Exam 15: Civil Liberties: the Struggle for Freedom

Explain how the Supreme Court used the due process clause to protect businesses from regulation by the federal and state governments.

Why is freedom of the press essential to democracy?

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court declare that, under the law, slaves were not people but private property belonging to their owners?

In what context did the Supreme Court first apply the Fourteenth Amendment?

Which of the following created the right to privacy?

Which clause ensures that a citizen who resides in California will be protected by the laws of Idaho while he or she is in Idaho?

How has the war on terror restricted civil liberties in the United States?

In Barron v. Baltimore, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the __________ clause directly applied against unwarranted state action with respect to property rights.

The Supreme Court has used selective incorporation to __________ the rights of states.

In Abington School District v. Schempp, the Court ruled that state-mandated Bible readings were constitutional under the free exercise clause.

The contract clause prohibits the executive branch from entering into contracts without the consent of the legislative branch.

Which clause prevents the national government from sanctioning an official religion?

What is the name for a government decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without benefit of a trial?

The doctrine of prior restraint prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication __________.

__________ rights include the right to remain silent.

Which of the following amendments was most recently incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment and therefore applies to the states?

In recent years, the Supreme Court has __________ constraints on aid to parochial schools and voucher programs.

In Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court held that the Bill of Rights limits __________, not __________, action.

During the nineteenth century, the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states.

One prong of the Lemon test is that the law has a __________ secular purpose.