Question 1

Which of the following Supreme Court cases dealt with freedom of petition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gitlow v. New York 
B)  DeJonge v. Oregon 
C)  Hague v. CIO 
D)  Cantwell v. Connecticut 
E)  Everson v. Board of Education 
A)  Gitlow v. New York 
B)  DeJonge v. Oregon 
C)  Hague v. CIO 
D)  Cantwell v. Connecticut 
E)  Everson v. Board of Education

Question 2

In which case did the Court rule against posting the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employment Division v. Smith 
B)  Engle v. Vitale 
C)  City of Boerne v. Flores 
D)  Stone v. Graham 
E)  Lee v. Weisman 
A)  Employment Division v. Smith 
B)  Engle v. Vitale 
C)  City of Boerne v. Flores 
D)  Stone v. Graham 
E)  Lee v. Weisman

Question 3

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since 1789, the Supreme Court has been the watchdog of civil rights and liberties in the United States. 
B)  The Supreme Court established judicial review in 1789 and has used it to protect civil rights and liberties ever since. 
C)  The meaning of each of our freedoms is never settled, but is the subject of continuing disagreement. 
D)  The Supreme Court rarely rules on civil liberties issues because they are political questions. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Since 1789, the Supreme Court has been the watchdog of civil rights and liberties in the United States. 
B)  The Supreme Court established judicial review in 1789 and has used it to protect civil rights and liberties ever since. 
C)  The meaning of each of our freedoms is never settled, but is the subject of continuing disagreement. 
D)  The Supreme Court rarely rules on civil liberties issues because they are political questions. 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

What was the significance of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court declared that slaves were simply private property belonging to their owners, no different from land or tools. 
B)  Southern states were told they could not leave the Union. 
C)  All African Americans were freed by court order. 
D)  The Court declared that slaves could not be taken into free states. 
E)  The Court declared that slavery was legal in northern states. 
A)  The court declared that slaves were simply private property belonging to their owners, no different from land or tools. 
B)  Southern states were told they could not leave the Union. 
C)  All African Americans were freed by court order. 
D)  The Court declared that slaves could not be taken into free states. 
E)  The Court declared that slavery was legal in northern states.

Question 5

The prohibition of prior restraint on publications remains the core of freedom of the press.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1857, the Supreme Court decided in Dred Scott v. Sandford, that

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery was immoral and unconstitutional. 
B)  private property could be seized for public purposes upon fair compensation. 
C)  the Court has the authority to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. 
D)  slaves were not citizens who possessed rights, but were simply private property. 
E)  slaves were also protected by the Bill of Rights. 
A)  slavery was immoral and unconstitutional. 
B)  private property could be seized for public purposes upon fair compensation. 
C)  the Court has the authority to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. 
D)  slaves were not citizens who possessed rights, but were simply private property. 
E)  slaves were also protected by the Bill of Rights.

Question 7

According to the authors of your text, campus speech codes

Accepted Answer

A)  are typically supported by civil libertarians. 
B)  have been upheld consistently by the courts. 
C)  show how the college campus has become one of the most visible battlegrounds in the continuing struggle over the meaning of free speech in the United States. 
D)  are very rare on college campuses. 
E)  are completely justified. 
A)  are typically supported by civil libertarians. 
B)  have been upheld consistently by the courts. 
C)  show how the college campus has become one of the most visible battlegrounds in the continuing struggle over the meaning of free speech in the United States. 
D)  are very rare on college campuses. 
E)  are completely justified.

Question 8

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally extended equal protection under the law to the national government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Roberts Court has tried to balance national security and civil liberties by ruling that

Accepted Answer

A)  detainees are covered by the Geneva Convention. 
B)  both foreigners and American citizens can be held indefinitely by calling them enemy combatants. 
C)  detainees have no right to legal representation. 
D)  the government can hold closed door deportation hearings. 
E)  citizens accused of terrorism must be detained at Guantanamo Bay. 
A)  detainees are covered by the Geneva Convention. 
B)  both foreigners and American citizens can be held indefinitely by calling them enemy combatants. 
C)  detainees have no right to legal representation. 
D)  the government can hold closed door deportation hearings. 
E)  citizens accused of terrorism must be detained at Guantanamo Bay.

Question 10

Public display of the Ten Commandments

Accepted Answer

A)  is unconstitutional. 
B)  is never allowed in courthouses. 
C)  may be constitutional if the display serves a mixed but not primarily religious purpose. 
D)  is fine, so long as it emphasizes the Christian religion. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  is unconstitutional. 
B)  is never allowed in courthouses. 
C)  may be constitutional if the display serves a mixed but not primarily religious purpose. 
D)  is fine, so long as it emphasizes the Christian religion. 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

The Supreme Court's test for obscenity, as established in Miller v. California, includes each of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  "we know it when we see it." 
B)  the whole work appeals to prurient interest in sex. 
C)  when the law specifically defines what depictions of sexual conduct are obscene. 
D)  the work must lack serious artistic, political, or literary value. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  "we know it when we see it." 
B)  the whole work appeals to prurient interest in sex. 
C)  when the law specifically defines what depictions of sexual conduct are obscene. 
D)  the work must lack serious artistic, political, or literary value. 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

Public opinion has recently turned and now a strong majority of Americans oppose the death penalty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The exclusionary rule is justified through the

Accepted Answer

A)  First Amendment. 
B)  Fourth Amendment. 
C)  Fifth Amendment. 
D)  Sixth Amendment. 
E)  Ninth Amendment. 
A)  First Amendment. 
B)  Fourth Amendment. 
C)  Fifth Amendment. 
D)  Sixth Amendment. 
E)  Ninth Amendment.

Question 14

President George W. Bush has authorized the indefinite detention of people he believes to be enemy combatants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When does the Constitution allow Congress and the states to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

Accepted Answer

A)  When public safety demands it because of rebellion or invasion. 
B)  In an election year. 
C)  When the public demands it through referendum. 
D)  When a majority of justices rule that they are allowed to do so. 
E)  When no judges are readily available. 
A)  When public safety demands it because of rebellion or invasion. 
B)  In an election year. 
C)  When the public demands it through referendum. 
D)  When a majority of justices rule that they are allowed to do so. 
E)  When no judges are readily available.

Question 16

The Bill of Rights outlines

Accepted Answer

A)  the relationship between the state and national government. 
B)  civil liberties. 
C)  civil rights and the definitions of racial and gender equality. 
D)  the civil liberties that states could not guarantee. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the relationship between the state and national government. 
B)  civil liberties. 
C)  civil rights and the definitions of racial and gender equality. 
D)  the civil liberties that states could not guarantee. 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

Discuss the nationalization of the Bill of Rights. How did the Court accomplish its goal to incorporate these protections to the states? Assess whether or not this was a good strategy or not.

Accepted Answer

The nationalization of the Bill of Right

Question 18

A governmental decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without benefit of a trial, is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  a bill of attainder. 
B)  an ex post facto law. 
C)  a writ of habeas corpus. 
D)  a contract clause. 
E)  selective incorporation. 
A)  a bill of attainder. 
B)  an ex post facto law. 
C)  a writ of habeas corpus. 
D)  a contract clause. 
E)  selective incorporation.

Question 19

During the nineteenth century, property rights in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  were expanded and altered to make them consistent with the industrial economy. 
B)  had little constitutional protection beyond congressional statute. 
C)  were a minor focus of the Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney. 
D)  were narrowly defined to allow for the rights of labor unions and the regulation of commerce. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  were expanded and altered to make them consistent with the industrial economy. 
B)  had little constitutional protection beyond congressional statute. 
C)  were a minor focus of the Supreme Court under Marshall and Taney. 
D)  were narrowly defined to allow for the rights of labor unions and the regulation of commerce. 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

With the expansion of civil liberties over the past century, some have argued that the state of American freedom has improved. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

I believe that the expansion of civil li

Which of the following Supreme Court cases dealt with freedom of petition?

In which case did the Court rule against posting the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

What was the significance of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?

The prohibition of prior restraint on publications remains the core of freedom of the press.

In 1857, the Supreme Court decided in Dred Scott v. Sandford, that

According to the authors of your text, campus speech codes

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally extended equal protection under the law to the national government.

The Roberts Court has tried to balance national security and civil liberties by ruling that

Public display of the Ten Commandments

The Supreme Court's test for obscenity, as established in Miller v. California, includes each of the following except

Public opinion has recently turned and now a strong majority of Americans oppose the death penalty.

The exclusionary rule is justified through the

President George W. Bush has authorized the indefinite detention of people he believes to be enemy combatants.

When does the Constitution allow Congress and the states to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

The Bill of Rights outlines

Discuss the nationalization of the Bill of Rights. How did the Court accomplish its goal to incorporate these protections to the states? Assess whether or not this was a good strategy or not.

A governmental decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without benefit of a trial, is known as

During the nineteenth century, property rights in the United States

With the expansion of civil liberties over the past century, some have argued that the state of American freedom has improved. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

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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Exam 15: Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Which of the following Supreme Court cases dealt with freedom of petition?

In which case did the Court rule against posting the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

What was the significance of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?

The prohibition of prior restraint on publications remains the core of freedom of the press.

In 1857, the Supreme Court decided in Dred Scott v. Sandford, that

According to the authors of your text, campus speech codes

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally extended equal protection under the law to the national government.

The Roberts Court has tried to balance national security and civil liberties by ruling that

Public display of the Ten Commandments

The Supreme Court's test for obscenity, as established in Miller v. California, includes each of the following except

Public opinion has recently turned and now a strong majority of Americans oppose the death penalty.

The exclusionary rule is justified through the

President George W. Bush has authorized the indefinite detention of people he believes to be enemy combatants.

When does the Constitution allow Congress and the states to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

The Bill of Rights outlines

Discuss the nationalization of the Bill of Rights. How did the Court accomplish its goal to incorporate these protections to the states? Assess whether or not this was a good strategy or not.

A governmental decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without benefit of a trial, is known as

During the nineteenth century, property rights in the United States

With the expansion of civil liberties over the past century, some have argued that the state of American freedom has improved. Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?

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

Filters