Question 1

Explain the significance of Gitlow v.New York and the Fourteenth Amendment to the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.

Accepted Answer

Gitlow v. New York was a landmark Suprem

Question 2

In the Lemon v.Kurtzman decision of 1971,the Supreme Court ruled that

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A) any aid of any sort to church-related schools is not constitutional because it violates church-state separation. 
B) aid to church-related schools is fully constitutional and can be used for any purposes needed by the schools. 
C) spoken prayers in public schools were unconstitutional. 
D) aid to church-related schools must be for secular purposes only and cannot be used to advance or inhibit religion. 
E) devotional Bible reading in public schools was unconstitutional. 
A) any aid of any sort to church-related schools is not constitutional because it violates church-state separation. 
B) aid to church-related schools is fully constitutional and can be used for any purposes needed by the schools. 
C) spoken prayers in public schools were unconstitutional. 
D) aid to church-related schools must be for secular purposes only and cannot be used to advance or inhibit religion. 
E) devotional Bible reading in public schools was unconstitutional.

Question 3

The Bill of Rights was adopted primarily in response to

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A) the Spanish Inquisition. 
B) British abuses of the colonists' civil liberties. 
C) the abuses committed by the United States Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. 
D) the horrors of the French Revolution. 
E) Shays' Rebellion. 
A) the Spanish Inquisition. 
B) British abuses of the colonists' civil liberties. 
C) the abuses committed by the United States Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. 
D) the horrors of the French Revolution. 
E) Shays' Rebellion.

Question 4

In ________,the Court clarified its doctrine of what was obscene,including such gauges as whether material appealed to merely a prurient interest in sex,and whether it lacked serious artistic,literary,political,or scientific merit.

Accepted Answer

A) Osborne v. Ohio 
B) Engel v. Vitale 
C) Miller v. California 
D) Near v. Minnesota 
E) Federal Communications Commission v. Stern 
A) Osborne v. Ohio 
B) Engel v. Vitale 
C) Miller v. California 
D) Near v. Minnesota 
E) Federal Communications Commission v. Stern

Question 5

In its 2002 decision in Zelman v.Simmons-Harris,the Supreme Court ruled that it is constitutional to provide families with publicly funded vouchers that could be used to pay for tuition at religious schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The abridgment of citizens' freedom to worship,or not to worship,as they please is prohibited by the

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A) due process clause. 
B) full faith and credit clause. 
C) free exercise clause. 
D) privileges and immunities clause. 
E) establishment clause. 
A) due process clause. 
B) full faith and credit clause. 
C) free exercise clause. 
D) privileges and immunities clause. 
E) establishment clause.

Question 7

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling in Boumedine v.Bush?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court's 2008 ruling in Boume

Question 8

In the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v.Casey,the Supreme Court ruled that abortion

Accepted Answer

A) could be completely outlawed by individual states. 
B) must be funded by state governments when the mother cannot afford it,or it would be a violation of the equal protection clause. 
C) restrictions could be imposed by states if they did not involve "undue burdens" on the women seeking abortions. 
D) funding by any level of government was unconstitutional. 
E) was a fundamental right,and any restrictions on such a right had to be judged by a "strict scrutiny." 
A) could be completely outlawed by individual states. 
B) must be funded by state governments when the mother cannot afford it,or it would be a violation of the equal protection clause. 
C) restrictions could be imposed by states if they did not involve "undue burdens" on the women seeking abortions. 
D) funding by any level of government was unconstitutional. 
E) was a fundamental right,and any restrictions on such a right had to be judged by a "strict scrutiny."

Question 9

The Supreme Court's 1991 ruling that a coerced confession introduced during a trial does not automatically taint a conviction if it is a "harmless error" is an example of the Court's recent willingness to make exceptions to the requirements of

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A) Miranda rights. 
B) cruel and unusual punishment. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) the exclusionary rule. 
E) the right to privacy. 
A) Miranda rights. 
B) cruel and unusual punishment. 
C) habeas corpus. 
D) the exclusionary rule. 
E) the right to privacy.

Question 10

How has the Court dealt with obscenity cases and the very definition of obscenity? Should obscenity be protected as freedom of expression,or should local communities be allowed to set standards of what is and is not obscene? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The Court has dealt with obscenity cases

Question 11

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty violates the equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The ________ is the final interpreter of the content and scope of Americans' civil liberties.

Accepted Answer

A) president 
B) Congress 
C) Supreme Court 
D) American Civil Liberties Union 
E) Constitution 
A) president 
B) Congress 
C) Supreme Court 
D) American Civil Liberties Union 
E) Constitution

Question 13

In the case of Schenck v.United States in 1919,Justice Holmes declared that government can limit speech if that speech provokes

Accepted Answer

A) a clear and present danger. 
B) libel. 
C) public demonstrations in opposition to the government. 
D) Obscenity. 
E) prior restraint. 
A) a clear and present danger. 
B) libel. 
C) public demonstrations in opposition to the government. 
D) Obscenity. 
E) prior restraint.

Question 14

The Supreme Court overturned restrictions on radio and television broadcasting in Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.Federal Communications Commission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Gitlow v New York (1925),the Court ruled that freedoms of speech and press were liberties protected by the ________ clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) due process 
B) necessary and proper 
C) commerce 
D) interstate commerce 
E) free press 
A) due process 
B) necessary and proper 
C) commerce 
D) interstate commerce 
E) free press

Explain the significance of Gitlow v.New York and the Fourteenth Amendment to the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.

In the Lemon v.Kurtzman decision of 1971,the Supreme Court ruled that

The Bill of Rights was adopted primarily in response to

In ________,the Court clarified its doctrine of what was obscene,including such gauges as whether material appealed to merely a prurient interest in sex,and whether it lacked serious artistic,literary,political,or scientific merit.

In its 2002 decision in Zelman v.Simmons-Harris,the Supreme Court ruled that it is constitutional to provide families with publicly funded vouchers that could be used to pay for tuition at religious schools.

The abridgment of citizens' freedom to worship,or not to worship,as they please is prohibited by the

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling in Boumedine v.Bush?

In the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v.Casey,the Supreme Court ruled that abortion

The Supreme Court's 1991 ruling that a coerced confession introduced during a trial does not automatically taint a conviction if it is a "harmless error" is an example of the Court's recent willingness to make exceptions to the requirements of

How has the Court dealt with obscenity cases and the very definition of obscenity? Should obscenity be protected as freedom of expression,or should local communities be allowed to set standards of what is and is not obscene? Explain.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty violates the equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

The ________ is the final interpreter of the content and scope of Americans' civil liberties.

In the case of Schenck v.United States in 1919,Justice Holmes declared that government can limit speech if that speech provokes

The Supreme Court overturned restrictions on radio and television broadcasting in Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.Federal Communications Commission.

In Gitlow v New York (1925),the Court ruled that freedoms of speech and press were liberties protected by the ________ clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Explain the significance of Gitlow v.New York and the Fourteenth Amendment to the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.

In the Lemon v.Kurtzman decision of 1971,the Supreme Court ruled that

The Bill of Rights was adopted primarily in response to

In ________,the Court clarified its doctrine of what was obscene,including such gauges as whether material appealed to merely a prurient interest in sex,and whether it lacked serious artistic,literary,political,or scientific merit.

In its 2002 decision in Zelman v.Simmons-Harris,the Supreme Court ruled that it is constitutional to provide families with publicly funded vouchers that could be used to pay for tuition at religious schools.

The abridgment of citizens' freedom to worship,or not to worship,as they please is prohibited by the

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling in Boumedine v.Bush?

In the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v.Casey,the Supreme Court ruled that abortion

The Supreme Court's 1991 ruling that a coerced confession introduced during a trial does not automatically taint a conviction if it is a "harmless error" is an example of the Court's recent willingness to make exceptions to the requirements of

How has the Court dealt with obscenity cases and the very definition of obscenity? Should obscenity be protected as freedom of expression,or should local communities be allowed to set standards of what is and is not obscene? Explain.

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty violates the equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

The ________ is the final interpreter of the content and scope of Americans' civil liberties.

In the case of Schenck v.United States in 1919,Justice Holmes declared that government can limit speech if that speech provokes

The Supreme Court overturned restrictions on radio and television broadcasting in Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.Federal Communications Commission.

In Gitlow v New York (1925),the Court ruled that freedoms of speech and press were liberties protected by the ________ clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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