Question 1

Which case finally solved the debate over where to draw the line in terms of the separation of church and state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) 
B)  McCollum v. Board of Education (1948) 
C)  Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) 
D)  Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 
E)  None of the above, as the debate over where to draw the line that separates church and state is unlikely to ever be resolved once and for all. 
A)  Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) 
B)  McCollum v. Board of Education (1948) 
C)  Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) 
D)  Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) 
E)  None of the above, as the debate over where to draw the line that separates church and state is unlikely to ever be resolved once and for all.

Question 2

What kind of rights and liberties preoccupied the courts in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The major liberty stated in the original

Question 3

The Supreme Court has made prior restraint

Accepted Answer

A)  generally illegal anywhere in the United States. 
B)  a necessary condition for declaring a law unconstitutional. 
C)  illegal only under federal laws. 
D)  a regular pattern of control over Congressional actions. 
E)  legal when a state government has jurisdiction. 
A)  generally illegal anywhere in the United States. 
B)  a necessary condition for declaring a law unconstitutional. 
C)  illegal only under federal laws. 
D)  a regular pattern of control over Congressional actions. 
E)  legal when a state government has jurisdiction.

Question 4

Which free exercise of religion case involved the question of the sacramental use of peyote?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employment Division v. Smith 
B)  Engle v. Vitale 
C)  City of Boerne v. Flores 
D)  West Virginia v. Barnette 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Employment Division v. Smith 
B)  Engle v. Vitale 
C)  City of Boerne v. Flores 
D)  West Virginia v. Barnette 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

"Incorporation" of the Bill of Rights is also known as

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalizing. 
B)  scrutinizing. 
C)  applying. 
D)  denying. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  nationalizing. 
B)  scrutinizing. 
C)  applying. 
D)  denying. 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

This decision by the Supreme Court established a three-part test for obscenity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Miller v. California 
C)  England v. Owens 
D)  New York Times v. Sullivan 
E)  Mapp v. Ohio 
A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Miller v. California 
C)  England v. Owens 
D)  New York Times v. Sullivan 
E)  Mapp v. Ohio

Question 7

During the 1950s and 1960s, the ________ Court was accused of coddling the guilty and handcuffing the police.

Accepted Answer

A)  Burger 
B)  Warren 
C)  Holmes 
D)  Rehnquist 
E)  Brennan 
A)  Burger 
B)  Warren 
C)  Holmes 
D)  Rehnquist 
E)  Brennan

Question 8

What is the Court's core interpretation of the nationalized free exercise clause?

Accepted Answer

The core of the nationalized free exerci

Question 9

What is habeas corpus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The legal doctrine that says that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge. 
B)  A governmental decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without the benefit of a trial. 
C)  A law that retroactively declares some action illegal. 
D)  The right to own and use property free from excessive government interference. 
E)  The prohibition of states from depriving anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. 
A)  The legal doctrine that says that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge. 
B)  A governmental decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without the benefit of a trial. 
C)  A law that retroactively declares some action illegal. 
D)  The right to own and use property free from excessive government interference. 
E)  The prohibition of states from depriving anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Question 10

The Supreme Court has not nationalized every liberty in the Bill of Rights, but has instead pursued

Accepted Answer

A)  blanket protection. 
B)  selective incorporation. 
C)  full incorporation. 
D)  states' rights. 
E)  primary incorporation 
A)  blanket protection. 
B)  selective incorporation. 
C)  full incorporation. 
D)  states' rights. 
E)  primary incorporation

Question 11

Civil liberties accurately refer to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitutional protections against government interference in certain kinds of private activities. 
B)  The constitutional freedom to do whatever a person wants as long as it doesn't break any laws. 
C)  Freedom from all government interference except during times of war or national crisis. 
D)  Governmental responsibility for guaranteeing property rights of groups and individuals. 
E)  Guarantees for equal results as outlined in the Bill of Rights. 
A)  Constitutional protections against government interference in certain kinds of private activities. 
B)  The constitutional freedom to do whatever a person wants as long as it doesn't break any laws. 
C)  Freedom from all government interference except during times of war or national crisis. 
D)  Governmental responsibility for guaranteeing property rights of groups and individuals. 
E)  Guarantees for equal results as outlined in the Bill of Rights.

Question 12

According to the framers of the U.S. Constitution, the president and Congress engage in shared war powers. What is more, the framers provided for basic individual protections through the Bill of Rights. Thinking about the fight against terrorism and civil liberties, what is your assessment of how well the framers created a constitution to ensure a balance of power during war and protect individual liberties at the same time?

Accepted Answer

The framers of the U.S. Constitution did

Question 13

The Supreme Court uses the "Lemon test" to determine the constitutionality of which type of law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laws that define the separation between church and state. 
B)  Laws having to do with freedom of speech. 
C)  Laws regulating the rights of the accused. 
D)  Laws having to do with religious beliefs. 
E)  Laws applying to agricultural imports. 
A)  Laws that define the separation between church and state. 
B)  Laws having to do with freedom of speech. 
C)  Laws regulating the rights of the accused. 
D)  Laws having to do with religious beliefs. 
E)  Laws applying to agricultural imports.

Question 14

The USA Patriot Act

Accepted Answer

A)  reduces Americans' civil liberties. 
B)  increases Americans' civil liberties. 
C)  only affects those who have been convicted of terrorism. 
D)  only affects those who have entered the country illegally. 
E)  is unconstitutional. 
A)  reduces Americans' civil liberties. 
B)  increases Americans' civil liberties. 
C)  only affects those who have been convicted of terrorism. 
D)  only affects those who have entered the country illegally. 
E)  is unconstitutional.

Question 15

Which constitutional amendment states that Congress may not infringe on the right to bear arms?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Second Amendment 
B)  The Fourth Amendment 
C)  The Eighth Amendment 
D)  The First Amendment 
E)  The Sixth Amendment 
A)  The Second Amendment 
B)  The Fourth Amendment 
C)  The Eighth Amendment 
D)  The First Amendment 
E)  The Sixth Amendment

Question 16

The first incorporation of the Bill of Rights occurred with respect to free speech in the famous case of

Accepted Answer

A)  Gitlow v. New York (1925). 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). 
C)  U.S. v. Nixon (1974). 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). 
E)  Roe v. Wade (1973). 
A)  Gitlow v. New York (1925). 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). 
C)  U.S. v. Nixon (1974). 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). 
E)  Roe v. Wade (1973).

Question 17

The Supreme Court has

Accepted Answer

A)  struggled to define obscenity. 
B)  settled on an exact definition of obscenity. 
C)  ruled that obscenity is protected by the First Amendment. 
D)  banned pornography under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  refused to rule on obscenity issues since Miller v. California. 
A)  struggled to define obscenity. 
B)  settled on an exact definition of obscenity. 
C)  ruled that obscenity is protected by the First Amendment. 
D)  banned pornography under the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)  refused to rule on obscenity issues since Miller v. California.

Question 18

When new homeland security measures restricting civil liberties were introduced in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, they were

Accepted Answer

A)  supported by most of the American people and by Congress. 
B)  supported by most of the American people, but opposed by Congress. 
C)  opposed by most of the American people, but supported by Congress. 
D)  opposed by most of the American people and by Congress. 
E)  not of very much interest to most of the American people and not made known to Congress. 
A)  supported by most of the American people and by Congress. 
B)  supported by most of the American people, but opposed by Congress. 
C)  opposed by most of the American people, but supported by Congress. 
D)  opposed by most of the American people and by Congress. 
E)  not of very much interest to most of the American people and not made known to Congress.

Question 19

Which of these did the Constitution guarantee before the Bill of Rights was attached?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prohibition of Congress and the states from suspending the writ of habeas corpus. 
B)  The prohibition of Congress and the states from passing bills of attainder. 
C)  The prohibition of states to impair the obligation of contracts. 
D)  The prohibition of Congress and the states from passing ex post facto laws. 
E)  All of the above were guaranteed by the Constitution before the Bill of Rights was approved. 
A)  The prohibition of Congress and the states from suspending the writ of habeas corpus. 
B)  The prohibition of Congress and the states from passing bills of attainder. 
C)  The prohibition of states to impair the obligation of contracts. 
D)  The prohibition of Congress and the states from passing ex post facto laws. 
E)  All of the above were guaranteed by the Constitution before the Bill of Rights was approved.

Question 20

The case of Gitlow v. New York is important because it

Accepted Answer

A)  incorporated the freedom of speech to the states. 
B)  first applied the Fourteenth Amendment to a constitutional question. 
C)  addressed the free exercise of religion. 
D)  addressed the meaning of the Ninth Amendment. 
E)  addresses the establishment of religion. 
A)  incorporated the freedom of speech to the states. 
B)  first applied the Fourteenth Amendment to a constitutional question. 
C)  addressed the free exercise of religion. 
D)  addressed the meaning of the Ninth Amendment. 
E)  addresses the establishment of religion.

Which case finally solved the debate over where to draw the line in terms of the separation of church and state?

What kind of rights and liberties preoccupied the courts in the nineteenth century?

The Supreme Court has made prior restraint

Which free exercise of religion case involved the question of the sacramental use of peyote?

"Incorporation" of the Bill of Rights is also known as

This decision by the Supreme Court established a three-part test for obscenity.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the ________ Court was accused of coddling the guilty and handcuffing the police.

What is the Court's core interpretation of the nationalized free exercise clause?

What is habeas corpus?

The Supreme Court has not nationalized every liberty in the Bill of Rights, but has instead pursued

Civil liberties accurately refer to which of the following?

The Supreme Court uses the "Lemon test" to determine the constitutionality of which type of law?

The USA Patriot Act

Which constitutional amendment states that Congress may not infringe on the right to bear arms?

The first incorporation of the Bill of Rights occurred with respect to free speech in the famous case of

The Supreme Court has

When new homeland security measures restricting civil liberties were introduced in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, they were

Which of these did the Constitution guarantee before the Bill of Rights was attached?

The case of Gitlow v. New York is important because it

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Exam 15: Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Which case finally solved the debate over where to draw the line in terms of the separation of church and state?

What kind of rights and liberties preoccupied the courts in the nineteenth century?

The Supreme Court has made prior restraint

Which free exercise of religion case involved the question of the sacramental use of peyote?

"Incorporation" of the Bill of Rights is also known as

This decision by the Supreme Court established a three-part test for obscenity.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the ________ Court was accused of coddling the guilty and handcuffing the police.

What is the Court's core interpretation of the nationalized free exercise clause?

What is habeas corpus?

The Supreme Court has not nationalized every liberty in the Bill of Rights, but has instead pursued

Civil liberties accurately refer to which of the following?

The Supreme Court uses the "Lemon test" to determine the constitutionality of which type of law?

The USA Patriot Act

Which constitutional amendment states that Congress may not infringe on the right to bear arms?

The first incorporation of the Bill of Rights occurred with respect to free speech in the famous case of

The Supreme Court has

When new homeland security measures restricting civil liberties were introduced in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, they were

Which of these did the Constitution guarantee before the Bill of Rights was attached?

The case of Gitlow v. New York is important because it

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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