Question 1

The Supreme Court declared prayer in public schools unconstitutional in

Accepted Answer

A) Minersville School District v. Gobitis. 
B) West Virginia State Board v. Barnette. 
C) Engel v. Vitale. 
D) Epperson v. Arkansas. 
E) Near v. Minnesota. 
A) Minersville School District v. Gobitis. 
B) West Virginia State Board v. Barnette. 
C) Engel v. Vitale. 
D) Epperson v. Arkansas. 
E) Near v. Minnesota. C

Question 2

In Mapp v.Ohio,a case that involved the conviction of a woman for possession of obscene material found during an illegal search for a fugitive,the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) ruled that illegally obtained evidence could be used in state courts but not in federal courts. 
B) refused to incorporate the illegal search and seizure protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C) ruled that state police were not bound by due process guarantees. 
D) extended the federal exclusionary rule to state courts. 
E) threw out the conviction. 
A) ruled that illegally obtained evidence could be used in state courts but not in federal courts. 
B) refused to incorporate the illegal search and seizure protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C) ruled that state police were not bound by due process guarantees. 
D) extended the federal exclusionary rule to state courts. 
E) threw out the conviction. D

Question 3

Persons possess __________ and governments ​possess ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) ​rights; privileges 
B) ​rights; powers 
C) ​privileges; powers 
D) ​liberties; rights 
E) ​rights; liberties 
A) ​rights; privileges 
B) ​rights; powers 
C) ​privileges; powers 
D) ​liberties; rights 
E) ​rights; liberties B

Question 4

Charles Schenck,the defendant in Schenck v.United States,was charged with

Accepted Answer

A) speaking against the president in public places. 
B) pipe-bombing a federal building. 
C) burning the flag. 
D) disrupting military recruitment by distributing leaflets claiming that the draft was unconstitutional. 
E) distributing pornographic material. 
A) speaking against the president in public places. 
B) pipe-bombing a federal building. 
C) burning the flag. 
D) disrupting military recruitment by distributing leaflets claiming that the draft was unconstitutional. 
E) distributing pornographic material.

Question 5

The significance of the Ninth Amendment remained unexplored until the case of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Students demonstrating against the war in Iraq by wearing black armbands as a symbolic protest would probably be protected under which case ruling?

Accepted Answer

A) Smith v. City of Chicago 
B) Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Co. School District 
C) Evanston v. Texas Independent School District # 83 
D) Albert v. University of Sacramento 
E) Near v. Minnesota 
A) Smith v. City of Chicago 
B) Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Co. School District 
C) Evanston v. Texas Independent School District # 83 
D) Albert v. University of Sacramento 
E) Near v. Minnesota

Question 7

Discuss the dispute and outcome of two Supreme Court decisions governing constitutional guarantees for criminal defendants.

Accepted Answer

The two Supreme Court decisions that hav

Question 8

The phrase "wall of separation between church and state" originated with

Accepted Answer

A) the First Amendment. 
B) the Bill of Rights. 
C) the Declaration of Independence. 
D) Thomas Jefferson. 
E) the Constitutional Convention. 
A) the First Amendment. 
B) the Bill of Rights. 
C) the Declaration of Independence. 
D) Thomas Jefferson. 
E) the Constitutional Convention.

Question 9

States are now obligated to protect most provisions of the Bill of Rights as a result of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment ___________ clause.

Accepted Answer

A) due process 
B) state's rights 
C) equal protection 
D) free exercise 
E) privacy 
A) due process 
B) state's rights 
C) equal protection 
D) free exercise 
E) privacy

Question 10

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor contributed to the legal debate over abortion by maintaining that state abortion restrictions are permissible provided they do not create

Accepted Answer

A) parental consent requirements. 
B) unnecessary information. 
C) a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion can be performed. 
D) compelling scrutiny. 
E) an undue burden. 
A) parental consent requirements. 
B) unnecessary information. 
C) a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion can be performed. 
D) compelling scrutiny. 
E) an undue burden.

Question 11

In 1791,when the Bill of Rights was ratified,it

Accepted Answer

A) was made up of fifteen amendments. 
B) imposed limits on the national government but not on the state governments. 
C) did not include a provision protecting free speech. 
D) applied to the states but not to the national government. 
E) was intended to be temporary, only having effect until citizens felt comfortable that the government understood and would not interfere with their rights. 
A) was made up of fifteen amendments. 
B) imposed limits on the national government but not on the state governments. 
C) did not include a provision protecting free speech. 
D) applied to the states but not to the national government. 
E) was intended to be temporary, only having effect until citizens felt comfortable that the government understood and would not interfere with their rights.

Question 12

The major criticism of the dissenting justices in Roe v.Wade was that

Accepted Answer

A) the other justices were writing their own policy preferences into law. 
B) the Constitution clearly bans the procedure under question. 
C) the Court did not hear sufficient testimony before reaching its decision. 
D) the case should have been dismissed as moot. 
E) the law as applied was too narrow to fit any other precedent. 
A) the other justices were writing their own policy preferences into law. 
B) the Constitution clearly bans the procedure under question. 
C) the Court did not hear sufficient testimony before reaching its decision. 
D) the case should have been dismissed as moot. 
E) the law as applied was too narrow to fit any other precedent.

Question 13

In 1992,a clear conservative majority on the Supreme Court __________ Roe.

Accepted Answer

A) overruled 
B) ignored 
C) reaffirmed 
D) replaced 
E) denounced 
A) overruled 
B) ignored 
C) reaffirmed 
D) replaced 
E) denounced

Question 14

In the 1970s,Daniel Ellsberg stole classified documents that came to be known as __________ and gave them to national newspapers.

Accepted Answer

A) the Vietnam Plans 
B) the Nixon Scheme 
C) the Pentagon Papers 
D) the Watergate Files 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) the Vietnam Plans 
B) the Nixon Scheme 
C) the Pentagon Papers 
D) the Watergate Files 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 15

In Griswold v.Connecticut ,the Court struck down a state law

Accepted Answer

A) requiring women to seek the permission of their husbands before obtaining an abortion. 
B) that banned pornographic literature. 
C) that made the use of birth control devices a crime. 
D) forbidding the purchase of alcohol on Sunday afternoons. 
E) regulating gambling that took place within private residences. 
A) requiring women to seek the permission of their husbands before obtaining an abortion. 
B) that banned pornographic literature. 
C) that made the use of birth control devices a crime. 
D) forbidding the purchase of alcohol on Sunday afternoons. 
E) regulating gambling that took place within private residences.

Question 16

The exclusionary rule holds that

Accepted Answer

A) "fighting words" can be excluded from constitutional protection. 
B) a court can order or constrain an action by an individual. 
C) evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trial. 
D) people who are biased against a defendant may be excluded from serving on a jury. 
E) evidence wrongly excluded at trial may not be used in appellate court later. 
A) "fighting words" can be excluded from constitutional protection. 
B) a court can order or constrain an action by an individual. 
C) evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trial. 
D) people who are biased against a defendant may be excluded from serving on a jury. 
E) evidence wrongly excluded at trial may not be used in appellate court later.

Question 17

Discuss the three prongs of the Lemon test,and give an example of a Supreme Court case that applied it.

Accepted Answer

The Lemon test, established by the Supre

Question 18

The case Roe v.Wade

Accepted Answer

A) upheld the right of couples to use birth control devices. 
B) upheld the right of gay Americans to consenting sexual relationships. 
C) denied the right of gay Americans to consenting sexual relationships. 
D) upheld the right of women to have abortions. 
E) ruled that state laws criminalizing adultery were unconstitutional. 
A) upheld the right of couples to use birth control devices. 
B) upheld the right of gay Americans to consenting sexual relationships. 
C) denied the right of gay Americans to consenting sexual relationships. 
D) upheld the right of women to have abortions. 
E) ruled that state laws criminalizing adultery were unconstitutional.

Question 19

What are the Miranda warnings?

Accepted Answer

The Miranda warnings are a set of rights

Question 20

In Near v.Minnesota,the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) ruled that prior restraint is a political issue and therefore not justifiable. 
B) ruled that prior restraint is not a violation of freedom of the press. 
C) ruled that prior restraint almost always places an unacceptable burden on a free press. 
D) ruled that prior restraint of the press is permitted by the clear and present danger test. 
E) applied a three-pronged test to identify whether prior restraint is permissible. 
A) ruled that prior restraint is a political issue and therefore not justifiable. 
B) ruled that prior restraint is not a violation of freedom of the press. 
C) ruled that prior restraint almost always places an unacceptable burden on a free press. 
D) ruled that prior restraint of the press is permitted by the clear and present danger test. 
E) applied a three-pronged test to identify whether prior restraint is permissible.

The Supreme Court declared prayer in public schools unconstitutional in

In Mapp v.Ohio,a case that involved the conviction of a woman for possession of obscene material found during an illegal search for a fugitive,the Supreme Court

Persons possess and governments possess __.

Charles Schenck,the defendant in Schenck v.United States,was charged with

The significance of the Ninth Amendment remained unexplored until the case of

Students demonstrating against the war in Iraq by wearing black armbands as a symbolic protest would probably be protected under which case ruling?

Discuss the dispute and outcome of two Supreme Court decisions governing constitutional guarantees for criminal defendants.

The phrase "wall of separation between church and state" originated with

States are now obligated to protect most provisions of the Bill of Rights as a result of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment ___________ clause.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor contributed to the legal debate over abortion by maintaining that state abortion restrictions are permissible provided they do not create

In 1791,when the Bill of Rights was ratified,it

The major criticism of the dissenting justices in Roe v.Wade was that

In 1992,a clear conservative majority on the Supreme Court __________ Roe.

In the 1970s,Daniel Ellsberg stole classified documents that came to be known as __________ and gave them to national newspapers.

In Griswold v.Connecticut ,the Court struck down a state law

The exclusionary rule holds that

Discuss the three prongs of the Lemon test,and give an example of a Supreme Court case that applied it.

The case Roe v.Wade

What are the Miranda warnings?

In Near v.Minnesota,the Supreme Court

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

Filters

Exam 15: Order and Civil Liberties

The Supreme Court declared prayer in public schools unconstitutional in

In Mapp v.Ohio,a case that involved the conviction of a woman for possession of obscene material found during an illegal search for a fugitive,the Supreme Court

Persons possess __________ and governments ​possess ____________.

Charles Schenck,the defendant in Schenck v.United States,was charged with

The significance of the Ninth Amendment remained unexplored until the case of

Students demonstrating against the war in Iraq by wearing black armbands as a symbolic protest would probably be protected under which case ruling?

Discuss the dispute and outcome of two Supreme Court decisions governing constitutional guarantees for criminal defendants.

The phrase "wall of separation between church and state" originated with

States are now obligated to protect most provisions of the Bill of Rights as a result of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment ___________ clause.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor contributed to the legal debate over abortion by maintaining that state abortion restrictions are permissible provided they do not create

In 1791,when the Bill of Rights was ratified,it

The major criticism of the dissenting justices in Roe v.Wade was that

In 1992,a clear conservative majority on the Supreme Court __________ Roe.

In the 1970s,Daniel Ellsberg stole classified documents that came to be known as __________ and gave them to national newspapers.

In Griswold v.Connecticut ,the Court struck down a state law

The exclusionary rule holds that

Discuss the three prongs of the Lemon test,and give an example of a Supreme Court case that applied it.

The case Roe v.Wade

What are the Miranda warnings?

In Near v.Minnesota,the Supreme Court

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

Filters

Persons possess and governments possess __.