Question 1

The Supreme Court case Franklin v.Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)is important because it

Accepted Answer

A)  state laws that make flag burning a crime are too lenient 
B)  permitted public schools to experiment with gender segregation. 
C)  required states to fund schools on Indian reservations at the same levels as all other public schools. 
D)  narrowed the free speech rights that students enjoyed at school. 
E)  found busing to integrate schools unconstitutional. 
A)  state laws that make flag burning a crime are too lenient 
B)  permitted public schools to experiment with gender segregation. 
C)  required states to fund schools on Indian reservations at the same levels as all other public schools. 
D)  narrowed the free speech rights that students enjoyed at school. 
E)  found busing to integrate schools unconstitutional.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following types of speech receives the greatest level of First Amendment protection?

Accepted Answer

A)  slander 
B)  pornography 
C)  obscenity 
D)  libel 
E)  political speech that stops short of inciting violence 
A)  slander 
B)  pornography 
C)  obscenity 
D)  libel 
E)  political speech that stops short of inciting violence

Question 4

Ten years after Brown v.Board of Education,______ percent of black children in the Deep South attended school with white children.

Accepted Answer

A)  state laws that make flag burning a crime are too lenient 
B)  20 
C)  33 
D)  50 
E)  67 
A)  state laws that make flag burning a crime are too lenient 
B)  20 
C)  33 
D)  50 
E)  67

Question 5

What was the Supreme Court case that declared the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  state laws that make flag burning a crime are too lenient 
B)  Near v. Minnesota 
C)  Mapp v. Ohio 
D)  Palko v. Connecticut 
E)  Griswold v. Connecticut 
A)  state laws that make flag burning a crime are too lenient 
B)  Near v. Minnesota 
C)  Mapp v. Ohio 
D)  Palko v. Connecticut 
E)  Griswold v. Connecticut

Question 6

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.

The Supreme Court case Franklin v.Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)is important because it

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

Which of the following types of speech receives the greatest level of First Amendment protection?

Ten years after Brown v.Board of Education,______ percent of black children in the Deep South attended school with white children.

What was the Supreme Court case that declared the exclusionary rule?

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

Introduction: The Citizen and the Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

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Exam 4: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

The Supreme Court case Franklin v.Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)is important because it

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

Which of the following types of speech receives the greatest level of First Amendment protection?

Ten years after Brown v.Board of Education,______ percent of black children in the Deep South attended school with white children.

What was the Supreme Court case that declared the exclusionary rule?

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

Introduction: The Citizen and the Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters