Question 1

The Bill of Rights was adopted because the

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A) Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution. 
B) Federalists realized that no constitution would last for long without a bill of rights. 
C) federal government in the early days of the Republic was violating too many individual rights. 
D) Supreme Court ruled that a bill of rights was needed. 
A) Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution. 
B) Federalists realized that no constitution would last for long without a bill of rights. 
C) federal government in the early days of the Republic was violating too many individual rights. 
D) Supreme Court ruled that a bill of rights was needed.

Question 2

The fact that several wealthy donors contributed more than $10 million to presidential candidates in 2016 was the result of a

Accepted Answer

A) 2014 Supreme Court decision striking down aggregate limits on campaign donations. 
B) 2015 law passed by Congress to eliminate aggregate limits on campaign donations. 
C) 2016 executive order to eliminate aggregate limits on campaign donations. 
D) 2013 law passed by Congress that ended enforcement of campaign finance law by defunding the Federal Election Commission. 
A) 2014 Supreme Court decision striking down aggregate limits on campaign donations. 
B) 2015 law passed by Congress to eliminate aggregate limits on campaign donations. 
C) 2016 executive order to eliminate aggregate limits on campaign donations. 
D) 2013 law passed by Congress that ended enforcement of campaign finance law by defunding the Federal Election Commission.

Question 3

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

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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 4

In Maryland v.King (2012), the Supreme Court

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A) ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
B) ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
C) upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion. 
D) ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person's car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant. 
A) ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
B) ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
C) upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion. 
D) ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person's car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant.

Question 5

Habeas corpus refers to

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A) any law that declares an action to be illegal after it has been committed. 
B) the right of government to take private property for public use. 
C) a law that declares a person guilty of a crime without a trial. 
D) a court order demanding that an individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention. 
A) any law that declares an action to be illegal after it has been committed. 
B) the right of government to take private property for public use. 
C) a law that declares a person guilty of a crime without a trial. 
D) a court order demanding that an individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about flag burning is MOST accurate?

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A) Flag burning is illegal in every state and is a crime under federal law. 
B) Flag burning is a federal crime but is legal in 35 states. 
C) Flag burning is illegal in 35 states but is not a federal crime. 
D) Since 1995, the House of Representatives has seven times passed a resolution for a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning, but each time, the Senate has failed to go along. 
A) Flag burning is illegal in every state and is a crime under federal law. 
B) Flag burning is a federal crime but is legal in 35 states. 
C) Flag burning is illegal in 35 states but is not a federal crime. 
D) Since 1995, the House of Representatives has seven times passed a resolution for a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning, but each time, the Senate has failed to go along.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about whether journalists can be compelled to reveal their sources of information is NOT accurate?

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A) Journalists frequently assert that if they cannot ensure their sources' confidentiality, the flow of information will be reduced and press freedom effectively curtailed. 
B) The federal government enacted a "shield law" in 1992 that allows reporters to withhold information about their sources on matters of national security. 
C) More than 30 states have "shield laws," which, to varying degrees, protect journalistic sources. 
D) The Supreme Court has held that the press has no constitutional right to withhold information in court. 
A) Journalists frequently assert that if they cannot ensure their sources' confidentiality, the flow of information will be reduced and press freedom effectively curtailed. 
B) The federal government enacted a "shield law" in 1992 that allows reporters to withhold information about their sources on matters of national security. 
C) More than 30 states have "shield laws," which, to varying degrees, protect journalistic sources. 
D) The Supreme Court has held that the press has no constitutional right to withhold information in court.

Question 8

The First Amendment protects religious freedoms in two different ways.What are the free exercise clause and the establishment clause, and how do they differ from each other? Describe some recent controversies surrounding the maintenance of a "wall of separation" between church and state and how they have been addressed by the Supreme Court.What are some recent controversies involving the free exercise of religion, and how have they been addressed by the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 9

In the 1969 case of ________, the Supreme Court expressly overruled its decision in ________ and declared that the double jeopardy clause did, in fact, apply to the states.

Accepted Answer

A) Palko v.Connecticut; Benton v.Maryland 
B) Benton v.Maryland; Palko v.Connecticut 
C) Benton v.Maryland; Furman v.Georgia 
D) Palko v.Connecticut; Furman v.Georgia 
A) Palko v.Connecticut; Benton v.Maryland 
B) Benton v.Maryland; Palko v.Connecticut 
C) Benton v.Maryland; Furman v.Georgia 
D) Palko v.Connecticut; Furman v.Georgia

Question 10

The Supreme Court case of New York Times v.United States (1971) was related to which First Amendment concept?

Accepted Answer

A) speech plus 
B) prior restraint 
C) fighting words 
D) hate speech 
A) speech plus 
B) prior restraint 
C) fighting words 
D) hate speech

Question 11

Between 1976 and 2017, state governments executed ________ people.

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A) 0 
B) 12 
C) 124 
D) 1,448 
A) 0 
B) 12 
C) 124 
D) 1,448

Question 12

The right to legal counsel in a criminal proceeding is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) Fourth 
B) Fifth 
C) Sixth 
D) Seventh 
A) Fourth 
B) Fifth 
C) Sixth 
D) Seventh

Question 13

In E.E.O.C.v.Abercrombie & Fitch Stores (2015), the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed at a privately owned retail store. 
B) Title VII of the U.S.Code prevents retail stores from refusing to hire Muslim women who wear head scarves in violation of company dress policies. 
C) Title VII of the U.S.Code allows retail stores to refuse hiring Muslim women who wear head scarves in violation of company dress policies. 
D) Native Americans cannot be fired from their jobs at privately owned companies for smoking peyote during religious ceremonies. 
A) the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed at a privately owned retail store. 
B) Title VII of the U.S.Code prevents retail stores from refusing to hire Muslim women who wear head scarves in violation of company dress policies. 
C) Title VII of the U.S.Code allows retail stores to refuse hiring Muslim women who wear head scarves in violation of company dress policies. 
D) Native Americans cannot be fired from their jobs at privately owned companies for smoking peyote during religious ceremonies.

Question 14

Griswold v.Connecticut (1965) and Roe v.Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of

Accepted Answer

A) a constitutional right to privacy. 
B) American due process. 
C) a test that can be used to determine what is protected speech. 
D) the rights of individuals accused of crimes. 
A) a constitutional right to privacy. 
B) American due process. 
C) a test that can be used to determine what is protected speech. 
D) the rights of individuals accused of crimes.

Question 15

The Fourteenth Amendment

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A) forced state governments to abide by all of the provisions in the Bill of Rights immediately after its ratification in 1868. 
B) had no effect on state governments because it was designed to apply only to the federal government. 
C) forced state governments to abide by almost every provision in the Bill of Rights, but the process took more than 100 years. 
D) required states to abide by the First Amendment to the Constitution but not any of the other amendments to the Constitution. 
A) forced state governments to abide by all of the provisions in the Bill of Rights immediately after its ratification in 1868. 
B) had no effect on state governments because it was designed to apply only to the federal government. 
C) forced state governments to abide by almost every provision in the Bill of Rights, but the process took more than 100 years. 
D) required states to abide by the First Amendment to the Constitution but not any of the other amendments to the Constitution.

Question 16

Which of the following is the best example of the concept "speech plus"?

Accepted Answer

A) writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper 
B) distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration 
C) reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park 
D) posting a comment to a social media website 
A) writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper 
B) distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration 
C) reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park 
D) posting a comment to a social media website

Question 17

The text of the Fourteenth Amendment says

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A) "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." 
B) "no person shall ...be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb." 
C) "no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law." 
D) "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." 
A) "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." 
B) "no person shall ...be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb." 
C) "no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law." 
D) "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Question 18

In Riley v.California (2014), the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A) ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
B) ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
C) upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion. 
D) ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person's car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant. 
A) ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
B) ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest. 
C) upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion. 
D) ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person's car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant.

Question 19

________ are areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering.

Accepted Answer

A) Civil rights 
B) Political rights 
C) Electoral rights 
D) Civil liberties 
A) Civil rights 
B) Political rights 
C) Electoral rights 
D) Civil liberties

Question 20

________ argued that there was a "wall of separation" between church and state.

Accepted Answer

A) George Washington 
B) James Madison 
C) Benjamin Franklin 
D) Thomas Jefferson 
A) George Washington 
B) James Madison 
C) Benjamin Franklin 
D) Thomas Jefferson

The Bill of Rights was adopted because the

The fact that several wealthy donors contributed more than $10 million to presidential candidates in 2016 was the result of a

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

In Maryland v.King (2012), the Supreme Court

Habeas corpus refers to

Which of the following statements about flag burning is MOST accurate?

Which of the following statements about whether journalists can be compelled to reveal their sources of information is NOT accurate?

In the 1969 case of , the Supreme Court expressly overruled its decision in and declared that the double jeopardy clause did, in fact, apply to the states.

The Supreme Court case of New York Times v.United States (1971) was related to which First Amendment concept?

Between 1976 and 2017, state governments executed ________ people.

The right to legal counsel in a criminal proceeding is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

In E.E.O.C.v.Abercrombie & Fitch Stores (2015), the Supreme Court ruled that

Griswold v.Connecticut (1965) and Roe v.Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of

The Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following is the best example of the concept "speech plus"?

The text of the Fourteenth Amendment says

In Riley v.California (2014), the Supreme Court

________ are areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering.

________ argued that there was a "wall of separation" between church and state.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 4: Civil Liberties

The Bill of Rights was adopted because the

The fact that several wealthy donors contributed more than $10 million to presidential candidates in 2016 was the result of a

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

In Maryland v.King (2012), the Supreme Court

Habeas corpus refers to

Which of the following statements about flag burning is MOST accurate?

Which of the following statements about whether journalists can be compelled to reveal their sources of information is NOT accurate?

In the 1969 case of ________, the Supreme Court expressly overruled its decision in ________ and declared that the double jeopardy clause did, in fact, apply to the states.

The Supreme Court case of New York Times v.United States (1971) was related to which First Amendment concept?

Between 1976 and 2017, state governments executed ________ people.

The right to legal counsel in a criminal proceeding is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

In E.E.O.C.v.Abercrombie & Fitch Stores (2015), the Supreme Court ruled that

Griswold v.Connecticut (1965) and Roe v.Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of

The Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following is the best example of the concept "speech plus"?

The text of the Fourteenth Amendment says

In Riley v.California (2014), the Supreme Court

________ are areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering.

________ argued that there was a "wall of separation" between church and state.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

In the 1969 case of , the Supreme Court expressly overruled its decision in and declared that the double jeopardy clause did, in fact, apply to the states.