Question 1

Which of the following best reflects the Supreme Court's position on commercial speech, such as advertisements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Commercial speech receives no First Amendment protection. 
B)  Advertisements receive limited First Amendment protection. 
C)  Advertisements receive as much First Amendment protection as anything else written in the newspaper. 
D)  Commercial speech regulations depend on the commerce clause, not the Bill of Rights. 
E)  The Supreme Court has never issued a ruling on the extent to which commercial speech receives First Amendment protection. 
A)  Commercial speech receives no First Amendment protection. 
B)  Advertisements receive limited First Amendment protection. 
C)  Advertisements receive as much First Amendment protection as anything else written in the newspaper. 
D)  Commercial speech regulations depend on the commerce clause, not the Bill of Rights. 
E)  The Supreme Court has never issued a ruling on the extent to which commercial speech receives First Amendment protection.

Question 2

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is a violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The ______ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece of evidence obtained illegally.

Accepted Answer

A)  warrant 
B)  exclusionary 
C)  Miranda 
D)  ex post facto 
E)  evidentiary 
A)  warrant 
B)  exclusionary 
C)  Miranda 
D)  ex post facto 
E)  evidentiary

Question 4

The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is

Accepted Answer

A)  the First Amendment. 
B)  the Tenth Amendment. 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson. 
E)  Roe v. Wade. 
A)  the First Amendment. 
B)  the Tenth Amendment. 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  Plessy v. Ferguson. 
E)  Roe v. Wade.

Question 5

The procedural restraints 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 why 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 why 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.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a liberty protected by the Bill of Rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  the free exercise of religion 
B)  freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures 
C)  guarantee of due process of the law 
D)  equal protection of the laws 
E)  freedom of speech 
A)  the free exercise of religion 
B)  freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures 
C)  guarantee of due process of the law 
D)  equal protection of the laws 
E)  freedom of speech

Question 7

The Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in McDonald v. Chicago was significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  it applied the Second Amendment to state governments for the first time. 
B)  it rejected the idea that the Second Amendment applies to state governments. 
C)  it concluded that the Second Amendment applies only to state governments and not to the federal government. 
D)  it banned assault rifles in the United States. 
E)  it upheld the state of Illinois's restrictions on gun ownership by former felons. 
A)  it applied the Second Amendment to state governments for the first time. 
B)  it rejected the idea that the Second Amendment applies to state governments. 
C)  it concluded that the Second Amendment applies only to state governments and not to the federal government. 
D)  it banned assault rifles in the United States. 
E)  it upheld the state of Illinois's restrictions on gun ownership by former felons.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

During the Founding era, who were the strongest supporters of adding a bill of rights to the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federalists 
B)  Antifederalists 
C)  merchants and landowners 
D)  slaves 
E)  members of the military 
A)  Federalists 
B)  Antifederalists 
C)  merchants and landowners 
D)  slaves 
E)  members of the military

Question 10

What did the Supreme Court decide in Kelo v. City of New London (2005)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police officers must have probable cause before searching someone loitering on the street. 
B)  A city can seize land from private owners and transfer it to another private owner as part of a redevelopment program. 
C)  Individuals have restricted rights to free speech when they are on the property of private shopping malls. 
D)  City governments cannot establish their own school districts. 
E)  Using trained police dogs to look for drugs in cars stopped at roadblocks is unconstitutional. 
A)  Police officers must have probable cause before searching someone loitering on the street. 
B)  A city can seize land from private owners and transfer it to another private owner as part of a redevelopment program. 
C)  Individuals have restricted rights to free speech when they are on the property of private shopping malls. 
D)  City governments cannot establish their own school districts. 
E)  Using trained police dogs to look for drugs in cars stopped at roadblocks is unconstitutional.

Question 11

In the 1976 decision Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court articulated the principle that

Accepted Answer

A)  spending by or on behalf of a candidate for office is protected speech. 
B)  libel is protected by the First Amendment, as long as the person libeled is a public figure. 
C)  burning draft cards is a protected symbolic act, but only if it is done in public. 
D)  the Espionage Act of 1917 was unconstitutional. 
E)  government can regulate speech if the speech contains an incitement to imminent lawless action. 
A)  spending by or on behalf of a candidate for office is protected speech. 
B)  libel is protected by the First Amendment, as long as the person libeled is a public figure. 
C)  burning draft cards is a protected symbolic act, but only if it is done in public. 
D)  the Espionage Act of 1917 was unconstitutional. 
E)  government can regulate speech if the speech contains an incitement to imminent lawless action.

Question 12

Evidence obtained by an illegal search cannot be used as evidence in a criminal trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why did the Supreme Court rule that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court argued that the Constitution forbids the establishment of official or unofficial religions. 
B)  The Court argued that peyote smoking is illegal, even if it is for religious reasons. 
C)  The Court argued that Congress had violated the separation of powers principle. 
D)  The president did not formally sign the act. 
E)  The Court argued that the act unnecessarily limited an individual's right to believe and practice whatever religion he or she chooses. 
A)  The Court argued that the Constitution forbids the establishment of official or unofficial religions. 
B)  The Court argued that peyote smoking is illegal, even if it is for religious reasons. 
C)  The Court argued that Congress had violated the separation of powers principle. 
D)  The president did not formally sign the act. 
E)  The Court argued that the act unnecessarily limited an individual's right to believe and practice whatever religion he or she chooses.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The first modern free speech case in which the Supreme Court interpreted the full scope of the First Amendment was

Accepted Answer

A)  in the 1790s, soon after the Bill of Rights was ratified. 
B)  during the Civil War. 
C)  in the years right after World War I. 
D)  during the Great Depression. 
E)  during the Cold War. 
A)  in the 1790s, soon after the Bill of Rights was ratified. 
B)  during the Civil War. 
C)  in the years right after World War I. 
D)  during the Great Depression. 
E)  during the Cold War.

Question 16

The Bill of Rights was written because

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The Supreme Court ruled in 1920 that every provision in the Bill of Rights protects the individual from actions by the states as well as the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the right to privacy? How and under what circumstances has the Supreme Court articulated this right? Describe some of the forms that the right to privacy has taken.

Accepted Answer

The right to privacy is the concept that

Question 19

The Supreme Court has ruled that government aid to religious schools will never be accepted as constitutional because it violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the standard for determining guilt in criminal cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guilt must be proven "beyond a reasonable doubt." 
B)  Guilt must be proven "beyond any possible doubt whatsoever." 
C)  Guilt is determined by "the preponderance of the evidence." 
D)  Guilt is determined by "which side has the better argument." 
E)  Guilt is determined according to different standards based on the severity of the crime. 
A)  Guilt must be proven "beyond a reasonable doubt." 
B)  Guilt must be proven "beyond any possible doubt whatsoever." 
C)  Guilt is determined by "the preponderance of the evidence." 
D)  Guilt is determined by "which side has the better argument." 
E)  Guilt is determined according to different standards based on the severity of the crime.

Which of the following best reflects the Supreme Court's position on commercial speech, such as advertisements?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is a violation of the Eighth Amendment.

The ______ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece of evidence obtained illegally.

The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is

The procedural restraints found in the Bill of Rights

Which of the following is not a liberty protected by the Bill of Rights?

The Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in McDonald v. Chicago was significant because

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

During the Founding era, who were the strongest supporters of adding a bill of rights to the Constitution?

What did the Supreme Court decide in Kelo v. City of New London (2005)?

In the 1976 decision Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court articulated the principle that

Evidence obtained by an illegal search cannot be used as evidence in a criminal trial.

Why did the Supreme Court rule that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was unconstitutional?

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

The first modern free speech case in which the Supreme Court interpreted the full scope of the First Amendment was

The Bill of Rights was written because

The Supreme Court ruled in 1920 that every provision in the Bill of Rights protects the individual from actions by the states as well as the federal government.

What is the right to privacy? How and under what circumstances has the Supreme Court articulated this right? Describe some of the forms that the right to privacy has taken.

The Supreme Court has ruled that government aid to religious schools will never be accepted as constitutional because it violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

What is the standard for determining guilt in criminal cases?

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Which of the following best reflects the Supreme Court's position on commercial speech, such as advertisements?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is a violation of the Eighth Amendment.

The ______ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece of evidence obtained illegally.

The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is

The procedural restraints found in the Bill of Rights

Which of the following is not a liberty protected by the Bill of Rights?

The Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in McDonald v. Chicago was significant because

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

During the Founding era, who were the strongest supporters of adding a bill of rights to the Constitution?

What did the Supreme Court decide in Kelo v. City of New London (2005)?

In the 1976 decision Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court articulated the principle that

Evidence obtained by an illegal search cannot be used as evidence in a criminal trial.

Why did the Supreme Court rule that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was unconstitutional?

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

The first modern free speech case in which the Supreme Court interpreted the full scope of the First Amendment was

The Bill of Rights was written because

The Supreme Court ruled in 1920 that every provision in the Bill of Rights protects the individual from actions by the states as well as the federal government.

What is the right to privacy? How and under what circumstances has the Supreme Court articulated this right? Describe some of the forms that the right to privacy has taken.

The Supreme Court has ruled that government aid to religious schools will never be accepted as constitutional because it violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

What is the standard for determining guilt in criminal cases?

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