Question 1

The rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution are found in

Accepted Answer

A) the Eighteenth and Twenty-Second Amendments. 
B) the Bill of Rights and the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C) Article III. 
D) Article I. 
E) Amendments 1 through 27. 
A) the Eighteenth and Twenty-Second Amendments. 
B) the Bill of Rights and the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C) Article III. 
D) Article I. 
E) Amendments 1 through 27.

Question 2

A U.S.Court of Appeals ​held in 2013 that when Daniel Ray Carter,Jr.,an employee of the Sheriff's office in Hampton,Virginia ____________,it was constitutionally protected symbolic speech.

Accepted Answer

A) "liked" a Facebook page 
B) placed a campaign sign in his yard 
C) ​wore an arm band protesting police brutality 
D) attended a pro-immigration rally 
E) participated in a march supporting separation of church and state 
A) "liked" a Facebook page 
B) placed a campaign sign in his yard 
C) ​wore an arm band protesting police brutality 
D) attended a pro-immigration rally 
E) participated in a march supporting separation of church and state

Question 3

The case in which the Supreme Court extended to the states the right to a jury trial in criminal cases was

Accepted Answer

A) Gideon v. Wainright. 
B) Miranda v. Arizona. 
C) Duncan v. Louisiana. 
D) Palko v. Connecticut. 
E) Schenck v. U.S. 
A) Gideon v. Wainright. 
B) Miranda v. Arizona. 
C) Duncan v. Louisiana. 
D) Palko v. Connecticut. 
E) Schenck v. U.S.

Question 4

Griswold v.Connecticut,which challenged a Connecticut statute that declared the use of birth control devices a crime,established the principle that

Accepted Answer

A) birth control is a matter of religious belief and therefore cannot be limited by the state. 
B) the states are free to restrict matters of personal privacy. 
C) the Constitution guarantees the right to obtain an abortion. 
D) the Bill of Rights as a whole creates a zone of personal privacy or autonomy. 
E) government cannot successfully enact a law for morality. 
A) birth control is a matter of religious belief and therefore cannot be limited by the state. 
B) the states are free to restrict matters of personal privacy. 
C) the Constitution guarantees the right to obtain an abortion. 
D) the Bill of Rights as a whole creates a zone of personal privacy or autonomy. 
E) government cannot successfully enact a law for morality.

Question 5

The case Cohen v.California dealt with a man who was prosecuted for wearing a jacket in a Los Angeles courthouse with the following words emblazoned on it:

Accepted Answer

A) "Fuck the draft. Stop the war." 
B) "Death to the Jews." 
C) "Somebody please shoot Nixon." 
D) "I have a bomb." 
E) "Contract killer for hire." 
A) "Fuck the draft. Stop the war." 
B) "Death to the Jews." 
C) "Somebody please shoot Nixon." 
D) "I have a bomb." 
E) "Contract killer for hire."

Question 6

Give an example of how presidential appointments and ideological shifts on the Supreme Court have affected the Supreme Court's rulings on abortion.

Accepted Answer

One example of how presidential appointm

Question 7

A(n)______________ is a law that declares a person guilty without the benefit of trial.

Accepted Answer

A) bill of attainder 
B) selective incorporation 
C) ex post facto law 
D) prior restraint action 
E) ​lemon test 
A) bill of attainder 
B) selective incorporation 
C) ex post facto law 
D) prior restraint action 
E) ​lemon test

Question 8

In 2010,The Supreme Court in McDonald v.Chicago,ruled in a 5-4 decision that an individual's right to bear arms

Accepted Answer

A) can be prohibited by state or local government. 
B) only is permitted if the individual is part of a state militia. 
C) cannot be prohibited by state or local government. 
D) only is permitted if the individual submits to a state background check. 
E) permits the individual to possess submachine guns and assault rifles. 
A) can be prohibited by state or local government. 
B) only is permitted if the individual is part of a state militia. 
C) cannot be prohibited by state or local government. 
D) only is permitted if the individual submits to a state background check. 
E) permits the individual to possess submachine guns and assault rifles.

Question 9

Summarize the difference between civil liberties and civil rights.

Accepted Answer

Civil liberties and civil rights are bot

Question 10

A Seventh-Day Adventist declined a job that required him to work on a Saturday,which is the holy day for Seventh-Day Adventists.Because he declined a job,the federal government denied him federal unemployment benefits.The Supreme Court would rule that this decision by the government was

Accepted Answer

A) constitutional, because to single out the Adventist for special consideration would amount to an establishment of religion by the federal government. 
B) unconstitutional, because the Adventist had the right to his free exercise of religion. 
C) unconstitutional, because the First Amendment's right to assemble includes the right not to assemble for reasons of religious conscience. 
D) constitutional, because the establishment clause only applies to actions of state governments, not the federal government. 
E) unconstitutional, because under the Fourteenth Amendment all Americans, regardless of religion, have a right to unemployment benefits when they have no job. 
A) constitutional, because to single out the Adventist for special consideration would amount to an establishment of religion by the federal government. 
B) unconstitutional, because the Adventist had the right to his free exercise of religion. 
C) unconstitutional, because the First Amendment's right to assemble includes the right not to assemble for reasons of religious conscience. 
D) constitutional, because the establishment clause only applies to actions of state governments, not the federal government. 
E) unconstitutional, because under the Fourteenth Amendment all Americans, regardless of religion, have a right to unemployment benefits when they have no job.

Question 11

An American citizen's ability to drive a car only with the possession of a valid license may be best described as a

Accepted Answer

A) civil liberty. 
B) civil right. 
C) privilege. 
D) power. 
E) negative right. 
A) civil liberty. 
B) civil right. 
C) privilege. 
D) power. 
E) negative right.

Question 12

In the Lemon v.Kurtzman decision,the Supreme Court proposed a test for determining the constitutionality of government programs and laws; this test included

Accepted Answer

A) that the government must have a secular purpose for the law or program. 
B) that the primary effect of the law or program must not be to advance or inhibit religion. 
C) that the law or program must not entangle the government excessively with religion. 
D) which law or program cannot be funded with taxpayer money. 
E) that the government must have a secular purpose for the law or program, that the primary effect of the law or program must not be to advance or inhibit religion, and that the law or program must not entangle the government excessively with religion. 
A) that the government must have a secular purpose for the law or program. 
B) that the primary effect of the law or program must not be to advance or inhibit religion. 
C) that the law or program must not entangle the government excessively with religion. 
D) which law or program cannot be funded with taxpayer money. 
E) that the government must have a secular purpose for the law or program, that the primary effect of the law or program must not be to advance or inhibit religion, and that the law or program must not entangle the government excessively with religion.

Question 13

The statements that police are required to make to a person before that person may be subjected to in-custody questioning are 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 14

The Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v.Heller did not rule on the question of incorporating the Second Amendment into the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,at least in part because​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the justices could not reach an agreement on this issue. 
B) ​the District of Columbia is not a state. 
C) ​that question had already been answered in a prior decision. 
D) ​Justice Scalia persuasively argued that it was not the role of the court to "take certain policy choices off the table." 
E) ​liberal justices opposed including this in the decision. 
A) ​the justices could not reach an agreement on this issue. 
B) ​the District of Columbia is not a state. 
C) ​that question had already been answered in a prior decision. 
D) ​Justice Scalia persuasively argued that it was not the role of the court to "take certain policy choices off the table." 
E) ​liberal justices opposed including this in the decision.

Question 15

The Second Amendment of the Constitution refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the right to bear arms. 
B) a ban on cruel and unusual punishment. 
C) the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. 
D) a right not to be tried twice for the same offense. 
E) the right for citizens not to have soldiers quartered within their houses. 
A) the right to bear arms. 
B) a ban on cruel and unusual punishment. 
C) the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. 
D) a right not to be tried twice for the same offense. 
E) the right for citizens not to have soldiers quartered within their houses.

Question 16

A state establishes a school voucher program where students or parents can choose to give the voucher money to either secular or religious schools.The Supreme Court is likely to rule this state program

Accepted Answer

A) unconstitutional, because it can amount to a government establishment of religion. 
B) unconstitutional, because the voucher program would amount to an excessive entanglement between government and religion. 
C) constitutional, because it allows a religious student to pursue his or her free exercise to attend a religious school. 
D) constitutional, because the establishment clause of the Constitution only applies to federal programs and not to state policies. 
E) constitutional, because the program does not favor religious schools over nonreligious schools when it is the student or parent making the choice. 
A) unconstitutional, because it can amount to a government establishment of religion. 
B) unconstitutional, because the voucher program would amount to an excessive entanglement between government and religion. 
C) constitutional, because it allows a religious student to pursue his or her free exercise to attend a religious school. 
D) constitutional, because the establishment clause of the Constitution only applies to federal programs and not to state policies. 
E) constitutional, because the program does not favor religious schools over nonreligious schools when it is the student or parent making the choice.

Question 17

In the New York Times v.Sullivan case,the Supreme Court declared that freedom of the press takes precedence when the defamed individual is

Accepted Answer

A) famous. 
B) a religious figure. 
C) a candidate for office. 
D) a person who accidentally became famous. 
E) a public official. 
A) famous. 
B) a religious figure. 
C) a candidate for office. 
D) a person who accidentally became famous. 
E) a public official.

Question 18

​After the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks,Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act,which

Accepted Answer

A) ​gave government increased power over who is allowed to run for office. 
B) ​empowered the president to ban social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in an attempt to maintain public order. 
C) ​expanded the government's ability to tap phones and monitor internet traffic. 
D) ​extended the requirement that one be a "native-born American" to run for president, to all federal elective offices. 
E) ​created a universal gun owner registration list. 
A) ​gave government increased power over who is allowed to run for office. 
B) ​empowered the president to ban social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in an attempt to maintain public order. 
C) ​expanded the government's ability to tap phones and monitor internet traffic. 
D) ​extended the requirement that one be a "native-born American" to run for president, to all federal elective offices. 
E) ​created a universal gun owner registration list.

Question 19

The Supreme Court decision United States v.Leon established the good faith exception which allowed

Accepted Answer

A) the state to introduce evidence at trial if that evidence was seized on the basis of a mistakenly issued search warrant. 
B) the state to exempt a person from punishment for a crime if that person did not understand that his or her action was criminal. 
C) individuals to publish any material they wish, as long as they believe that material to be factually correct. 
D) people to be excused from jury duty if they can demonstrate that they have given their best effort in performing other civic duties. 
E) a mistake in securing evidence to be considered neutrally by a jury. 
A) the state to introduce evidence at trial if that evidence was seized on the basis of a mistakenly issued search warrant. 
B) the state to exempt a person from punishment for a crime if that person did not understand that his or her action was criminal. 
C) individuals to publish any material they wish, as long as they believe that material to be factually correct. 
D) people to be excused from jury duty if they can demonstrate that they have given their best effort in performing other civic duties. 
E) a mistake in securing evidence to be considered neutrally by a jury.

Question 20

Explain how the Supreme Court interpreted the Ninth Amendment to decide the Griswold v.Connecticut case.

Accepted Answer

In the Griswold v. Connecticut case, the

The rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution are found in

A U.S.Court of Appeals held in 2013 that when Daniel Ray Carter,Jr.,an employee of the Sheriff's office in Hampton,Virginia ____________,it was constitutionally protected symbolic speech.

The case in which the Supreme Court extended to the states the right to a jury trial in criminal cases was

Griswold v.Connecticut,which challenged a Connecticut statute that declared the use of birth control devices a crime,established the principle that

The case Cohen v.California dealt with a man who was prosecuted for wearing a jacket in a Los Angeles courthouse with the following words emblazoned on it:

Give an example of how presidential appointments and ideological shifts on the Supreme Court have affected the Supreme Court's rulings on abortion.

A(n)______________ is a law that declares a person guilty without the benefit of trial.

In 2010,The Supreme Court in McDonald v.Chicago,ruled in a 5-4 decision that an individual's right to bear arms

Summarize the difference between civil liberties and civil rights.

A Seventh-Day Adventist declined a job that required him to work on a Saturday,which is the holy day for Seventh-Day Adventists.Because he declined a job,the federal government denied him federal unemployment benefits.The Supreme Court would rule that this decision by the government was

An American citizen's ability to drive a car only with the possession of a valid license may be best described as a

In the Lemon v.Kurtzman decision,the Supreme Court proposed a test for determining the constitutionality of government programs and laws; this test included

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

The Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v.Heller did not rule on the question of incorporating the Second Amendment into the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,at least in part because

The Second Amendment of the Constitution refers to

A state establishes a school voucher program where students or parents can choose to give the voucher money to either secular or religious schools.The Supreme Court is likely to rule this state program

In the New York Times v.Sullivan case,the Supreme Court declared that freedom of the press takes precedence when the defamed individual is

After the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks,Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act,which

The Supreme Court decision United States v.Leon established the good faith exception which allowed

Explain how the Supreme Court interpreted the Ninth Amendment to decide the Griswold v.Connecticut case.

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 rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution are found in

A U.S.Court of Appeals ​held in 2013 that when Daniel Ray Carter,Jr.,an employee of the Sheriff's office in Hampton,Virginia ____________,it was constitutionally protected symbolic speech.

The case in which the Supreme Court extended to the states the right to a jury trial in criminal cases was

Griswold v.Connecticut,which challenged a Connecticut statute that declared the use of birth control devices a crime,established the principle that

The case Cohen v.California dealt with a man who was prosecuted for wearing a jacket in a Los Angeles courthouse with the following words emblazoned on it:

Give an example of how presidential appointments and ideological shifts on the Supreme Court have affected the Supreme Court's rulings on abortion.

A(n)______________ is a law that declares a person guilty without the benefit of trial.

In 2010,The Supreme Court in McDonald v.Chicago,ruled in a 5-4 decision that an individual's right to bear arms

Summarize the difference between civil liberties and civil rights.

A Seventh-Day Adventist declined a job that required him to work on a Saturday,which is the holy day for Seventh-Day Adventists.Because he declined a job,the federal government denied him federal unemployment benefits.The Supreme Court would rule that this decision by the government was

An American citizen's ability to drive a car only with the possession of a valid license may be best described as a

In the Lemon v.Kurtzman decision,the Supreme Court proposed a test for determining the constitutionality of government programs and laws; this test included

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

The Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v.Heller did not rule on the question of incorporating the Second Amendment into the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,at least in part because​

The Second Amendment of the Constitution refers to

A state establishes a school voucher program where students or parents can choose to give the voucher money to either secular or religious schools.The Supreme Court is likely to rule this state program

In the New York Times v.Sullivan case,the Supreme Court declared that freedom of the press takes precedence when the defamed individual is

​After the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks,Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act,which

The Supreme Court decision United States v.Leon established the good faith exception which allowed

Explain how the Supreme Court interpreted the Ninth Amendment to decide the Griswold v.Connecticut case.

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

A U.S.Court of Appeals held in 2013 that when Daniel Ray Carter,Jr.,an employee of the Sheriff's office in Hampton,Virginia ____________,it was constitutionally protected symbolic speech.

The Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v.Heller did not rule on the question of incorporating the Second Amendment into the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,at least in part because

After the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks,Congress passed the USA-PATRIOT Act,which