Question 1

The most important obstacle to the adoption of the Constitution by the states was

Accepted Answer

A) it did not contain a bill of rights. 
B) it did not include voting rights for blacks. 
C) it did not include voting rights for women. 
D) it did not separate powers among branches of government. 
E) it included too much delegation of power to the states. 
A) it did not contain a bill of rights. 
B) it did not include voting rights for blacks. 
C) it did not include voting rights for women. 
D) it did not separate powers among branches of government. 
E) it included too much delegation of power to the states.

Question 2

What did the Supreme Court decision District of Columbia v.Heller rule,what amendment to the Constitution did it interpret,and what was one of the questions it left unanswered?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court decision in District o

Question 3

How has the court treated display of religious artifacts or messages on public property compared to in public schools?

Accepted Answer

The treatment of the display of religiou

Question 4

Justice O'Connor outlined the "undue burden" standard for considering state abortion restrictions in​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Roe v. Wade 
B) ​Bowers v. Hardwick 
C) ​Lawrence and Garner v. Texas 
D) ​Planned Parenthood v. Casey 
E) Webster v. Reproductive Health Services 
A) ​Roe v. Wade 
B) ​Bowers v. Hardwick 
C) ​Lawrence and Garner v. Texas 
D) ​Planned Parenthood v. Casey 
E) Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

Question 5

In its 2011 decision Snyder v.Phelps,the Supreme Court affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to

Accepted Answer

A) call for the violent overthrow of the Supreme Court. 
B) picket Planned Parenthood clinics with images of guns. 
C) distribute leaflets outside IRS offices telling taxpayers they were going to hell. 
D) picket funerals to communicate their belief that God punishes the military for tolerating homosexuality. 
E) legally remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from a public park if their own tablet reading, "God Hates America" was not also accepted for display. 
A) call for the violent overthrow of the Supreme Court. 
B) picket Planned Parenthood clinics with images of guns. 
C) distribute leaflets outside IRS offices telling taxpayers they were going to hell. 
D) picket funerals to communicate their belief that God punishes the military for tolerating homosexuality. 
E) legally remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from a public park if their own tablet reading, "God Hates America" was not also accepted for display.

Question 6

The Supreme Court case Lawrence and Garner v.Texas overturned the previous decision of

Accepted Answer

A) Roe v. Wade. 
B) Griswold v. Connecticut. 
C) Mapp v. Ohio. 
D) Bowers v. Hardwick. 
E) Palko v. Connecticut. 
A) Roe v. Wade. 
B) Griswold v. Connecticut. 
C) Mapp v. Ohio. 
D) Bowers v. Hardwick. 
E) Palko v. Connecticut.

Question 7

_____________ was the fist case to establish that the Bill of Rights would be applied more broadly than the Supreme Court initially held.

Accepted Answer

A) Plessy v. Ferguson 
B) Schenck v. United States 
C) Near v. Minnesota 
D) Gitlow v. New York 
E) Palko v. Connecticut 
A) Plessy v. Ferguson 
B) Schenck v. United States 
C) Near v. Minnesota 
D) Gitlow v. New York 
E) Palko v. Connecticut

Question 8

Which of the following amendments is not concerned with how the government must behave in criminal proceedings.

Accepted Answer

A) Fourth 
B) Fifth 
C) Sixth 
D) Eighth 
E) Ninth 
A) Fourth 
B) Fifth 
C) Sixth 
D) Eighth 
E) Ninth

Question 9

A newspaper publishes a factually incorrect and highly negative story about a presidential candidate.That candidate sues the paper for libel.The courts are likely to rule which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The candidate is likely to win damages (money from the paper), because the freedom of the press does not include the freedom to print factually untrue statements. 
B) The candidate will not win damages (money from the paper), because freedom of the press does include the freedom to print factually untrue statements. 
C) The candidate will win damages (money) only if he can prove the paper knew the story was a lie when it printed it, but did so anyway. 
D) The candidate will win damages (money) if he can prove that the publication of the paper resulted in a severe and immediate harm to his reputation. 
E) The candidate cannot win damages (money) from the paper because he is a "public figure" and thus exempt from the normal rules governing libel. 
A) The candidate is likely to win damages (money from the paper), because the freedom of the press does not include the freedom to print factually untrue statements. 
B) The candidate will not win damages (money from the paper), because freedom of the press does include the freedom to print factually untrue statements. 
C) The candidate will win damages (money) only if he can prove the paper knew the story was a lie when it printed it, but did so anyway. 
D) The candidate will win damages (money) if he can prove that the publication of the paper resulted in a severe and immediate harm to his reputation. 
E) The candidate cannot win damages (money) from the paper because he is a "public figure" and thus exempt from the normal rules governing libel.

Question 10

The case of Gideon v.Wainwright affirmed that the state must

Accepted Answer

A) allow you to be tried by a jury of your peers. 
B) provide you with legal counsel. 
C) inform you of your constitutional rights before placing you under arrest. 
D) allow you to confront your accuser. 
E) impose a fair and impartial sentence for the crime. 
A) allow you to be tried by a jury of your peers. 
B) provide you with legal counsel. 
C) inform you of your constitutional rights before placing you under arrest. 
D) allow you to confront your accuser. 
E) impose a fair and impartial sentence for the crime.

The most important obstacle to the adoption of the Constitution by the states was

What did the Supreme Court decision District of Columbia v.Heller rule,what amendment to the Constitution did it interpret,and what was one of the questions it left unanswered?

How has the court treated display of religious artifacts or messages on public property compared to in public schools?

Justice O'Connor outlined the "undue burden" standard for considering state abortion restrictions in

In its 2011 decision Snyder v.Phelps,the Supreme Court affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to

The Supreme Court case Lawrence and Garner v.Texas overturned the previous decision of

_____________ was the fist case to establish that the Bill of Rights would be applied more broadly than the Supreme Court initially held.

Which of the following amendments is not concerned with how the government must behave in criminal proceedings.

A newspaper publishes a factually incorrect and highly negative story about a presidential candidate.That candidate sues the paper for libel.The courts are likely to rule which of the following?

The case of Gideon v.Wainwright affirmed that the state must

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 most important obstacle to the adoption of the Constitution by the states was

What did the Supreme Court decision District of Columbia v.Heller rule,what amendment to the Constitution did it interpret,and what was one of the questions it left unanswered?

How has the court treated display of religious artifacts or messages on public property compared to in public schools?

Justice O'Connor outlined the "undue burden" standard for considering state abortion restrictions in​

In its 2011 decision Snyder v.Phelps,the Supreme Court affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to

The Supreme Court case Lawrence and Garner v.Texas overturned the previous decision of

_____________ was the fist case to establish that the Bill of Rights would be applied more broadly than the Supreme Court initially held.

Which of the following amendments is not concerned with how the government must behave in criminal proceedings.

A newspaper publishes a factually incorrect and highly negative story about a presidential candidate.That candidate sues the paper for libel.The courts are likely to rule which of the following?

The case of Gideon v.Wainwright affirmed that the state must

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

Justice O'Connor outlined the "undue burden" standard for considering state abortion restrictions in