Question 1

Following Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health

Accepted Answer

A)  living wills became common. 
B)  it was established that life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn from comatose patients at the simple request of the closest relatives. 
C)  living wills became unconstitutional. 
D)  it was established that patients cannot refuse treatment that might save their lives. 
E)  parents, rather than spouses, were given responsibility for medical decisions regarding comatose persons. 
A)  living wills became common. 
B)  it was established that life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn from comatose patients at the simple request of the closest relatives. 
C)  living wills became unconstitutional. 
D)  it was established that patients cannot refuse treatment that might save their lives. 
E)  parents, rather than spouses, were given responsibility for medical decisions regarding comatose persons.

Question 2

Regarding freedom of speech on state college and university campuses, federal courts have found

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral codes forbidding hate speech to be unconstitutional. 
B)  behavioral codes forbidding on-campus political speech to be constitutional. 
C)  activity fees that go to support a variety of on-campus political groups to be constitutional. 
D)  that state colleges and universities are free to act as non-state entities in regulating speech. 
E)  Both A and C. 
A)  behavioral codes forbidding hate speech to be unconstitutional. 
B)  behavioral codes forbidding on-campus political speech to be constitutional. 
C)  activity fees that go to support a variety of on-campus political groups to be constitutional. 
D)  that state colleges and universities are free to act as non-state entities in regulating speech. 
E)  Both A and C.

Question 3

In 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, a case involving the legality of contraceptives, the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  held that the law violated the right to privacy. 
B)  found that laws against contraceptives were legal. 
C)  guaranteed all women access to abortion. 
D)  ruled that the Court cannot establish a right unless it is specifically mentioned in the Constitution. 
E)  Options B and D are true. 
A)  held that the law violated the right to privacy. 
B)  found that laws against contraceptives were legal. 
C)  guaranteed all women access to abortion. 
D)  ruled that the Court cannot establish a right unless it is specifically mentioned in the Constitution. 
E)  Options B and D are true.

Question 4

All of the following are true of the death penalty except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court struck down all existing death penalties in 1972 but invited the states to pass new legislation that would apply the penalty more consistently. 
B)  the death penalty is supported by a majority of Americans, though support has recently fallen. 
C)  thirty-four states permit the punishment. 
D)  in 2002, the Court ruled that only juries, not judges, could impose the penalty. 
E)  in 2002, the Court ruled that persons under the age of nineteen cannot be put to death. 
A)  the Supreme Court struck down all existing death penalties in 1972 but invited the states to pass new legislation that would apply the penalty more consistently. 
B)  the death penalty is supported by a majority of Americans, though support has recently fallen. 
C)  thirty-four states permit the punishment. 
D)  in 2002, the Court ruled that only juries, not judges, could impose the penalty. 
E)  in 2002, the Court ruled that persons under the age of nineteen cannot be put to death.

Question 5

The police may enter your home without a warrant

Accepted Answer

A)  if pursuing a suspected felon into your house. 
B)  if your landlord lets them in. 
C)  if you refuse to show identification. 
D)  if they have a general suspicion of illegal activity. 
E)  only if you are home. 
A)  if pursuing a suspected felon into your house. 
B)  if your landlord lets them in. 
C)  if you refuse to show identification. 
D)  if they have a general suspicion of illegal activity. 
E)  only if you are home.

Question 6

If the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

Accepted Answer

A)  abortions would be illegal in the United States. 
B)  health insurance companies would determine eligibility for abortions. 
C)  the authority to regulate abortion would fall to the states. 
D)  abortions would only be legal in the first trimester of the pregnancy. 
E)  abortions would be deemed "an invasion of privacy." 
A)  abortions would be illegal in the United States. 
B)  health insurance companies would determine eligibility for abortions. 
C)  the authority to regulate abortion would fall to the states. 
D)  abortions would only be legal in the first trimester of the pregnancy. 
E)  abortions would be deemed "an invasion of privacy."

Question 7

Slander is

Accepted Answer

A)  an attempt to do bodily harm. 
B)  the public uttering of a false statement that harms the good reputation of another. 
C)  printed material that cannot be proven true. 
D)  a law that prohibits the public from making negative statements about elected officials. 
E)  making false statements about another person in writing. 
A)  an attempt to do bodily harm. 
B)  the public uttering of a false statement that harms the good reputation of another. 
C)  printed material that cannot be proven true. 
D)  a law that prohibits the public from making negative statements about elected officials. 
E)  making false statements about another person in writing.

Question 8

The 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act

Accepted Answer

A)  was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  prohibits protestors from blocking entrances to abortion clinics. 
C)  prohibits protestors from speaking to patients entering abortion clinics. 
D)  cannot be used to establish "buffer zones" around clinics. 
E)  Options A and B are true. 
A)  was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
B)  prohibits protestors from blocking entrances to abortion clinics. 
C)  prohibits protestors from speaking to patients entering abortion clinics. 
D)  cannot be used to establish "buffer zones" around clinics. 
E)  Options A and B are true.

Question 9

The exclusionary rule is a policy that

Accepted Answer

A)  forbids the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial. 
B)  prohibits the arresting officer from serving as a character witness at a hearing or trial. 
C)  prohibits the detention of a suspect for more than forty-eight hours without the suspect being charged. 
D)  is limited to the federal courts. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  forbids the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial. 
B)  prohibits the arresting officer from serving as a character witness at a hearing or trial. 
C)  prohibits the detention of a suspect for more than forty-eight hours without the suspect being charged. 
D)  is limited to the federal courts. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 10

Public uttering of a _______ statement that harms someone's reputation is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  false; constitutionally protected speech 
B)  false; libel 
C)  true; neither slander nor libel 
D)  true; slander 
E)  true; libel 
A)  false; constitutionally protected speech 
B)  false; libel 
C)  true; neither slander nor libel 
D)  true; slander 
E)  true; libel

Following Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health

Regarding freedom of speech on state college and university campuses, federal courts have found

In 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, a case involving the legality of contraceptives, the Supreme Court

All of the following are true of the death penalty except

The police may enter your home without a warrant

If the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

Slander is

The 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act

The exclusionary rule is a policy that

Public uttering of a _ statement that harms someone's reputation is _.

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 4: Civil Liberties

Following Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health

Regarding freedom of speech on state college and university campuses, federal courts have found

In 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, a case involving the legality of contraceptives, the Supreme Court

All of the following are true of the death penalty except

The police may enter your home without a warrant

If the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

Slander is

The 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act

The exclusionary rule is a policy that

Public uttering of a _______ statement that harms someone's reputation is _______.

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Public uttering of a _ statement that harms someone's reputation is _.