Question 1

A general definition of obscenity includes all of the following EXCEPT that it

Accepted Answer

A) lacks political or scientific value. 
B) appeals to prurient interests. 
C) lacks serious literary or artistic value. 
D) offends women. 
E) None of the above 
A) lacks political or scientific value. 
B) appeals to prurient interests. 
C) lacks serious literary or artistic value. 
D) offends women. 
E) None of the above D

Question 2

Homosexual marriages, physician-assisted suicide, and DNA testing by police are all constitutionally protected under the concept of privacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Justice Holmes's clear and present danger test holds that government can

Accepted Answer

A) restrict speech that threatens national security. 
B) restrict any speech of an inflammatory nature. 
C) imprison political dissidents during time of war without following normal procedures. 
D) engage in prior restraint of the press whenever. 
E) All of the above 
A) restrict speech that threatens national security. 
B) restrict any speech of an inflammatory nature. 
C) imprison political dissidents during time of war without following normal procedures. 
D) engage in prior restraint of the press whenever. 
E) All of the above A

Question 4

A due process clause is found in the Fifth Amendment and it limits the power of the national government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

___________ is a constitutional requirement that governments act reasonably and that the substance of the laws themselves be fair and reasonable.

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural due process 
B) Due process 
C) Substantive due process 
D) Miranda rights 
E) International due process 
A) Procedural due process 
B) Due process 
C) Substantive due process 
D) Miranda rights 
E) International due process

Question 6

Which Supreme Court Justice said of obscenity: "I know it when I see it"?

Accepted Answer

A) Justice Potter Stewart 
B) Justice John Marshall Harlan 
C) Justice Clarence Thomas 
D) Justice Antonin Scalia 
E) Justice Sandra Day O'Connor 
A) Justice Potter Stewart 
B) Justice John Marshall Harlan 
C) Justice Clarence Thomas 
D) Justice Antonin Scalia 
E) Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Question 7

The due process clause, interpreted to mean that the states could not abridge the First Amendment freedoms, is part of the

Accepted Answer

A) Third Amendment 
B) Eighteenth Amendment 
C) Fourteenth Amendment 
D) Ninth Amendment 
E) Second Amendment 
A) Third Amendment 
B) Eighteenth Amendment 
C) Fourteenth Amendment 
D) Ninth Amendment 
E) Second Amendment

Question 8

Protection against self-incrimination was originally developed to protect citizens against

Accepted Answer

A) double jeopardy. 
B) eminent domain. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) police brutality. 
E) martial law. 
A) double jeopardy. 
B) eminent domain. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) police brutality. 
E) martial law.

Question 9

The government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place

Accepted Answer

A) under no circumstances: people have an unconditional right to express their views. 
B) when the rally would cost government money because of the need for police protection. 
C) when the views of those holding the rally are unpopular. 
D) when it can demonstrate clearly that a non-preventable evil will result if the rally is held. 
E) None of the above 
A) under no circumstances: people have an unconditional right to express their views. 
B) when the rally would cost government money because of the need for police protection. 
C) when the views of those holding the rally are unpopular. 
D) when it can demonstrate clearly that a non-preventable evil will result if the rally is held. 
E) None of the above

Question 10

Rights in the original Constitution include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) habeas corpus. 
B) no titles of nobility. 
C) the right to travel. 
D) the right to bear arms. 
E) no religious test oaths as a condition for holding a federal office. 
A) habeas corpus. 
B) no titles of nobility. 
C) the right to travel. 
D) the right to bear arms. 
E) no religious test oaths as a condition for holding a federal office.

Question 11

Gitlow v.New York resulted in the decision that freedom of speech is a basic right that no state may deny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Court in New York Times Co.v.Sullivan severely limited state power to award monetary damages in libel suits brought by public officials against critics of official conduct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

___________ established rules and regulations that restrain government officials.

Accepted Answer

A) Procedural due process 
B) Due process 
C) Substantive due process 
D) Miranda rights 
E) International due process 
A) Procedural due process 
B) Due process 
C) Substantive due process 
D) Miranda rights 
E) International due process

Question 14

The Supreme Court has broadly held that "hate speech" cannot be silenced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Supreme Court guidelines for constitutionally protected free expression includes the absolute right to say whatever one wants to whomever, whenever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Hamdan v.Rumsfeld (2006), the Court said that the president did not have the authority to try enemy combatants by military commissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which amendment presents a complex area of the law that includes many possible exceptions to the warrant requirement?

Accepted Answer

A) Fourteenth 
B) Fourth 
C) First 
D) Third 
E) Fifth 
A) Fourteenth 
B) Fourth 
C) First 
D) Third 
E) Fifth

Question 18

Libel, obscenity, fighting words, and commercial speech are examples of what the preferred position doctrine would protect citizens against.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The due process clause is found in the Seventh Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What clause in the First Amendment states that no government can compel us to accept any creed or to deny us any right because of what we do or do not believe?

Accepted Answer

A) establishment clause 
B) free service clause 
C) due process clause 
D) civil disobedience clause 
E) free exercise clause 
A) establishment clause 
B) free service clause 
C) due process clause 
D) civil disobedience clause 
E) free exercise clause

Exam 15: Civil Liberties

A general definition of obscenity includes all of the following EXCEPT that it

Homosexual marriages, physician-assisted suicide, and DNA testing by police are all constitutionally protected under the concept of privacy.

Justice Holmes's clear and present danger test holds that government can

A due process clause is found in the Fifth Amendment and it limits the power of the national government.

___________ is a constitutional requirement that governments act reasonably and that the substance of the laws themselves be fair and reasonable.

Which Supreme Court Justice said of obscenity: "I know it when I see it"?

The due process clause, interpreted to mean that the states could not abridge the First Amendment freedoms, is part of the

Protection against self-incrimination was originally developed to protect citizens against

The government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place

Rights in the original Constitution include all of the following EXCEPT

Gitlow v.New York resulted in the decision that freedom of speech is a basic right that no state may deny.

The Court in New York Times Co.v.Sullivan severely limited state power to award monetary damages in libel suits brought by public officials against critics of official conduct.

___________ established rules and regulations that restrain government officials.

The Supreme Court has broadly held that "hate speech" cannot be silenced.

Supreme Court guidelines for constitutionally protected free expression includes the absolute right to say whatever one wants to whomever, whenever.

In Hamdan v.Rumsfeld (2006), the Court said that the president did not have the authority to try enemy combatants by military commissions.

Which amendment presents a complex area of the law that includes many possible exceptions to the warrant requirement?

Libel, obscenity, fighting words, and commercial speech are examples of what the preferred position doctrine would protect citizens against.

The due process clause is found in the Seventh Amendment.

What clause in the First Amendment states that no government can compel us to accept any creed or to deny us any right because of what we do or do not believe?

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