Question 1

Of all forms of government interference with expression, judges are most suspicious of those that

Accepted Answer

A) trespass on First Amendment freedoms. 
B) limit freedom of speech of any kind. 
C) impose prior restraints on publication. 
D) impose a posteriori restraints. 
E) All of the above 
A) trespass on First Amendment freedoms. 
B) limit freedom of speech of any kind. 
C) impose prior restraints on publication. 
D) impose a posteriori restraints. 
E) All of the above

Question 2

Freedom of religion is protected by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) barring laws that would encourage an establishment of religion. 
B) allowing free exercise of religion. 
C) disallowing Americans to hold any religious belief they choose. 
D) the Supreme Court's desire to encourage the states to maintain a position of neutrality toward religion. 
E) All of the above protect freedom of religion 
A) barring laws that would encourage an establishment of religion. 
B) allowing free exercise of religion. 
C) disallowing Americans to hold any religious belief they choose. 
D) the Supreme Court's desire to encourage the states to maintain a position of neutrality toward religion. 
E) All of the above protect freedom of religion

Question 3

Under Roe v.Wade the Court held that a woman in her first three months of pregnancy had __________ right to an abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) no 
B) a court approved 
C) a limited 
D) an unrestricted 
E) None of the above 
A) no 
B) a court approved 
C) a limited 
D) an unrestricted 
E) None of the above

Question 4

Selective incorporation of most provisions of the Bill Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment is considered the most significant constitutional development that has occurred since the Constitution was written.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The right to privacy is found in the First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"The quality or state of a work that taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex by depicting sexual conduct in a patently offensive way and that lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." What is this passage referring to?

Accepted Answer

A) Commercial speech 
B) Fighting words 
C) Libel 
D) Free assembly 
E) Obscenity 
A) Commercial speech 
B) Fighting words 
C) Libel 
D) Free assembly 
E) Obscenity

Question 7

A(n) ___________ is concerned not with a person's guilt or innocence but merely with whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.

Accepted Answer

A) petit jury 
B) impartial jury 
C) grand jury 
D) partial jury 
E) appeals jury 
A) petit jury 
B) impartial jury 
C) grand jury 
D) partial jury 
E) appeals jury

Question 8

Ex post facto law refers to producing a prisoner in court and explaining why he or she is being held.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is an interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that freedom of expression is so essential to democracy that governments should not punish persons for what they say, only for what they do?

Accepted Answer

A) Prior restraint 
B) Bad tendency test 
C) Clear and present danger test 
D) Non-protected speech 
E) Preferred position doctrine 
A) Prior restraint 
B) Bad tendency test 
C) Clear and present danger test 
D) Non-protected speech 
E) Preferred position doctrine

Question 10

The clear and present danger test is an interpretation of which Amendment, holding that the government cannot interfere with speech unless the action that will come of such speech leads to evil or illegal act?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

After indictment, prosecutors and the defense attorney usually discuss the possibility of a

Accepted Answer

A) plea bargain. 
B) dismissal. 
C) trial procedure. 
D) mistrial. 
E) no contest plea. 
A) plea bargain. 
B) dismissal. 
C) trial procedure. 
D) mistrial. 
E) no contest plea.

Question 12

Government prohibition of a speech or publication before it is made or published is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) prior restraint. 
B) judicial review. 
C) sedition. 
D) exclusion. 
E) sequestering. 
A) prior restraint. 
B) judicial review. 
C) sedition. 
D) exclusion. 
E) sequestering.

Question 13

Commercial speech is NOT constitutionally protected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Libel is

Accepted Answer

A) spoken defamation of character. 
B) valid only when it is applied to specific individuals in government. 
C) subject to tests of truth. 
D) written defamation of another person. 
E) generally applied in cases in which private citizens criticize public officials. 
A) spoken defamation of character. 
B) valid only when it is applied to specific individuals in government. 
C) subject to tests of truth. 
D) written defamation of another person. 
E) generally applied in cases in which private citizens criticize public officials.

Question 15

In 2003, the U.S.Supreme Court struck down a ________ state law making homosexual sodomy a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) Georgia 
B) California 
C) Massachusetts 
D) Texas 
E) Alabama 
A) Georgia 
B) California 
C) Massachusetts 
D) Texas 
E) Alabama

Question 16

What is an interpretation of the First Amendment that would permit legislatures to forbid speech encouraging people to engage in illegal action?

Accepted Answer

A) Prior restraint 
B) Bad tendency test 
C) Clear and present danger test 
D) Non-protected speech 
E) Preferred position doctrine 
A) Prior restraint 
B) Bad tendency test 
C) Clear and present danger test 
D) Non-protected speech 
E) Preferred position doctrine

Question 17

Preferred position doctrine holds that freedom of expression is so essential to democracy that governments should not punish persons for what they say, only for what they do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The bad tendency doctrine gives to __________ the power to decide what kinds of speech can be outlawed.

Accepted Answer

A) courts 
B) the people 
C) legislatures 
D) chief executives 
E) bureaucrats 
A) courts 
B) the people 
C) legislatures 
D) chief executives 
E) bureaucrats

Question 19

The right to privacy is specifically

Accepted Answer

A) found in the Tenth Amendment. 
B) found in the Bill of Rights. 
C) found in the main body of the Constitution. 
D) not found in the main body of the Constitution or in its amendments. 
E) None of the above 
A) found in the Tenth Amendment. 
B) found in the Bill of Rights. 
C) found in the main body of the Constitution. 
D) not found in the main body of the Constitution or in its amendments. 
E) None of the above

Question 20

Roe v.Wade ruling dealt with the issue of

Accepted Answer

A) religious belief. 
B) abortion rights. 
C) press rights. 
D) speech rights. 
E) peaceful assembly rights. 
A) religious belief. 
B) abortion rights. 
C) press rights. 
D) speech rights. 
E) peaceful assembly rights.

Exam 15: Civil Liberties

Of all forms of government interference with expression, judges are most suspicious of those that

Freedom of religion is protected by all of the following EXCEPT

Under Roe v.Wade the Court held that a woman in her first three months of pregnancy had __________ right to an abortion.

Selective incorporation of most provisions of the Bill Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment is considered the most significant constitutional development that has occurred since the Constitution was written.

The right to privacy is found in the First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution.

"The quality or state of a work that taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex by depicting sexual conduct in a patently offensive way and that lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." What is this passage referring to?

A(n) ___________ is concerned not with a person's guilt or innocence but merely with whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.

Ex post facto law refers to producing a prisoner in court and explaining why he or she is being held.

What is an interpretation of the First Amendment that holds that freedom of expression is so essential to democracy that governments should not punish persons for what they say, only for what they do?

The clear and present danger test is an interpretation of which Amendment, holding that the government cannot interfere with speech unless the action that will come of such speech leads to evil or illegal act?

After indictment, prosecutors and the defense attorney usually discuss the possibility of a

Government prohibition of a speech or publication before it is made or published is referred to as

Commercial speech is NOT constitutionally protected.

Libel is

In 2003, the U.S.Supreme Court struck down a ________ state law making homosexual sodomy a crime.

What is an interpretation of the First Amendment that would permit legislatures to forbid speech encouraging people to engage in illegal action?

Preferred position doctrine holds that freedom of expression is so essential to democracy that governments should not punish persons for what they say, only for what they do.

The bad tendency doctrine gives to __________ the power to decide what kinds of speech can be outlawed.

The right to privacy is specifically

Roe v.Wade ruling dealt with the issue of

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