Question 1

Why did the Supreme Court rule that the Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A) The act attempted to impose prior restraint on newspapers. 
B) The act violated the First Amendment's right to freedom of assembly. 
C) The act granted too much authority to the executive branch and therefore violated the separation of powers. 
D) The act attempted to protect children by suppressing speech that adults have a constitutional right to receive. 
A) The act attempted to impose prior restraint on newspapers. 
B) The act violated the First Amendment's right to freedom of assembly. 
C) The act granted too much authority to the executive branch and therefore violated the separation of powers. 
D) The act attempted to protect children by suppressing speech that adults have a constitutional right to receive.

Question 2

Miranda v.Arizona (1966)was important because it produced rules that must be used

Accepted Answer

A) to judge whether printed materials are pornographic. 
B) to determine if some element of the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states. 
C) to determine whether a warrant should be issued for a police search. 
D) by the police before questioning an arrested criminal suspect. 
A) to judge whether printed materials are pornographic. 
B) to determine if some element of the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states. 
C) to determine whether a warrant should be issued for a police search. 
D) by the police before questioning an arrested criminal suspect.

Question 3

Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in the American system because

Accepted Answer

A) free and open debate is an essential mechanism for determining the quality and validity of competing ideas. 
B) they were the last provisions in the Bill of Rights to be incorporated through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C) they have never been restricted in the history of the United States. 
D) they were the only liberties explicitly mentioned in Article I of the Constitution. 
A) free and open debate is an essential mechanism for determining the quality and validity of competing ideas. 
B) they were the last provisions in the Bill of Rights to be incorporated through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
C) they have never been restricted in the history of the United States. 
D) they were the only liberties explicitly mentioned in Article I of the Constitution.

Question 4

The Supreme Court held that there is no substantial public interest in permitting lewd,obscene,profane,libelous,or insulting utterances in

Accepted Answer

A) Dennis v.United States. 
B) R.A.V.v.City of St.Paul. 
C) Morse v.Frederick. 
D) Buckley v.Valeo. 
A) Dennis v.United States. 
B) R.A.V.v.City of St.Paul. 
C) Morse v.Frederick. 
D) Buckley v.Valeo.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) It is the first 10 amendments to the U.S.Constitution. 
B) It includes all the civil liberties and civil rights found in the U.S.Constitution. 
C) It is the first national Constitution of the United States. 
D) It is the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution. 
A) It is the first 10 amendments to the U.S.Constitution. 
B) It includes all the civil liberties and civil rights found in the U.S.Constitution. 
C) It is the first national Constitution of the United States. 
D) It is the First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the death penalty is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost every Western nation still executes criminals. 
B) America,Canada,France,and Norway are the only Western nations that still execute criminals. 
C) America is the only Western nation that still executes criminals. 
D) America and Canada are the only Western nations that still execute criminals. 
A) Almost every Western nation still executes criminals. 
B) America,Canada,France,and Norway are the only Western nations that still execute criminals. 
C) America is the only Western nation that still executes criminals. 
D) America and Canada are the only Western nations that still execute criminals.

Question 7

What did the Supreme Court rule in Bowers v.Hardwick (1986)?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
B) There is no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
C) The Court extended civil rights protection to gays and lesbians as a class. 
D) The Court legalized same-sex marriage. 
A) There is a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
B) There is no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity. 
C) The Court extended civil rights protection to gays and lesbians as a class. 
D) The Court legalized same-sex marriage.

Question 8

How did the 1970 amendments to the Voting Rights Act strengthen voting rights?

Accepted Answer

A) They made literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B) They made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance
For non-English-speaking Americans. 
C) They gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. 
D) They made poll taxes illegal. 
A) They made literacy tests mandatory for presidential elections. 
B) They made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance
For non-English-speaking Americans. 
C) They gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. 
D) They made poll taxes illegal.

Question 9

The Supreme Court has not given full protection to fighting words because

Accepted Answer

A) such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas. 
B) they are a form of sedition. 
C) they are a form of obscenity. 
D) they are necessarily slanderous. 
A) such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas. 
B) they are a form of sedition. 
C) they are a form of obscenity. 
D) they are necessarily slanderous.

Question 10

What was the main reason why Alexander Hamilton opposed a bill of rights?

Accepted Answer

A) He believed that too many individual liberties diminished the trust between citizen and government. 
B) He believed it was unnecessary for a national government to possess only explicitly delegated powers. 
C) He believed that a bill of rights would make the Constitution too specific and cumbersome. 
D) He believed that a bill of rights would lead to many frivolous lawsuits. 
A) He believed that too many individual liberties diminished the trust between citizen and government. 
B) He believed it was unnecessary for a national government to possess only explicitly delegated powers. 
C) He believed that a bill of rights would make the Constitution too specific and cumbersome. 
D) He believed that a bill of rights would lead to many frivolous lawsuits.

Question 11

The Supreme Court has ruled that all-male military schools supported by public funds

Accepted Answer

A) are constitutional under the War Powers Resolution of 1973. 
B) are constitutional because the government has a "compelling interest" in discriminating against women in order to produce a strong military. 
C) are unconstitutional because they deny "substantial equality" to women. 
D) are unconstitutional because the Tenth Amendment explicitly prohibits government funding of military schools. 
A) are constitutional under the War Powers Resolution of 1973. 
B) are constitutional because the government has a "compelling interest" in discriminating against women in order to produce a strong military. 
C) are unconstitutional because they deny "substantial equality" to women. 
D) are unconstitutional because the Tenth Amendment explicitly prohibits government funding of military schools.

Question 12

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Accepted Answer

A) created the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency. 
B) created the policies that made undocumented immigration a crime. 
C) imposed sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers. 
D) provided tax credits for employers who hire undocumented workers. 
A) created the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency. 
B) created the policies that made undocumented immigration a crime. 
C) imposed sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers. 
D) provided tax credits for employers who hire undocumented workers.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about selective incorporation is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) By 1865,all of the provisions of the Bill of Rights had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government. 
B) By 1961,all of the provisions of the Bill of Rights had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government. 
C) Until 1961,only the First Amendment and one clause of the Fifth Amendment had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government. 
D) Until 1994,only the First Amendment and one clause of the Fifth Amendment had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government. 
A) By 1865,all of the provisions of the Bill of Rights had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government. 
B) By 1961,all of the provisions of the Bill of Rights had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government. 
C) Until 1961,only the First Amendment and one clause of the Fifth Amendment had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government. 
D) Until 1994,only the First Amendment and one clause of the Fifth Amendment had been clearly incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as binding on the states as well as on the national government.

Question 14

When racial segregation in schools is the result of housing choices made by individuals and
Families rather than the result of law,it is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) de facto. 
B) de jure. 
C) organic. 
D) libertarian. 
A) de facto. 
B) de jure. 
C) organic. 
D) libertarian.

Question 15

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A) The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by all of the provisions in the Bill of Rights. 
B) The Fourteenth Amendment had no effect on state governments because it was designed to apply only to the federal government. 
C) The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by almost every provision in the Bill of Rights,but the process took over 100 years. 
D) The Fourteenth Amendment required states to abide by the First Amendment to the Constitution but not any of the other amendments to the Constitution. 
A) The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by all of the provisions in the Bill of Rights. 
B) The Fourteenth Amendment had no effect on state governments because it was designed to apply only to the federal government. 
C) The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by almost every provision in the Bill of Rights,but the process took over 100 years. 
D) The Fourteenth Amendment required states to abide by the First Amendment to the Constitution but not any of the other amendments to the Constitution.

Question 16

"Due process of law" is generally defined by the ________ amendments.

Accepted Answer

A) First,Second,Third,and Fourth 
B) First,Second,Ninth,and Tenth 
C) Second,Third,Fourth,and Fifth 
D) Fourth,Fifth,Sixth,and Eighth 
A) First,Second,Third,and Fourth 
B) First,Second,Ninth,and Tenth 
C) Second,Third,Fourth,and Fifth 
D) Fourth,Fifth,Sixth,and Eighth

Question 17

The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment did not require schools to permit students to advocate illegal drug use in the case

Accepted Answer

A) Dennis v.United States (1951). 
B) R.A.V.v.City of St.Paul (1992). 
C) Morse v.Frederick (2007). 
D) Buckley v.Valeo (1976). 
A) Dennis v.United States (1951). 
B) R.A.V.v.City of St.Paul (1992). 
C) Morse v.Frederick (2007). 
D) Buckley v.Valeo (1976).

Question 18

Which of the following statements best summarizes the federal courts' rulings on Internet content?

Accepted Answer

A) The courts have declared that service providers are not immune from suits regarding the content of material posted by others. 
B) The courts have declared that service providers are immune from suits regarding the content of material posted by others. 
C) The courts have ruled that the federal government can make posting pornography online a crime. 
D) The courts have ruled that selling child pornography online cannot be outlawed because it is protected expression under the First Amendment. 
A) The courts have declared that service providers are not immune from suits regarding the content of material posted by others. 
B) The courts have declared that service providers are immune from suits regarding the content of material posted by others. 
C) The courts have ruled that the federal government can make posting pornography online a crime. 
D) The courts have ruled that selling child pornography online cannot be outlawed because it is protected expression under the First Amendment.

Question 19

If a bank offers loans at rates well above market averages and does so with complex provisions
That borrowers may not fully understand,this is often referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) sequestering. 
B) indexing. 
C) predatory lending. 
D) redlining. 
A) sequestering. 
B) indexing. 
C) predatory lending. 
D) redlining.

Question 20

The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is best described as a

Accepted Answer

A) substantive civil liberty. 
B) procedural civil liberty. 
C) civil right. 
D) delegated power. 
A) substantive civil liberty. 
B) procedural civil liberty. 
C) civil right. 
D) delegated power.

Why did the Supreme Court rule that the Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional?

Miranda v.Arizona (1966)was important because it produced rules that must be used

Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in the American system because

The Supreme Court held that there is no substantial public interest in permitting lewd,obscene,profane,libelous,or insulting utterances in

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

Which of the following statements about the death penalty is most accurate?

What did the Supreme Court rule in Bowers v.Hardwick (1986)?

How did the 1970 amendments to the Voting Rights Act strengthen voting rights?

The Supreme Court has not given full protection to fighting words because

What was the main reason why Alexander Hamilton opposed a bill of rights?

The Supreme Court has ruled that all-male military schools supported by public funds

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Which of the following statements about selective incorporation is most accurate?

When racial segregation in schools is the result of housing choices made by individuals and Families rather than the result of law,it is referred to as

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

"Due process of law" is generally defined by the ________ amendments.

The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment did not require schools to permit students to advocate illegal drug use in the case

Which of the following statements best summarizes the federal courts' rulings on Internet content?

If a bank offers loans at rates well above market averages and does so with complex provisions That borrowers may not fully understand,this is often referred to as

The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is best described as a

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Why did the Supreme Court rule that the Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional?

Miranda v.Arizona (1966)was important because it produced rules that must be used

Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in the American system because

The Supreme Court held that there is no substantial public interest in permitting lewd,obscene,profane,libelous,or insulting utterances in

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

Which of the following statements about the death penalty is most accurate?

What did the Supreme Court rule in Bowers v.Hardwick (1986)?

How did the 1970 amendments to the Voting Rights Act strengthen voting rights?

The Supreme Court has not given full protection to fighting words because

What was the main reason why Alexander Hamilton opposed a bill of rights?

The Supreme Court has ruled that all-male military schools supported by public funds

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Which of the following statements about selective incorporation is most accurate?

When racial segregation in schools is the result of housing choices made by individuals and Families rather than the result of law,it is referred to as

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

"Due process of law" is generally defined by the ________ amendments.

The Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment did not require schools to permit students to advocate illegal drug use in the case

Which of the following statements best summarizes the federal courts' rulings on Internet content?

If a bank offers loans at rates well above market averages and does so with complex provisions That borrowers may not fully understand,this is often referred to as

The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is best described as a

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters