Question 1

Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parker v. Gideon 
B)  New York Times Co. v. Sullivan 
C)  Mapp v. Ohio 
D)  Wolf v. Colorado 
E)  Gideon v. Wainwright 
A)  Parker v. Gideon 
B)  New York Times Co. v. Sullivan 
C)  Mapp v. Ohio 
D)  Wolf v. Colorado 
E)  Gideon v. Wainwright

Question 2

How does the Lemon test examine the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Ide

Question 3

Which of the following may the government ban without violating the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  hate speech 
B)  offensive art 
C)  virtual child pornography 
D)  obscene pornographic films 
E)  ritual animal sacrifice 
A)  hate speech 
B)  offensive art 
C)  virtual child pornography 
D)  obscene pornographic films 
E)  ritual animal sacrifice

Question 4

What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  assistance of counsel 
B)  access to law books 
C)  a jury trial 
D)  assistance by the press 
E)  a written indictment 
A)  assistance of counsel 
B)  access to law books 
C)  a jury trial 
D)  assistance by the press 
E)  a written indictment

Question 5

Freedom of the press protects reporters from revealing their sources when they have been issued a subpoena by a court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was the purpose of the 2006 amendments to the USA Patriot Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  greater legislative oversight 
B)  diminished government access to e-mail 
C)  greater judicial oversight 
D)  greater government access to bank and financial records 
E)  diminished judicial oversight 
A)  greater legislative oversight 
B)  diminished government access to e-mail 
C)  greater judicial oversight 
D)  greater government access to bank and financial records 
E)  diminished judicial oversight

Question 7

Which of the following considerably narrowed the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  harmless error rule 
B)  closed container rule 
C)  inevitable discovery rule 
D)  confidential informant rule 
E)  illegal substance rule 
A)  harmless error rule 
B)  closed container rule 
C)  inevitable discovery rule 
D)  confidential informant rule 
E)  illegal substance rule

Question 8

Explain how Gideon v. Wainwright changed how the courts interpreted the Sixth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Identify the

Question 9

According to Justice Blackmun, a woman had which type of right to an abortion in her first trimester?

Accepted Answer

A)  an absolute right 
B)  no right 
C)  a qualified right 
D)  a partial right 
E)  an arguable right 
A)  an absolute right 
B)  no right 
C)  a qualified right 
D)  a partial right 
E)  an arguable right

Question 10

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is a classic example of speech that creates a __________.

Accepted Answer

clear and

Question 11

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Identify the

Question 12

Selective incorporation makes the protections from the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through which of the following amendments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourth 
B)  Fifth 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Tenth 
E)  Fourteenth 
A)  Fourth 
B)  Fifth 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Tenth 
E)  Fourteenth

Question 13

Under the Lemon test, the government must not foster _____________ between the state and religion.

Accepted Answer

excessive

Question 14

Why are the establishment and free exercise clauses necessary to maintain the separation of church and state?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Define both t

Question 15

The Military Commissions Act of 2006 allows the government to jail detainees without an opportunity to file which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  an appeal 
B)  a writ of habeas corpus 
C)  a bill of attainder 
D)  a motion for summary judgment 
E)  a jury demand 
A)  an appeal 
B)  a writ of habeas corpus 
C)  a bill of attainder 
D)  a motion for summary judgment 
E)  a jury demand

Question 16

An article accusing Barack Obama of being a drug addict is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An article accusing Barack Obama of being...

Question 17

How did Miranda v. Arizona change the way law enforcement treated criminal defendants?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1. Discuss the h

Question 18

Miranda rights include the right to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a phone call 
B)  due process 
C)  a jury trial 
D)  be free from search and seizure 
E)  counsel 
A)  a phone call 
B)  due process 
C)  a jury trial 
D)  be free from search and seizure 
E)  counsel

Question 19

Which of the following rights has the Supreme Court found to be one of the unstated liberties that arises from other explicitly stated rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  right to marry 
B)  right to travel 
C)  right to vote 
D)  right to privacy 
E)  right to have a family 
A)  right to marry 
B)  right to travel 
C)  right to vote 
D)  right to privacy 
E)  right to have a family

Question 20

The Burger Court vehemently enforced the rights identified in Miranda v. Arizona.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule?

How does the Lemon test examine the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

Which of the following may the government ban without violating the Constitution?

What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime?

Freedom of the press protects reporters from revealing their sources when they have been issued a subpoena by a court.

What was the purpose of the 2006 amendments to the USA Patriot Act?

Which of the following considerably narrowed the exclusionary rule?

Explain how Gideon v. Wainwright changed how the courts interpreted the Sixth Amendment.

According to Justice Blackmun, a woman had which type of right to an abortion in her first trimester?

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is a classic example of speech that creates a __________.

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.

Selective incorporation makes the protections from the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through which of the following amendments?

Under the Lemon test, the government must not foster _____________ between the state and religion.

Why are the establishment and free exercise clauses necessary to maintain the separation of church and state?

The Military Commissions Act of 2006 allows the government to jail detainees without an opportunity to file which of the following?

An article accusing Barack Obama of being a drug addict is an example of __________.

How did Miranda v. Arizona change the way law enforcement treated criminal defendants?

Miranda rights include the right to which of the following?

Which of the following rights has the Supreme Court found to be one of the unstated liberties that arises from other explicitly stated rights?

The Burger Court vehemently enforced the rights identified in Miranda v. Arizona.

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Exam 15: Civil Liberties: the Struggle for Freedom

Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule?

How does the Lemon test examine the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

Which of the following may the government ban without violating the Constitution?

What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime?

Freedom of the press protects reporters from revealing their sources when they have been issued a subpoena by a court.

What was the purpose of the 2006 amendments to the USA Patriot Act?

Which of the following considerably narrowed the exclusionary rule?

Explain how Gideon v. Wainwright changed how the courts interpreted the Sixth Amendment.

According to Justice Blackmun, a woman had which type of right to an abortion in her first trimester?

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is a classic example of speech that creates a __________.

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.

Selective incorporation makes the protections from the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through which of the following amendments?

Under the Lemon test, the government must not foster _____________ between the state and religion.

Why are the establishment and free exercise clauses necessary to maintain the separation of church and state?

The Military Commissions Act of 2006 allows the government to jail detainees without an opportunity to file which of the following?

An article accusing Barack Obama of being a drug addict is an example of __________.

How did Miranda v. Arizona change the way law enforcement treated criminal defendants?

Miranda rights include the right to which of the following?

Which of the following rights has the Supreme Court found to be one of the unstated liberties that arises from other explicitly stated rights?

The Burger Court vehemently enforced the rights identified in Miranda v. Arizona.

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism: States and Nation

The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics

Public Opinion

The News Media

Interest Groups and Business Organizations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

Domestic Policies

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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