question 3

The Supreme Court justices formally articulated the right to privacy in a case involving

Accepted Answer

A)  a law criminalizing abortion. 
B)  access to birth control. 
C)  the right to die. 
D)  the right to grow drugs for personal use. 
E)  sodomy laws. 
A)  a law criminalizing abortion. 
B)  access to birth control. 
C)  the right to die. 
D)  the right to grow drugs for personal use. 
E)  sodomy laws.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  It includes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. 
B)  It includes all of the civil liberties and civil rights found in the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  It is the first national Constitution of the United States. 
D)  It is the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  It is the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 
A)  It includes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. 
B)  It includes all of the civil liberties and civil rights found in the U.S. Constitution. 
C)  It is the first national Constitution of the United States. 
D)  It is the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  It is the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about America's prison population is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States imprisons more people per every 100,000 citizens than Rwanda, South Africa, China, Brazil, and Israel. 
B)  African Americans make up about 38 percent of the prison population but only 13 percent of the overall population. 
C)  People convicted of violent crimes make up the majority of prison inmates. 
D)  There are almost no drug offenders in prison. 
E)  Women make up less than 10 percent of the prison population. 
A)  The United States imprisons more people per every 100,000 citizens than Rwanda, South Africa, China, Brazil, and Israel. 
B)  African Americans make up about 38 percent of the prison population but only 13 percent of the overall population. 
C)  People convicted of violent crimes make up the majority of prison inmates. 
D)  There are almost no drug offenders in prison. 
E)  Women make up less than 10 percent of the prison population.

Question 6

Near v. Minnesota (1931) and Wolf v. Colorado (1949) were significant because they

Accepted Answer

A)  struck down ex post facto laws. 
B)  protected the right of habeas corpus. 
C)  upheld the constitutionality of bills of attainder. 
D)  forced state governments to obey the Second Amendment of the Constitution. 
E)  incorporated provisions of the Bill of Rights through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
A)  struck down ex post facto laws. 
B)  protected the right of habeas corpus. 
C)  upheld the constitutionality of bills of attainder. 
D)  forced state governments to obey the Second Amendment of the Constitution. 
E)  incorporated provisions of the Bill of Rights through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 7

________ occurs when government officials block the publication of material they do not want released.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sedition 
B)  Speech plus 
C)  Prior restraint 
D)  Clear and present danger 
E)  Libel 
A)  Sedition 
B)  Speech plus 
C)  Prior restraint 
D)  Clear and present danger 
E)  Libel

Question 8

The term eminent domain describes the

Accepted Answer

A)  power of the government to take private property for public use. 
B)  right of individuals not to have their private property taken by the government. 
C)  power of the Supreme Court to declare the meaning and scope of all civil liberties. 
D)  power of the federal government to seize land owned and managed by the states. 
E)  power of state governments to ignore a law enacted by the federal government. 
A)  power of the government to take private property for public use. 
B)  right of individuals not to have their private property taken by the government. 
C)  power of the Supreme Court to declare the meaning and scope of all civil liberties. 
D)  power of the federal government to seize land owned and managed by the states. 
E)  power of state governments to ignore a law enacted by the federal government.

Question 9

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about

Accepted Answer

A)  protections for those accused of committing crimes. 
B)  the right to privacy and travel. 
C)  the demands that citizens be treated equally. 
D)  the limits of Congress regarding economic regulation. 
E)  the process of amending the Constitution. 
A)  protections for those accused of committing crimes. 
B)  the right to privacy and travel. 
C)  the demands that citizens be treated equally. 
D)  the limits of Congress regarding economic regulation. 
E)  the process of amending the Constitution.

Question 10

The Lemon test involves what part of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  free speech 
B)  the establishment clause 
C)  due process 
D)  equal protection of the laws 
E)  the free exercise clause 
A)  free speech 
B)  the establishment clause 
C)  due process 
D)  equal protection of the laws 
E)  the free exercise clause

Question 11

The Terri Schiavo case was an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the controversy surrounding the so-called right to die. 
B)  the limits of the Fourth Amendment. 
C)  selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights. 
D)  the Supreme Court's difficulty in defining "cruel and unusual punishment." 
E)  the difference between the establishment clause and the free exercise clause. 
A)  the controversy surrounding the so-called right to die. 
B)  the limits of the Fourth Amendment. 
C)  selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights. 
D)  the Supreme Court's difficulty in defining "cruel and unusual punishment." 
E)  the difference between the establishment clause and the free exercise clause.

Question 12

The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is best described as a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  substantive civil liberty 
B)  procedural civil liberty 
C)  civil right 
D)  delegated power 
E)  instrumental power 
A)  substantive civil liberty 
B)  procedural civil liberty 
C)  civil right 
D)  delegated power 
E)  instrumental power

Question 13

The current prohibition on states to criminalize abortion is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to due process of law. 
B)  equal protection against sexual discrimination. 
C)  the right to privacy. 
D)  the right against cruel and unusual punishment. 
E)  the free exercise clause. 
A)  the right to due process of law. 
B)  equal protection against sexual discrimination. 
C)  the right to privacy. 
D)  the right against cruel and unusual punishment. 
E)  the free exercise clause.

Question 14

The wall of separation between church and state is best found in what clause of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  the free exercise clause 
B)  the establishment clause 
C)  the equal protection clause 
D)  the wall of separation clause 
E)  the full faith and credit clause 
A)  the free exercise clause 
B)  the establishment clause 
C)  the equal protection clause 
D)  the wall of separation clause 
E)  the full faith and credit clause

Question 15

What was the result of the 2004 case that argued the phrase under God in the Pledge of Allegiance violated the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase did not violate the establishment clause. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase violated the establishment clause. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was protected by the free exercise clause. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was not protected by the free exercise clause. 
E)  The Supreme Court did not rule on the issue, dismissing the case on a technical matter. 
A)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase did not violate the establishment clause. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase violated the establishment clause. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was protected by the free exercise clause. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was not protected by the free exercise clause. 
E)  The Supreme Court did not rule on the issue, dismissing the case on a technical matter.

Question 16

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) and Roe v. Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  a constitutional right to privacy. 
B)  American due process. 
C)  New Federalism. 
D)  a test that can be used to determine what is protected speech. 
E)  the rights of individuals accused of crimes. 
A)  a constitutional right to privacy. 
B)  American due process. 
C)  New Federalism. 
D)  a test that can be used to determine what is protected speech. 
E)  the rights of individuals accused of crimes.

Question 17

The rights to assembly and petition are guaranteed by the same amendment that guarantees ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free speech 
B)  due process 
C)  privacy 
D)  the right to bear arms 
E)  equal protection of the laws 
A)  free speech 
B)  due process 
C)  privacy 
D)  the right to bear arms 
E)  equal protection of the laws

Question 18

In Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), the Supreme Court justices ruled that government action toward religion is

Accepted Answer

A)  permissible only if it is secular in purpose, neither promotes nor inhibits religion, and does not lead to excessive entanglement with religion. 
B)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a large number of members. 
C)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a small number of members. 
D)  permissible only if it inhibits religious organizations who espouse anti-American beliefs. 
E)  never permissible. 
A)  permissible only if it is secular in purpose, neither promotes nor inhibits religion, and does not lead to excessive entanglement with religion. 
B)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a large number of members. 
C)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a small number of members. 
D)  permissible only if it inhibits religious organizations who espouse anti-American beliefs. 
E)  never permissible.

Question 19

Which of the following best reflects the Supreme Court's position on commercial speech, such as advertisements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Commercial speech receives no First Amendment protection. 
B)  Advertisements receive limited First Amendment protection. 
C)  Advertisements receive as much First Amendment protection as anything else written in the newspaper. 
D)  Commercial speech regulations depend on the commerce clause, not the Bill of Rights. 
E)  The Supreme Court has never issued a ruling on the extent to which commercial speech receives First Amendment protection. 
A)  Commercial speech receives no First Amendment protection. 
B)  Advertisements receive limited First Amendment protection. 
C)  Advertisements receive as much First Amendment protection as anything else written in the newspaper. 
D)  Commercial speech regulations depend on the commerce clause, not the Bill of Rights. 
E)  The Supreme Court has never issued a ruling on the extent to which commercial speech receives First Amendment protection.

Question 20

Which rights do not fall under constitutional arguments in favor of the right to privacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  right to abortion 
B)  rights of gays and lesbians 
C)  right to use pornography 
D)  right to die 
E)  right to have access to birth control 
A)  right to abortion 
B)  rights of gays and lesbians 
C)  right to use pornography 
D)  right to die 
E)  right to have access to birth control

A woman's constitutional right to an abortion was established in ________.

The requirement that a person under arrest be informed of his or her right to remain silent is known as the ________ rule.

The Supreme Court justices formally articulated the right to privacy in a case involving

Which of the following is true about the Bill of Rights?

Which of the following statements about America's prison population is FALSE?

Near v. Minnesota (1931) and Wolf v. Colorado (1949) were significant because they

________ occurs when government officials block the publication of material they do not want released.

The term eminent domain describes the

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about

The Lemon test involves what part of the Constitution?

The Terri Schiavo case was an example of

The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is best described as a(n) ________.

The current prohibition on states to criminalize abortion is based on

The wall of separation between church and state is best found in what clause of the Constitution?

What was the result of the 2004 case that argued the phrase under God in the Pledge of Allegiance violated the First Amendment?

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) and Roe v. Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of

The rights to assembly and petition are guaranteed by the same amendment that guarantees ________.

In Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), the Supreme Court justices ruled that government action toward religion is

Which of the following best reflects the Supreme Court's position on commercial speech, such as advertisements?

Which rights do not fall under constitutional arguments in favor of the right to privacy?

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties

A woman's constitutional right to an abortion was established in ________.

The requirement that a person under arrest be informed of his or her right to remain silent is known as the ________ rule.

The Supreme Court justices formally articulated the right to privacy in a case involving

Which of the following is true about the Bill of Rights?

Which of the following statements about America's prison population is FALSE?

Near v. Minnesota (1931) and Wolf v. Colorado (1949) were significant because they

________ occurs when government officials block the publication of material they do not want released.

The term eminent domain describes the

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about

The Lemon test involves what part of the Constitution?

The Terri Schiavo case was an example of

The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is best described as a(n) ________.

The current prohibition on states to criminalize abortion is based on

The wall of separation between church and state is best found in what clause of the Constitution?

What was the result of the 2004 case that argued the phrase under God in the Pledge of Allegiance violated the First Amendment?

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) and Roe v. Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of

The rights to assembly and petition are guaranteed by the same amendment that guarantees ________.

In Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), the Supreme Court justices ruled that government action toward religion is

Which of the following best reflects the Supreme Court's position on commercial speech, such as advertisements?

Which rights do not fall under constitutional arguments in favor of the right to privacy?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters