Question 1

The case of Gideon v. Wainwright established the right

Accepted Answer

A)  to counsel in felony cases. 
B)  against self-incrimination. 
C)  to be warned of your rights at the time of arrest. 
D)  against suspicionless searches and seizures. 
E)  to an open trial before a judge. 
A)  to counsel in felony cases. 
B)  against self-incrimination. 
C)  to be warned of your rights at the time of arrest. 
D)  against suspicionless searches and seizures. 
E)  to an open trial before a judge.

Question 2

Not all speech is treated equally. What forms of speech received the highest levels of protection? Why has the Supreme Court developed two tiers of speech protection? Describe some of the types of speech that have received lower levels of constitutional protection than political speech. What recent controversies involve speech that does not receive absolute protection?

Accepted Answer

The forms of speech that receive the hig

Question 3

Which of the following is the best example of a substantive civil liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The accused shall enjoy a right to a speedy trial." 
B)  "Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted." 
C)  "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion." 
D)  "The right of the people against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated." 
E)  "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed." 
A)  "The accused shall enjoy a right to a speedy trial." 
B)  "Cruel and unusual punishments shall not be inflicted." 
C)  "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion." 
D)  "The right of the people against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated." 
E)  "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed."

Question 4

When the government blocks the publication of material it does not want released, this is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sedition. 
B)  speech plus. 
C)  prior restraint. 
D)  clear and present danger. 
E)  libel. 
A)  sedition. 
B)  speech plus. 
C)  prior restraint. 
D)  clear and present danger. 
E)  libel.

Question 5

The Bill of Rights was not formally ratified until 1833.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Fourth Amendment. 
B)  Fifth Amendment. 
C)  Sixth Amendment. 
D)  Seventh Amendment. 
E)  Eighth Amendment. 
A)  Fourth Amendment. 
B)  Fifth Amendment. 
C)  Sixth Amendment. 
D)  Seventh Amendment. 
E)  Eighth Amendment.

Question 7

The Court does not give full protection to fighting words because

Accepted Answer

A)  insults hurt people's feelings. 
B)  such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas. 
C)  fighting words are a form of sedition. 
D)  they are a form of obscenity. 
E)  fighting words are necessarily slanderous. 
A)  insults hurt people's feelings. 
B)  such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas. 
C)  fighting words are a form of sedition. 
D)  they are a form of obscenity. 
E)  fighting words are necessarily slanderous.

Question 8

The Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

A)  is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. 
B)  includes all of the civil liberties and civil rights found in the Constitution. 
C)  is the first national Constitution of the United States. 
D)  is the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
E)  is the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
A)  is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. 
B)  includes all of the civil liberties and civil rights found in the Constitution. 
C)  is the first national Constitution of the United States. 
D)  is the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
E)  is the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.

Question 9

Which provision of the Bill of Rights has not been nationalized?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right to a grand jury 
B)  the right against double jeopardy 
C)  the right to a lawyer 
D)  freedom from cruel and unusual punishment 
E)  the right to counsel in any criminal trial 
A)  the right to a grand jury 
B)  the right against double jeopardy 
C)  the right to a lawyer 
D)  freedom from cruel and unusual punishment 
E)  the right to counsel in any criminal trial

Question 10

What was the main reason that Alexander Hamilton did not want a bill of rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted the government to have as much power as possible. 
B)  He believed that too many individual liberties destroyed the trust between citizen and government. 
C)  He believed it was unnecessary for a government that possessed only specifically delegated powers. 
D)  He believed a bill of rights would make the Constitution too long and cumbersome. 
E)  He believed a bill of rights would lead to too many frivolous lawsuits. 
A)  He wanted the government to have as much power as possible. 
B)  He believed that too many individual liberties destroyed the trust between citizen and government. 
C)  He believed it was unnecessary for a government that possessed only specifically delegated powers. 
D)  He believed a bill of rights would make the Constitution too long and cumbersome. 
E)  He believed a bill of rights would lead to too many frivolous lawsuits.

Question 11

Which of the following statements concerning the death penalty is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States is the only Western democracy to use the death penalty as a criminal sanction. 
B)  Thirty-six states have legalized the death penalty. 
C)  Congress has imposed capital punishment for more than fifty federal crimes. 
D)  The death penalty was never used in the United States prior to the 1950s. 
E)  Texas has executed more people than any other state. 
A)  The United States is the only Western democracy to use the death penalty as a criminal sanction. 
B)  Thirty-six states have legalized the death penalty. 
C)  Congress has imposed capital punishment for more than fifty federal crimes. 
D)  The death penalty was never used in the United States prior to the 1950s. 
E)  Texas has executed more people than any other state.

Question 12

The takings clause states that government may not take private property

Accepted Answer

A)  for public use. 
B)  without prior notification. 
C)  without just compensation. 
D)  without giving it back in due time. 
E)  for any reason. 
A)  for public use. 
B)  without prior notification. 
C)  without just compensation. 
D)  without giving it back in due time. 
E)  for any reason.

Question 13

Which of the following would not be an example of speech plus?

Accepted Answer

A)  burning the American flag 
B)  assassinating a political leader 
C)  picketing a factory 
D)  holding a sit-in at a public park 
E)  distributing leaflets advocating political reform 
A)  burning the American flag 
B)  assassinating a political leader 
C)  picketing a factory 
D)  holding a sit-in at a public park 
E)  distributing leaflets advocating political reform

Question 14

The Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A)  endorsed the free exercise of religion even when it is offensive to the beliefs of the majority. 
B)  allowed the use of tax-supported vouchers for religious schools. 
C)  established a constitutional right to privacy. 
D)  prohibited suspicionless searches of high school students. 
E)  banned prayers in public schools. 
A)  endorsed the free exercise of religion even when it is offensive to the beliefs of the majority. 
B)  allowed the use of tax-supported vouchers for religious schools. 
C)  established a constitutional right to privacy. 
D)  prohibited suspicionless searches of high school students. 
E)  banned prayers in public schools.

Question 15

The rights to assembly and petition are guaranteed by the same amendment guaranteeing

Accepted Answer

A)  free speech. 
B)  due process. 
C)  privacy. 
D)  the right to bear arms. 
E)  equal protection of the laws. 
A)  free speech. 
B)  due process. 
C)  privacy. 
D)  the right to bear arms. 
E)  equal protection of the laws.

Question 16

The fact that federal courts have relied on a discretionary use of the exclusionary rule in recent years means that

Accepted Answer

A)  states are no longer required to provide legal counsel to people accused of a crime. 
B)  states no longer have to follow the Miranda rule. 
C)  it is difficult to know whether a defendant will or will not be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment. 
D)  defendants will never be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment. 
E)  defendants will always be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment. 
A)  states are no longer required to provide legal counsel to people accused of a crime. 
B)  states no longer have to follow the Miranda rule. 
C)  it is difficult to know whether a defendant will or will not be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment. 
D)  defendants will never be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment. 
E)  defendants will always be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment.

Question 17

The Supreme Court case concerning smoking peyote during Native Americans' religious rituals demonstrates that the Court's key problem in ruling on religious freedom is to determine

Accepted Answer

A)  the difference between religious beliefs and conduct that is based on religious beliefs. 
B)  which religions are serious and which are not. 
C)  which religious organizations are really illegal operations. 
D)  who is a true believer and who is not. 
E)  how much religious organizations can be taxed for their ceremonial practices. 
A)  the difference between religious beliefs and conduct that is based on religious beliefs. 
B)  which religions are serious and which are not. 
C)  which religious organizations are really illegal operations. 
D)  who is a true believer and who is not. 
E)  how much religious organizations can be taxed for their ceremonial practices.

Question 18

The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to protect citizens against state and federal actions is called

Accepted Answer

A)  habeas corpus. 
B)  selective incorporation. 
C)  the takings clause. 
D)  dual federalism. 
E)  cooperative federalism. 
A)  habeas corpus. 
B)  selective incorporation. 
C)  the takings clause. 
D)  dual federalism. 
E)  cooperative federalism.

Question 19

The first modern free speech case arose immediately after World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some framers of the Constitution believed that adding a bill of rights would be dangerous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The case of Gideon v. Wainwright established the right

Which of the following is the best example of a substantive civil liberty?

When the government blocks the publication of material it does not want released, this is known as

The Bill of Rights was not formally ratified until 1833.

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

The Court does not give full protection to fighting words because

The Bill of Rights

Which provision of the Bill of Rights has not been nationalized?

What was the main reason that Alexander Hamilton did not want a bill of rights?

Which of the following statements concerning the death penalty is false?

The takings clause states that government may not take private property

Which of the following would not be an example of speech plus?

The Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was significant because it

The rights to assembly and petition are guaranteed by the same amendment guaranteeing

The fact that federal courts have relied on a discretionary use of the exclusionary rule in recent years means that

The Supreme Court case concerning smoking peyote during Native Americans' religious rituals demonstrates that the Court's key problem in ruling on religious freedom is to determine

The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to protect citizens against state and federal actions is called

The first modern free speech case arose immediately after World War I.

Some framers of the Constitution believed that adding a bill of rights would be dangerous.

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

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties

The case of Gideon v. Wainwright established the right

Which of the following is the best example of a substantive civil liberty?

When the government blocks the publication of material it does not want released, this is known as

The Bill of Rights was not formally ratified until 1833.

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

The Court does not give full protection to fighting words because

The Bill of Rights

Which provision of the Bill of Rights has not been nationalized?

What was the main reason that Alexander Hamilton did not want a bill of rights?

Which of the following statements concerning the death penalty is false?

The takings clause states that government may not take private property

Which of the following would not be an example of speech plus?

The Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was significant because it

The rights to assembly and petition are guaranteed by the same amendment guaranteeing

The fact that federal courts have relied on a discretionary use of the exclusionary rule in recent years means that

The Supreme Court case concerning smoking peyote during Native Americans' religious rituals demonstrates that the Court's key problem in ruling on religious freedom is to determine

The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to protect citizens against state and federal actions is called

The first modern free speech case arose immediately after World War I.

Some framers of the Constitution believed that adding a bill of rights would be dangerous.

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