Question 1

The National Security Agency's cloud computing program:

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A)  was undertaken pursuant to a secret court-ordered search warrant. 
B)  was initially developed to monitor transactions in banks. 
C)  was initially developed to monitor phone calls in U.S prisons. 
D)  was designed to collect personal data from the servers of multiple corporations. 
E)  was set up to tackle the menace of online harassment. 
A)  was undertaken pursuant to a secret court-ordered search warrant. 
B)  was initially developed to monitor transactions in banks. 
C)  was initially developed to monitor phone calls in U.S prisons. 
D)  was designed to collect personal data from the servers of multiple corporations. 
E)  was set up to tackle the menace of online harassment.

Question 2

High Grounds,a school in Besavia,encourages its students to follow Protestantism.It also organizes several religious activities based on Protestantism.The country has recently passed a law that supports the propagation of the Protestant religion.If this were to happen in the U.S.,which of the following amendments to the U.S.Constitution would have declared the law to be illegal?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Second Amendment 
B)  The Third Amendment 
C)  The First Amendment 
D)  The Eighth Amendment 
E)  The Tenth Amendment 
A)  The Second Amendment 
B)  The Third Amendment 
C)  The First Amendment 
D)  The Eighth Amendment 
E)  The Tenth Amendment

Question 3

Ryan,a Dutch footballer,posts an old video of him playing on BeFriend,a social media site.One of Ryan's followers on the site mocks him for his poor performance in his recent matches.Incensed by the jibe,Ryan retorts on the Internet with hateful comments based on the person's appearance.Ryan even tries to frame the person as mentally challenged by posting his morphed pictures online.In this scenario,Ryan can be convicted of:

Accepted Answer

A)  online terrorism. 
B)  cyberbullying. 
C)  excessive media usage. 
D)  prior restraint. 
E)  revenge porn. 
A)  online terrorism. 
B)  cyberbullying. 
C)  excessive media usage. 
D)  prior restraint. 
E)  revenge porn.

Question 4

In the context of national security,identify a true statement about the USA Patriot Act of 2001.

Accepted Answer

A)  The act allows a person to request copies of information about her or him contained in government files. 
B)  The act prevents states from disclosing or selling a driver's personal information without the driver's consent. 
C)  The act allows the government to freely access personal information of American citizens. 
D)  The act restricts government disclosure of data to third parties. 
E)  The act supports the protection, enhancement, and wise use of a person's personal information. 
A)  The act allows a person to request copies of information about her or him contained in government files. 
B)  The act prevents states from disclosing or selling a driver's personal information without the driver's consent. 
C)  The act allows the government to freely access personal information of American citizens. 
D)  The act restricts government disclosure of data to third parties. 
E)  The act supports the protection, enhancement, and wise use of a person's personal information.

Question 5

The _________ clause,part of the First Amendment,forbids the government from constituting an official religion or church.

Accepted Answer

A) free exercise 
B) evolution 
C) separation 
D) establishment 
A) free exercise 
B) evolution 
C) separation 
D) establishment

Question 6

Which of the following protects citizens from government actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insurrection laws 
B)  Emergency provisions 
C)  Quotas 
D)  Embargos 
E)  Civil liberties 
A)  Insurrection laws 
B)  Emergency provisions 
C)  Quotas 
D)  Embargos 
E)  Civil liberties

Question 7

Slander,a form of unprotected speech,must:

Accepted Answer

A)  be carried out entirely through actions. 
B)  be concordant with facts. 
C)  not lack political or scientific value. 
D)  not result in actual harm. 
E)  stem from an intent to do harm. 
A)  be carried out entirely through actions. 
B)  be concordant with facts. 
C)  not lack political or scientific value. 
D)  not result in actual harm. 
E)  stem from an intent to do harm.

Question 8

Since 1971,the Supreme Court has used a test to determine whether government aid to parochial schools is constitutional.To be constitutional,the aid must:

Accepted Answer

A)  be used for paying teachers' salaries. 
B)  be aimed at inhibiting religion. 
C)  be for a clearly religious purpose. 
D)  avoid excessive government involvement in religion. 
E)  be used for buying textbooks for underprivileged students. 
A)  be used for paying teachers' salaries. 
B)  be aimed at inhibiting religion. 
C)  be for a clearly religious purpose. 
D)  avoid excessive government involvement in religion. 
E)  be used for buying textbooks for underprivileged students.

Question 9

_____,prohibited by the Constitution,punishes individuals for committing an act that was legal when the act was committed.

Accepted Answer

A)  A bill of attainder 
B)  A writ of certiorari 
C)  A writ of habeas corpus 
D)  An ex post facto law 
E)  The Bill of Rights 
A)  A bill of attainder 
B)  A writ of certiorari 
C)  A writ of habeas corpus 
D)  An ex post facto law 
E)  The Bill of Rights

Question 10

In 2004,the local school board in Dover,Pennsylvania required the ninth-grade biology classes to use a textbook that endorsed the concept of intelligent design.As a result,the students staged a walk-out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify a true statement about prior restraint.

Accepted Answer

A)  Acts of prior restraint are considered unconstitutional as they restrict one's freedom of expression. 
B)  Acts of prior restraint are considered unconstitutional as they contradict the free exercise clause. 
C)  It involves removing obscene pictures from a newspaper article before it is published. 
D)  For a case of prior restraint to hold, a particular utterance should be intended to hurt another person. 
E)  For a case of prior restraint to hold, a particular content should excite unwholesome sexual desire. 
A)  Acts of prior restraint are considered unconstitutional as they restrict one's freedom of expression. 
B)  Acts of prior restraint are considered unconstitutional as they contradict the free exercise clause. 
C)  It involves removing obscene pictures from a newspaper article before it is published. 
D)  For a case of prior restraint to hold, a particular utterance should be intended to hurt another person. 
E)  For a case of prior restraint to hold, a particular content should excite unwholesome sexual desire.

Question 12

The Miranda warnings protect the rights of the U.S.government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of the Miranda warnings?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are criminal procedural rules that require illegally obtained evidence to be excluded from a criminal trial. 
B)  They put a criminal suspect on notice, banning him or her from requesting a speedy trial. 
C)  They are issued when the federal government believes that a terrorist attack is imminent. 
D)  They are a series of statements informing criminal suspects, on their arrest, of their constitutional rights. 
E)  They are given to criminal suspects when they have been charged with double jeopardy. 
A)  They are criminal procedural rules that require illegally obtained evidence to be excluded from a criminal trial. 
B)  They put a criminal suspect on notice, banning him or her from requesting a speedy trial. 
C)  They are issued when the federal government believes that a terrorist attack is imminent. 
D)  They are a series of statements informing criminal suspects, on their arrest, of their constitutional rights. 
E)  They are given to criminal suspects when they have been charged with double jeopardy.

Question 14

The first eight amendments to the U.S.Constitution:

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A)  reserve powers to the people and to the states. 
B)  grant the people specific rights and liberties. 
C)  allow the states to coin money, negotiate treaties with foreign countries, and regulate interstate commerce. 
D)  grant states the power to enact laws and to establish courts to protect the rights of their citizens. 
E)  establish the powers of the executive branch. 
A)  reserve powers to the people and to the states. 
B)  grant the people specific rights and liberties. 
C)  allow the states to coin money, negotiate treaties with foreign countries, and regulate interstate commerce. 
D)  grant states the power to enact laws and to establish courts to protect the rights of their citizens. 
E)  establish the powers of the executive branch.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about the writ of habeas corpus?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not require a prisoner to be presented in the court during a court hearing. 
B)  It is not available to citizens during times of rebellion or national invasion. 
C)  It allows a criminal to be punished directly without a trial. 
D)  It is included in Article 9 of the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  It may be overruled at the discretion of governors. 
A)  It does not require a prisoner to be presented in the court during a court hearing. 
B)  It is not available to citizens during times of rebellion or national invasion. 
C)  It allows a criminal to be punished directly without a trial. 
D)  It is included in Article 9 of the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  It may be overruled at the discretion of governors.

Question 16

Is the right to free speech absolute? What are the types of speech that receive no protection under the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

No,the right to free speech is not absol

Question 17

The reserved powers of the states are derived from the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) Second Amendment 
B) Seventh Amendment 
C) Ninth Amendment 
D) Tenth Amendment 
A) Second Amendment 
B) Seventh Amendment 
C) Ninth Amendment 
D) Tenth Amendment

Question 18

State leaders who supported state religions might have favored the establishment clause to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure that the national government did not interfere with the state governments' right to establish a religion. 
B)  separate the religious establishments and the government bodies. 
C)  ensure that the national government could firmly direct and influence the public expression of religious ideas. 
D)  prohibit the government from supporting religion in general. 
E)  allow the religious leaders to conduct the oath taking ceremony of public officials. 
A)  ensure that the national government did not interfere with the state governments' right to establish a religion. 
B)  separate the religious establishments and the government bodies. 
C)  ensure that the national government could firmly direct and influence the public expression of religious ideas. 
D)  prohibit the government from supporting religion in general. 
E)  allow the religious leaders to conduct the oath taking ceremony of public officials.

Question 19

In the context of the rights of criminal defendants,the Fifth Amendment:

Accepted Answer

A)  includes a requirement that no warrant for a search or an arrest be issued without probable cause. 
B)  guarantees a speedy trial and a trial by jury. 
C)  includes a protection against self-incrimination. 
D)  includes a protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. 
E)  includes a right for criminal defendants to confront witnesses. 
A)  includes a requirement that no warrant for a search or an arrest be issued without probable cause. 
B)  guarantees a speedy trial and a trial by jury. 
C)  includes a protection against self-incrimination. 
D)  includes a protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. 
E)  includes a right for criminal defendants to confront witnesses.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  It protects the rights of the majority over that of the minority. 
B)  It is interpreted by the Congress whenever there is disagreement between the state and federal governments over its scope. 
C)  It was assumed by courts for many years that the scope of the Bill was limited to the actions of the national government. 
D)  It added very few of the civil liberties existing contemporarily to the Constitution. 
E)  It does not reserve powers to the state. 
A)  It protects the rights of the majority over that of the minority. 
B)  It is interpreted by the Congress whenever there is disagreement between the state and federal governments over its scope. 
C)  It was assumed by courts for many years that the scope of the Bill was limited to the actions of the national government. 
D)  It added very few of the civil liberties existing contemporarily to the Constitution. 
E)  It does not reserve powers to the state.

The National Security Agency's cloud computing program:

In the context of national security,identify a true statement about the USA Patriot Act of 2001.

The _________ clause,part of the First Amendment,forbids the government from constituting an official religion or church.

Which of the following protects citizens from government actions?

Slander,a form of unprotected speech,must:

Since 1971,the Supreme Court has used a test to determine whether government aid to parochial schools is constitutional.To be constitutional,the aid must:

_____,prohibited by the Constitution,punishes individuals for committing an act that was legal when the act was committed.

In 2004,the local school board in Dover,Pennsylvania required the ninth-grade biology classes to use a textbook that endorsed the concept of intelligent design.As a result,the students staged a walk-out.

Identify a true statement about prior restraint.

The Miranda warnings protect the rights of the U.S.government.

Which of the following statements is true of the Miranda warnings?

The first eight amendments to the U.S.Constitution:

Which of the following statements is true about the writ of habeas corpus?

Is the right to free speech absolute? What are the types of speech that receive no protection under the First Amendment?

The reserved powers of the states are derived from the _________.

State leaders who supported state religions might have favored the establishment clause to:

In the context of the rights of criminal defendants,the Fifth Amendment:

Which of the following statements is true of the Bill of Rights?

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties

The National Security Agency's cloud computing program:

In the context of national security,identify a true statement about the USA Patriot Act of 2001.

The _________ clause,part of the First Amendment,forbids the government from constituting an official religion or church.

Which of the following protects citizens from government actions?

Slander,a form of unprotected speech,must:

Since 1971,the Supreme Court has used a test to determine whether government aid to parochial schools is constitutional.To be constitutional,the aid must:

_____,prohibited by the Constitution,punishes individuals for committing an act that was legal when the act was committed.

In 2004,the local school board in Dover,Pennsylvania required the ninth-grade biology classes to use a textbook that endorsed the concept of intelligent design.As a result,the students staged a walk-out.

Identify a true statement about prior restraint.

The Miranda warnings protect the rights of the U.S.government.

Which of the following statements is true of the Miranda warnings?

The first eight amendments to the U.S.Constitution:

Which of the following statements is true about the writ of habeas corpus?

Is the right to free speech absolute? What are the types of speech that receive no protection under the First Amendment?

The reserved powers of the states are derived from the _________.

State leaders who supported state religions might have favored the establishment clause to:

In the context of the rights of criminal defendants,the Fifth Amendment:

Which of the following statements is true of the Bill of Rights?

America in the Twenty-First Century

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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