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Question 1

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The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by
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  • actions of the president.
  • the actions of individuals.
  • actions of the federal government.
  • actions of state and local governments.
  • actions of the U.S. military.

Question 2

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The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that
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  • apply in civil cases but not in criminal cases.
  • apply in civil cases but not in military ones.
  • are constitutionally protected from infringement by government.
  • are constitutionally protected from infringement by individuals.
  • are not covered by the First Amendment.

Question 3

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The individual right that is widely regarded as the most basic of individual rights is
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  • the right to an attorney.
  • freedom of expression.
  • the right to a jury trial.
  • the right to an adequate education.
  • protection against illegal searches and seizures.

Question 4

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Justice Holmes's "clear and present danger" test holds that government can
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  • restrict speech that threatens national security.
  • restrict any speech of an inflammatory nature.
  • imprison political dissidents during time of war without following normal procedures.
  • engage in prior restraint of the press whenever national security is at issue.
  • restrict speech that is disrespectful to specific classes of citizens.

Question 5

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Like all other rights, the right of free expression is
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  • spelled out in precise terms in the Bill of Rights.
  • not absolute.
  • fully respected by public officials.
  • protected from action by federal officials but not state officials.
  • None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

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The conviction of members of the U.S. Communist Party in the early 1950s was initially upheld as a lawful restriction of the right
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  • not to incriminate oneself.
  • of free speech.
  • to a jury trial.
  • to confront one's accusers in a court of law.
  • to worship any religion of choice.

Question 7

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Justice Stone argued in 1938 that
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  • citizens should have priority over non-citizens in the legal system.
  • First Amendment rights are the basis of most other rights.
  • the interests of the majority are more important than the rights of the individual.
  • the requirements of national security take precedence over freedom of expression.
  • the Bill of Rights should be fully applied to the states.

Question 8

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The Supreme Court's position on prior restraint of the press is that
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  • national security needs are of highest priority.
  • only classified government documents are subject to prior restraint.
  • prior restraint can never be exercised by government.
  • prior restraint should apply only in rare circumstances, and it is better to hold the press responsible for what it has printed than to restrict what it may print.
  • prior restraint should be used fairly frequently in a democracy.

Question 9

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Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place
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  • under no circumstances; people have an unconditional right to express their views.
  • when the rally would require unduly expensive police protection.
  • when the views of those holding the rally are unpopular.
  • when it can demonstrate that harmful acts will necessarily result from the rally.
  • None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

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The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights in the Fourteenth Amendment, so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments, is called
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  • the preferred position doctrine.
  • procedural change.
  • selective incorporation.
  • the absorption doctrine.
  • prior restraint.

Question 11

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The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights in the Fourteenth Amendment, so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments, is called
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  • the preferred position doctrine.
  • procedural change.
  • selective incorporation.
  • the absorption doctrine.
  • prior restraint.

Question 12

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Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of
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  • libel.
  • slander.
  • blasphemy.
  • obscenity.
  • symbolic speech.

Question 13

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Which of the following is correct with regard to obscenity and the law?
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  • Obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
  • Obscenity is never unlawful.
  • Child pornography is protected by the First Amendment.
  • Obscenity has been easy for courts to define with precision.
  • Obscenity is protected under the Ninth Amendment.

Question 14

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The establishment clause prohibits government from
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  • establishing exceptions to the Bill of Rights.
  • establishing exceptions to the Fourteenth Amendment.
  • favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion.
  • interfering with freedom of assembly.
  • interfering with the right to bear arms.

Question 15

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The Supreme Court upheld the use of tax-supported vouchers to attend private or parochial school in
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  • Engel v. Vitale.
  • Griswold v. Connecticut.
  • Zelman v. Simmons-Harris.
  • Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.
  • Miller v. California.

Question 16

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According to the Supreme Court, prayer in public schools violates
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  • the free exercise clause.
  • the establishment clause.
  • the exclusionary rule.
  • procedural due process.
  • the clear and present danger test.

Question 17

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According to the Supreme Court, prayer in public schools violates
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  • the free exercise clause.
  • the establishment clause.
  • the exclusionary rule.
  • procedural due process.
  • the clear and present danger test.

Question 18

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In 2007 the Supreme Court reversed its stance on partial-birth abortion, largely due to the replacement of Sandra Day O'Connor with
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  • Samuel Alito.
  • Anthony Kennedy.
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
  • William Rehnquist.
  • Antonin Scalia.

Question 19

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The exclusionary rule states that
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  • federal law cannot be applied in state courts.
  • the laws of one state court cannot be applied in the courts of another state.
  • after seven years, the statute of limitations applies, except in murder cases.
  • evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court.
  • state law cannot be applied in federal courts.

Question 20

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In Mapp v. Ohio, the selective incorporation process was extended to include
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  • criminal proceedings in the states.
  • civil cases.
  • pleas of insanity.
  • children (minors) accused of crime.
  • indigent litigants.

Question 21

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In the case of McNabb v. United States, Justice Felix Frankfurter defined the "history of liberty" primarily in terms of whether
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  • governments had observed procedural guarantees.
  • those convicted are actually guilty.
  • those convicted have the opportunity for appeal.
  • those convicted are treated humanely while imprisoned.
  • everyone is treated fairly in every case.

Question 22

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Which of the following is true of the appeal process?
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  • The Constitution guarantees at least one appeal after conviction, but many states continue to challenge this guarantee in court.
  • Both the federal and all state constitutions guarantee an appeal after conviction.
  • The Constitution does not guarantee an appeal after conviction, but the federal government and all states permit at least one appeal.
  • There are no guarantees of appeal at the federal or state level, but the appeal process has been effectively certified through common practice.
  • The guarantee of appeal in the states was established as part of selective incorporation as applied to the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 23

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The Supreme Court has reasoned that a right of privacy is provided by
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  • the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  • the Ninth Amendment, which says that people's rights are not limited to those enumerated in the Constitution.
  • the Tenth Amendment, which reserves to the people and the states those powers not granted to the federal government.
  • the implication of said right by the freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
  • the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

Question 24

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The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?
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  • Roe v. Wade
  • Mapp v. Ohio
  • Schenck v. United States
  • Miranda v. Arizona
  • New York Times Co. v. United States

Question 25

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In Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), the justices
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  • ruled that states are free to adopt abortion laws of their choosing.
  • reaffirmed the essential aspects of Roe v. Wade.
  • invoked the Ninth Amendment for the first time in an abortion decision.
  • invalidated the right to an abortion in the early months of pregnancy.
  • None of these answers is correct.

Question 26

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In Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), the Supreme Court justices determined that
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  • the right of privacy includes abortion in the early months of pregnancy.
  • search warrants are not needed in murder investigations.
  • freedom of speech and freedom of assembly sometimes conflict.
  • state militia members have the right to peacefully assemble.
  • the right to privacy does not include homosexual acts.

Question 27

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What is the greatest restriction on appeals in the United States?
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  • the refusal by state appeals court judges to grant even a first appeal
  • a federal law that bars in most instances a second federal appeal by a state prison inmate
  • the lack of any formal right of appeal in the federal process
  • a federal law that bars a first federal appeal to persons convicted of homicides
  • the very low income of some convicted persons, which reduces their ability to appeal

Question 28

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The inevitable discovery exception
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  • holds that the exclusionary rule can be waived in cases where failure to convict can lead to further public harm.
  • holds that otherwise excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police believed they were following the proper procedures.
  • allows the use of evidence that would have been discovered regardless by other means or through other forms of evidence.
  • has effectively invalidated the exclusionary rule.
  • holds that a convicted person may not appeal the conviction when his or her own actions would have ultimately led to further unlawful acts.

Question 29

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The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from
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  • any search conducted without a warrant.
  • unreasonable searches.
  • unreasonable searches conducted only by federal officers.
  • all searches conducted by state officers.
  • searches conducted only by local officers.

Question 30

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Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in
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  • Escobedo v. Illinois (1964).
  • Engel v. Vitale (1962).
  • Buckley v. Valeo (1976).
  • Gitlow v. New York (1925).
  • Roth v. United States (1957).

Question 31

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Which of the following, relative to the others, is typically more protective of individual rights?
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  • the U.S. Congress
  • the general public
  • public opinion
  • the presidency
  • the judiciary

Question 32

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The freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition are found in
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  • the First Amendment.
  • the Fourth Amendment.
  • the Sixth Amendment.
  • the Tenth Amendment.
  • the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 33

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Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?
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  • The Act prohibited malicious newspaper stories about the president.
  • The Supreme Court ruled the Act unconstitutional.
  • The Senate voted it down, while the House passed it.
  • Thomas Jefferson strongly supported it.
  • The state governments refused to enforce it.
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