Question 1

Which of the following is responsible for determining whether enough evidence exists to go to trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  trial court 
B)  defense attorney 
C)  prosecutor 
D)  grand jury 
A)  trial court 
B)  defense attorney 
C)  prosecutor 
D)  grand jury D

Question 2

What did Abington School District v.Schempp find to be unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  state-mandated Bible reading 
B)  forced sterilization 
C)  discrimination against homosexuals 
D)  imprisonment without a trial 
A)  state-mandated Bible reading 
B)  forced sterilization 
C)  discrimination against homosexuals 
D)  imprisonment without a trial A

Question 3

How do selective incorporation and substantive due process work to protect the civil liberties of individual citizens?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain the concept of selective incorporation.
2.Describe the meaning of substantive due process.
3.Analyze how these provisions help to ensure that citizens are protected from infringement on their civil liberties by both the federal and state governments.

Question 4

Profanity,obscenity,and threats may constitute which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  content neutrality 
B)  prior restraints 
C)  fighting words 
D)  censorship 
A)  content neutrality 
B)  prior restraints 
C)  fighting words 
D)  censorship

Question 5

A defamatory,false written statement is __________; the same statement spoken aloud is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perjury; slander 
B)  slander; libel 
C)  illegal; legal 
D)  libel; slander 
A)  perjury; slander 
B)  slander; libel 
C)  illegal; legal 
D)  libel; slander

Question 6

After Gideon v.Wainwright,the Sixth Amendment has been interpreted to guarantee a right to counsel to criminal defendants regardless of the accused's ability to pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

__________ make an act punishable as a crime even if the act was legal when it was committed.These are prohibited by Article I of the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Writs of habeas corpus 
B)  Bills of attainder 
C)  Ex post facto laws 
D)  Prior restraints 
A)  Writs of habeas corpus 
B)  Bills of attainder 
C)  Ex post facto laws 
D)  Prior restraints

Question 8

__________ rights include the right to remain silent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ rights include the right to remain...

Question 9

Which test examines the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orange 
B)  Lemon 
C)  Free Exercise 
D)  Prior Restraint 
A)  Orange 
B)  Lemon 
C)  Free Exercise 
D)  Prior Restraint

Question 10

Why does the plight of the Guantanamo detainees raise concerns about civil liberties?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Recall the bas

Question 11

Which U.S.Supreme Court case found that a woman's right to have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey 
B)  Lawrence v. Texas 
C)  Miranda v. Arizona 
D)  Roe v. Wade 
A)  Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey 
B)  Lawrence v. Texas 
C)  Miranda v. Arizona 
D)  Roe v. Wade

Question 12

Why did the Supreme Court briefly end capital punishment in 1972?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Disc

Question 13

The doctrine of prior restraint says that the government cannot prevent speech or publication __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  that is critical of the government 
B)  that is illegal 
C)  after the fact 
D)  before the fact 
A)  that is critical of the government 
B)  that is illegal 
C)  after the fact 
D)  before the fact

Question 14

How has the Supreme Court applied the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Defi

Question 15

The free exercise clause guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  education 
B)  religion 
C)  business 
D)  speech 
A)  education 
B)  religion 
C)  business 
D)  speech

Question 16

In 2004,the Supreme Court ruled that detainees have a right to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the assistance of counsel 
B)  equal protection 
C)  habeas corpus 
D)  a bill of attainder 
A)  the assistance of counsel 
B)  equal protection 
C)  habeas corpus 
D)  a bill of attainder

Question 17

The Supreme Court briefly outlawed which of the following in the 1970s by asserting that it was being imposed in an arbitrary manner?

Accepted Answer

A)  capital punishment 
B)  the exclusionary rule 
C)  access to court-appointed counsel 
D)  symbolic speech protection 
A)  capital punishment 
B)  the exclusionary rule 
C)  access to court-appointed counsel 
D)  symbolic speech protection

Question 18

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Identify the h

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

While enemy combatants have a reduced right to habeas corpus,they have the same right to a jury trial as other accused criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is responsible for determining whether enough evidence exists to go to trial?

What did Abington School District v.Schempp find to be unconstitutional?

How do selective incorporation and substantive due process work to protect the civil liberties of individual citizens?

Profanity,obscenity,and threats may constitute which of the following?

A defamatory,false written statement is ; the same statement spoken aloud is .

After Gideon v.Wainwright,the Sixth Amendment has been interpreted to guarantee a right to counsel to criminal defendants regardless of the accused's ability to pay.

__________ make an act punishable as a crime even if the act was legal when it was committed.These are prohibited by Article I of the Constitution.

__________ rights include the right to remain silent.

Which test examines the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

Why does the plight of the Guantanamo detainees raise concerns about civil liberties?

Which U.S.Supreme Court case found that a woman's right to have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy?

Why did the Supreme Court briefly end capital punishment in 1972?

The doctrine of prior restraint says that the government cannot prevent speech or publication __________.

How has the Supreme Court applied the exclusionary rule?

The free exercise clause guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?

In 2004,the Supreme Court ruled that detainees have a right to which of the following?

The Supreme Court briefly outlawed which of the following in the 1970s by asserting that it was being imposed in an arbitrary manner?

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.

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

While enemy combatants have a reduced right to habeas corpus,they have the same right to a jury trial as other accused criminals.

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

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The Federal System

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties

Which of the following is responsible for determining whether enough evidence exists to go to trial?

What did Abington School District v.Schempp find to be unconstitutional?

How do selective incorporation and substantive due process work to protect the civil liberties of individual citizens?

Profanity,obscenity,and threats may constitute which of the following?

A defamatory,false written statement is __________; the same statement spoken aloud is __________.

After Gideon v.Wainwright,the Sixth Amendment has been interpreted to guarantee a right to counsel to criminal defendants regardless of the accused's ability to pay.

__________ make an act punishable as a crime even if the act was legal when it was committed.These are prohibited by Article I of the Constitution.

__________ rights include the right to remain silent.

Which test examines the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

Why does the plight of the Guantanamo detainees raise concerns about civil liberties?

Which U.S.Supreme Court case found that a woman's right to have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy?

Why did the Supreme Court briefly end capital punishment in 1972?

The doctrine of prior restraint says that the government cannot prevent speech or publication __________.

How has the Supreme Court applied the exclusionary rule?

The free exercise clause guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?

In 2004,the Supreme Court ruled that detainees have a right to which of the following?

The Supreme Court briefly outlawed which of the following in the 1970s by asserting that it was being imposed in an arbitrary manner?

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.

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

While enemy combatants have a reduced right to habeas corpus,they have the same right to a jury trial as other accused criminals.

American Government: Roots, context, and Culture

The Constitution

The Federal System

Civil Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Political Parties

Elections and Voting

The Campaign Process

The News Media

Interest Groups

Domestic Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters

A defamatory,false written statement is ; the same statement spoken aloud is .