Question 1

The main evidence that beliefs about the death penalty are changing among the public, lawyers, and judges is that

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A)  the number of executions in the United States has been decreasing every year. 
B)  polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the death penalty. 
C)  the Supreme Court has ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. 
D)  juries are more willing to impose the death penalty. 
E)  the courts have stopped restricting the death penalty in cases where the defendant is a minor or mentally disabled. 
A)  the number of executions in the United States has been decreasing every year. 
B)  polls show that a majority of Americans oppose the death penalty. 
C)  the Supreme Court has ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. 
D)  juries are more willing to impose the death penalty. 
E)  the courts have stopped restricting the death penalty in cases where the defendant is a minor or mentally disabled.

Question 2

If you were a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and had the ability to evaluate all civil liberties in the Bill of Rights, which would you eliminate and why? Which aspects would you keep the same and why?

Accepted Answer

As a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court,

Question 3

Civil liberties refer to

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A)  constitutional provisions, laws, and practices that protect individuals from governmental interference. 
B)  governmental responsibility for guaranteeing that all citizens are able to participate as equals in the practice of democratic life. 
C)  the elimination of formal barriers to equal participation by groups of people, such as minorities. 
D)  guarantees of rights that protect citizens from unfair or unjust actions by other individuals. 
E)  guarantees for equal results in American society. 
A)  constitutional provisions, laws, and practices that protect individuals from governmental interference. 
B)  governmental responsibility for guaranteeing that all citizens are able to participate as equals in the practice of democratic life. 
C)  the elimination of formal barriers to equal participation by groups of people, such as minorities. 
D)  guarantees of rights that protect citizens from unfair or unjust actions by other individuals. 
E)  guarantees for equal results in American society.

Question 4

Five of the ten amendments that make up the Bill of Rights concern protections for individuals suspected, accused, or convicted of a crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The foundation of American liberties is best reflected in which document?

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A)  The Constitution 
B)  The Articles of Confederation 
C)  The Federalist Papers 
D)  The Mayflower Compact 
E)  The Slaughterhouse Cases 
A)  The Constitution 
B)  The Articles of Confederation 
C)  The Federalist Papers 
D)  The Mayflower Compact 
E)  The Slaughterhouse Cases

Question 6

The Rehnquist Court is known for

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A)  broadening the exclusionary rule. 
B)  abolishing the exclusionary rule. 
C)  narrowing the exclusionary rule. 
D)  declaring the exclusionary rule unconstitutional. 
E)  ignoring the exclusionary rule 
A)  broadening the exclusionary rule. 
B)  abolishing the exclusionary rule. 
C)  narrowing the exclusionary rule. 
D)  declaring the exclusionary rule unconstitutional. 
E)  ignoring the exclusionary rule

Question 7

In what ways have civil liberties as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights made the United States more democratic? In what ways are these liberties still limited in expanding democracy?

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The civil liberties guaranteed in the Bi

Question 8

The original and unamended Constitution guaranteed each of the following EXCEPT

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A)  protection from suspending the writ of habeas corpus. 
B)  protection from bills of attainder. 
C)  prohibition of states to impair the obligation of contracts. 
D)  protection from ex post facto laws. 
E)  protection of the free exercise of religion. 
A)  protection from suspending the writ of habeas corpus. 
B)  protection from bills of attainder. 
C)  prohibition of states to impair the obligation of contracts. 
D)  protection from ex post facto laws. 
E)  protection of the free exercise of religion.

Question 9

The "right to die" is not currently protected by the U.S. Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A bill of attainder is a legislative act that declares a person guilty of a crime and imposes punishment without a judicial trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT included in the First Amendment?

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A)  Congress may not make any law with respect to the establishment of religion. 
B)  Congress may not abridge the free exercise of religion. 
C)  Congress may not pass bills of attainder or ex post facto laws. 
D)  Congress may not abridge freedom of speech or of the press. 
E)  Congress may not abridge the right to assemble. 
A)  Congress may not make any law with respect to the establishment of religion. 
B)  Congress may not abridge the free exercise of religion. 
C)  Congress may not pass bills of attainder or ex post facto laws. 
D)  Congress may not abridge freedom of speech or of the press. 
E)  Congress may not abridge the right to assemble.

Question 12

The "Lemon test" is made up of all of the following except

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A)  a secular purpose. 
B)  primary effect is to neither advance nor inhibit religion. 
C)  no excessive entanglement between government and religion. 
D)  ordinary scrutiny. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  a secular purpose. 
B)  primary effect is to neither advance nor inhibit religion. 
C)  no excessive entanglement between government and religion. 
D)  ordinary scrutiny. 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

The Supreme Court case of _____________ addressed the issue of a speedy trial.

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A)  In re Oliver 
B)  Cole v. Arkansas 
C)  Gideon v. Wainwright 
D)  Pointer v. Texas 
E)  Klopfer v. North Carolina 
A)  In re Oliver 
B)  Cole v. Arkansas 
C)  Gideon v. Wainwright 
D)  Pointer v. Texas 
E)  Klopfer v. North Carolina

Question 14

What are civil liberties?

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A)  Protection against government interference in certain kinds of private activities. 
B)  The 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)  The right to own and use property free from excessive government interference. 
E)  Anything promised by the Bill of Rights. 
A)  Protection against government interference in certain kinds of private activities. 
B)  The 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)  The right to own and use property free from excessive government interference. 
E)  Anything promised by the Bill of Rights.

Question 15

In which case did the Supreme Court declare that property laws should encourage economic competition and technological advances?

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A)  Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C)  Fletcher v. Peck 
D)  The Declaration of Independence 
E)  Barron v. Baltimore 
A)  Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sandford 
C)  Fletcher v. Peck 
D)  The Declaration of Independence 
E)  Barron v. Baltimore

Question 16

The Supreme Court case of _____________ addressed the issue of a public trial.

Accepted Answer

A)  In re Oliver 
B)  Cole v. Arkansas 
C)  Gideon v. Wainwright 
D)  Pointer v. Texas 
E)  Griswold v. Connecticut 
A)  In re Oliver 
B)  Cole v. Arkansas 
C)  Gideon v. Wainwright 
D)  Pointer v. Texas 
E)  Griswold v. Connecticut

Question 17

What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

In Mapp v. Ohio (1961), the Co

Question 18

At the framing of the Constitution, many citizens, including the Anti-federalists, demanded a bill of rights because

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A)  They found the proposed Constitution did not list many liberties and wanted to more clearly restrict the power of the national government. 
B)  They wanted to give Congress more power relative to the president. 
C)  They distrusted states with the power given to them by the Constitution. 
D)  They thought that the national government did not have enough power. 
E)  They wanted to give the courts more explicit power over the interpretation of the Constitution. 
A)  They found the proposed Constitution did not list many liberties and wanted to more clearly restrict the power of the national government. 
B)  They wanted to give Congress more power relative to the president. 
C)  They distrusted states with the power given to them by the Constitution. 
D)  They thought that the national government did not have enough power. 
E)  They wanted to give the courts more explicit power over the interpretation of the Constitution.

Question 19

Civil liberties are

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A)  laws that retroactively declare some actions illegal. 
B)  governmental decrees that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without benefit of a trial. 
C)  tthe rights to own and use property free from excessive government interference. 
D)  tthe legal doctrines that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge. 
E)  ffreedoms found primarily in the Bill of Rights that are protected from government interference. 
A)  laws that retroactively declare some actions illegal. 
B)  governmental decrees that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without benefit of a trial. 
C)  tthe rights to own and use property free from excessive government interference. 
D)  tthe legal doctrines that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge. 
E)  ffreedoms found primarily in the Bill of Rights that are protected from government interference.

Question 20

In the nineteenth century, the U.S. Supreme Court gave primary emphasis to which of the following liberties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Property rights 
B)  The right to bear arms 
C)  Religious liberty 
D)  Freedom of speech 
E)  Civil rights 
A)  Property rights 
B)  The right to bear arms 
C)  Religious liberty 
D)  Freedom of speech 
E)  Civil rights

The main evidence that beliefs about the death penalty are changing among the public, lawyers, and judges is that

If you were a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and had the ability to evaluate all civil liberties in the Bill of Rights, which would you eliminate and why? Which aspects would you keep the same and why?

Civil liberties refer to

Five of the ten amendments that make up the Bill of Rights concern protections for individuals suspected, accused, or convicted of a crime.

The foundation of American liberties is best reflected in which document?

The Rehnquist Court is known for

In what ways have civil liberties as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights made the United States more democratic? In what ways are these liberties still limited in expanding democracy?

The original and unamended Constitution guaranteed each of the following EXCEPT

The "right to die" is not currently protected by the U.S. Constitution.

A bill of attainder is a legislative act that declares a person guilty of a crime and imposes punishment without a judicial trial.

Which of the following is NOT included in the First Amendment?

The "Lemon test" is made up of all of the following except

The Supreme Court case of _____________ addressed the issue of a speedy trial.

What are civil liberties?

In which case did the Supreme Court declare that property laws should encourage economic competition and technological advances?

The Supreme Court case of _____________ addressed the issue of a public trial.

What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule?

At the framing of the Constitution, many citizens, including the Anti-federalists, demanded a bill of rights because

Civil liberties are

In the nineteenth century, the U.S. Supreme Court gave primary emphasis to which of the following liberties?

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

The main evidence that beliefs about the death penalty are changing among the public, lawyers, and judges is that

If you were a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and had the ability to evaluate all civil liberties in the Bill of Rights, which would you eliminate and why? Which aspects would you keep the same and why?

Civil liberties refer to

Five of the ten amendments that make up the Bill of Rights concern protections for individuals suspected, accused, or convicted of a crime.

The foundation of American liberties is best reflected in which document?

The Rehnquist Court is known for

In what ways have civil liberties as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights made the United States more democratic? In what ways are these liberties still limited in expanding democracy?

The original and unamended Constitution guaranteed each of the following EXCEPT

The "right to die" is not currently protected by the U.S. Constitution.

A bill of attainder is a legislative act that declares a person guilty of a crime and imposes punishment without a judicial trial.

Which of the following is NOT included in the First Amendment?

The "Lemon test" is made up of all of the following except

The Supreme Court case of _____________ addressed the issue of a speedy trial.

What are civil liberties?

In which case did the Supreme Court declare that property laws should encourage economic competition and technological advances?

The Supreme Court case of _____________ addressed the issue of a public trial.

What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule?

At the framing of the Constitution, many citizens, including the Anti-federalists, demanded a bill of rights because

Civil liberties are

In the nineteenth century, the U.S. Supreme Court gave primary emphasis to which of the following liberties?

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