Question 1

Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the establishment clause?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court has been strict in striking down school prayer but permissive in allowing the public display of religious symbols. 
B)  The Court has been permissive in allowing school prayer but strict in striking down the public display of religious symbols. 
C)  The Court has been strict in striking down both school prayer and the public display of religious symbols. 
D)  The Court has been permissive in allowing both school prayer and the public display of religious symbols. 
E)  The Court has avoided any rulings on the constitutionality of school prayer and the public display of religious symbols. 
A)  The Court has been strict in striking down school prayer but permissive in allowing the public display of religious symbols. 
B)  The Court has been permissive in allowing school prayer but strict in striking down the public display of religious symbols. 
C)  The Court has been strict in striking down both school prayer and the public display of religious symbols. 
D)  The Court has been permissive in allowing both school prayer and the public display of religious symbols. 
E)  The Court has avoided any rulings on the constitutionality of school prayer and the public display of religious symbols. A

Question 2

The Lemon test involves what part of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  free speech 
B)  establishment clause 
C)  due process 
D)  equal protection of the laws 
E)  free exercise clause 
A)  free speech 
B)  establishment clause 
C)  due process 
D)  equal protection of the laws 
E)  free exercise clause B

Question 3

The Supreme Court cases Near v. Minnesota and Wolf v. Colorado were significant because they

Accepted Answer

A)  struck down ex post facto laws. 
B)  protected the right of habeas corpus. 
C)  upheld the constitutionality of bills of attainder. 
D)  forced state governments to obey the Second Amendment of the Constitution. 
E)  incorporated provisions of the Bill of Rights through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 
A)  struck down ex post facto laws. 
B)  protected the right of habeas corpus. 
C)  upheld the constitutionality of bills of attainder. 
D)  forced state governments to obey the Second Amendment of the Constitution. 
E)  incorporated provisions of the Bill of Rights through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. E

Question 4

What was the result of the 2004 case that argued the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance violated the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase did not violate the establishment clause. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase violated the establishment clause. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was protected by the free exercise clause. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was not protected by the free exercise clause. 
E)  The Supreme Court did not rule on the issue, dismissing the case on a technical matter. 
A)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase did not violate the establishment clause. 
B)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase violated the establishment clause. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was protected by the free exercise clause. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that the phrase was not protected by the free exercise clause. 
E)  The Supreme Court did not rule on the issue, dismissing the case on a technical matter.

Question 5

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about

Accepted Answer

A)  protections for those accused of committing a crime. 
B)  the right to privacy and travel. 
C)  the demands that citizens be treated equally. 
D)  the limits of Congress regarding economic regulation. 
E)  the process of amending the Constitution. 
A)  protections for those accused of committing a crime. 
B)  the right to privacy and travel. 
C)  the demands that citizens be treated equally. 
D)  the limits of Congress regarding economic regulation. 
E)  the process of amending the Constitution.

Question 6

Which figure is most closely associated with the idea that the First Amendment protects the "marketplace of ideas"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Marshall 
B)  Oliver Wendell Holmes 
C)  Earl Warren 
D)  Antonin Scalia 
E)  Thurgood Marshall 
A)  John Marshall 
B)  Oliver Wendell Holmes 
C)  Earl Warren 
D)  Antonin Scalia 
E)  Thurgood Marshall

Question 7

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to bear arms. 
B)  the quartering of troops. 
C)  due process. 
D)  cruel and unusual punishment. 
E)  self-incrimination. 
A)  the right to bear arms. 
B)  the quartering of troops. 
C)  due process. 
D)  cruel and unusual punishment. 
E)  self-incrimination.

Question 8

What is a grand jury?

Accepted Answer

A)  the name for the juries used in federal courts 
B)  a jury that determines whether there is enough evidence to justify a trial 
C)  a jury that determines the sentence after guilt has been proven 
D)  a jury that determines whether the rights of the accused have been violated 
E)  a jury that is composed of a large number of jurors 
A)  the name for the juries used in federal courts 
B)  a jury that determines whether there is enough evidence to justify a trial 
C)  a jury that determines the sentence after guilt has been proven 
D)  a jury that determines whether the rights of the accused have been violated 
E)  a jury that is composed of a large number of jurors

Question 9

The Supreme Court's decisions in Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary v. ACLU illustrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  the issue of government-sponsored displays of religious symbols has not yet been definitively settled. 
B)  there are different opinions about whether the establishment clause should apply to state governments as well as to the federal government. 
C)  the free exercise clause has still not been incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  the Lemon test does not apply to cases involving school prayer. 
E)  the government will never be allowed to display any kind of religious symbols anywhere on government property. 
A)  the issue of government-sponsored displays of religious symbols has not yet been definitively settled. 
B)  there are different opinions about whether the establishment clause should apply to state governments as well as to the federal government. 
C)  the free exercise clause has still not been incorporated through the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  the Lemon test does not apply to cases involving school prayer. 
E)  the government will never be allowed to display any kind of religious symbols anywhere on government property.

Question 10

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed by Congress in 1993, was an attempt to

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize Judeo-Christianity as the unofficial religion of the United States. 
B)  give more protection to religious freedoms than the Supreme Court was allowing. 
C)  establish a federal school voucher program. 
D)  permit prayer in public schools. 
E)  limit the kinds of religious ceremonies that nonmainstream religious organizations conduct at their services. 
A)  recognize Judeo-Christianity as the unofficial religion of the United States. 
B)  give more protection to religious freedoms than the Supreme Court was allowing. 
C)  establish a federal school voucher program. 
D)  permit prayer in public schools. 
E)  limit the kinds of religious ceremonies that nonmainstream religious organizations conduct at their services.

Question 11

About what did Justice Potter Stewart confess, "I know it when I see it"?

Accepted Answer

A)  fighting words 
B)  speech inciting violence 
C)  pornography 
D)  sedition 
E)  slander 
A)  fighting words 
B)  speech inciting violence 
C)  pornography 
D)  sedition 
E)  slander

Question 12

The famous Miranda rule was recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following rights is not found in the original, unamended Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  guarantee of habeas corpus 
B)  prohibition of ex post facto laws 
C)  prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment 
D)  guarantee of trial by jury in the state where the crime was committed 
E)  prohibition of bills of attainder 
A)  guarantee of habeas corpus 
B)  prohibition of ex post facto laws 
C)  prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment 
D)  guarantee of trial by jury in the state where the crime was committed 
E)  prohibition of bills of attainder

Question 14

The requirement that persons under arrest be informed of their right to remain silent is known as the ______ rule.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mapp 
B)  Gideon 
C)  Miranda 
D)  Palko 
E)  Gitlow 
A)  Mapp 
B)  Gideon 
C)  Miranda 
D)  Palko 
E)  Gitlow

Question 15

The ______ of the First Amendment protects an individual's right to believe and practice whatever religion she or he chooses.

Accepted Answer

A)  establishment clause 
B)  free association clause 
C)  free exercise clause 
D)  religious freedom restoration clause 
E)  privileges and immunities 
A)  establishment clause 
B)  free association clause 
C)  free exercise clause 
D)  religious freedom restoration clause 
E)  privileges and immunities

Question 16

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

Question 17

A recent controversy that has tested the constitutional definition of "search and seizure" has been

Accepted Answer

A)  a prohibition against voluntary suicides. 
B)  mandatory drug testing. 
C)  employers reading employees' e-mail messages. 
D)  a mandatory waiting period for purchasing firearms. 
E)  attempts to restrict access to abortions. 
A)  a prohibition against voluntary suicides. 
B)  mandatory drug testing. 
C)  employers reading employees' e-mail messages. 
D)  a mandatory waiting period for purchasing firearms. 
E)  attempts to restrict access to abortions.

Question 18

Roe v. Wade prohibits states from making abortions illegal based on the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court ruled that government action toward religion is

Accepted Answer

A)  permissible only if it is secular in purpose, neither promotes nor inhibits religion, and does not lead to excessive entanglement with religion. 
B)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a large number of members. 
C)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a small number of members. 
D)  permissible only if it inhibits religious organizations who espouse anti-American beliefs. 
E)  never permissible. 
A)  permissible only if it is secular in purpose, neither promotes nor inhibits religion, and does not lead to excessive entanglement with religion. 
B)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a large number of members. 
C)  permissible only if it promotes religious organizations that have a small number of members. 
D)  permissible only if it inhibits religious organizations who espouse anti-American beliefs. 
E)  never permissible.

Question 20

The substantive constraints found in the Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

A)  put limits on what government shall and shall not have the power to do. 
B)  define how the government is supposed to act. 
C)  define when the government is supposed to act. 
D)  discuss why the government is or is not supposed to do something. 
E)  define which powers each branch of government possesses. 
A)  put limits on what government shall and shall not have the power to do. 
B)  define how the government is supposed to act. 
C)  define when the government is supposed to act. 
D)  discuss why the government is or is not supposed to do something. 
E)  define which powers each branch of government possesses.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the establishment clause?

The Lemon test involves what part of the Constitution?

The Supreme Court cases Near v. Minnesota and Wolf v. Colorado were significant because they

What was the result of the 2004 case that argued the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance violated the First Amendment?

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about

Which figure is most closely associated with the idea that the First Amendment protects the "marketplace of ideas"?

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with

What is a grand jury?

The Supreme Court's decisions in Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary v. ACLU illustrate that

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed by Congress in 1993, was an attempt to

About what did Justice Potter Stewart confess, "I know it when I see it"?

The famous Miranda rule was recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

Which of the following rights is not found in the original, unamended Constitution?

The requirement that persons under arrest be informed of their right to remain silent is known as the ______ rule.

The ______ of the First Amendment protects an individual's right to believe and practice whatever religion she or he chooses.

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

A recent controversy that has tested the constitutional definition of "search and seizure" has been

Roe v. Wade prohibits states from making abortions illegal based on the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court ruled that government action toward religion is

The substantive constraints found in the Bill of Rights

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

Filters

Exam 4: Civil Liberties

Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court's decisions regarding the establishment clause?

The Lemon test involves what part of the Constitution?

The Supreme Court cases Near v. Minnesota and Wolf v. Colorado were significant because they

What was the result of the 2004 case that argued the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance violated the First Amendment?

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about

Which figure is most closely associated with the idea that the First Amendment protects the "marketplace of ideas"?

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with

What is a grand jury?

The Supreme Court's decisions in Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary v. ACLU illustrate that

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed by Congress in 1993, was an attempt to

About what did Justice Potter Stewart confess, "I know it when I see it"?

The famous Miranda rule was recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

Which of the following rights is not found in the original, unamended Constitution?

The requirement that persons under arrest be informed of their right to remain silent is known as the ______ rule.

The ______ of the First Amendment protects an individual's right to believe and practice whatever religion she or he chooses.

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

A recent controversy that has tested the constitutional definition of "search and seizure" has been

Roe v. Wade prohibits states from making abortions illegal based on the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court ruled that government action toward religion is

The substantive constraints found in the Bill of Rights

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

Filters