Question 1

The Supreme Court

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A)   has ruled that even forms of symbolic speech considered to be dangerous to the public are protected.
B)   ruled during the Vietnam war that the burning of draft registration cards was a protected form of symbolic speech.
C)   has reduced its protections of symbolic speech dramatically, and recently has ruled against flag burning as a form of protected symbolic speech.
D)   has protected symbolic speech much more substantially than it has protected verbal speech.
E)   has generally protected symbolic speech, though less substantially than it has protected verbal speech.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

The freedoms of speech,press,assembly,and petition are found in

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A)   the First Amendment.
B)   the Fourth Amendment.
C)   the Sixth Amendment.
D)   the Tenth Amendment.
E)   the Fourteenth Amendment.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in recent years? Explain.

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The Supreme Court has typically let Cong...

Question 4

Discuss the differences between the First Amendment's establishment and free exercise clauses.

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The establishment clause has been interp...

Question 5

Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place

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A)   under no circumstances; people have an unconditional right to express their views.
B)   when the rally would require unduly expensive police protection.
C)   when the views of those holding the rally are unpopular.
D)   when it can demonstrate that harmful acts will necessarily result from the rally.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Gideon v.Wainwright is to the Sixth Amendment as Mapp v.Ohio is to the

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A)   First Amendment.
B)   Fourth Amendment.
C)   Fifth Amendment.
D)   Eighth Amendment.
E)   Tenth Amendment.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Justice Holmes's "clear and present danger" test holds that government can

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A)   restrict speech that threatens national security.
B)   restrict any speech of an inflammatory nature.
C)   imprison political dissidents during time of war without following normal procedures.
D)   engage in prior restraint of the press whenever national security is at issue.
E)   restrict speech that is disrespectful to specific classes of citizens.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

The Miranda warning was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000 in

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A)   Palko v. Connecticut.
B)   Stenberg v. Carhart.
C)   Reno v. ACLU.
D)   Ferguson v. Charleston.
E)   Dickerson v. United States.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause?

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A)   First
B)   Tenth
C)   Third
D)   Fourteenth
E)   Twenty-firstF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

If a person yells "fire" in a crowded theater when there is no fire,and people are hurt in the ensuing panic,that individual abused his/her freedom of speech according to the doctrine of

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A)   malice.
B)   clear and present danger.
C)   unlawful assembly.
D)   privacy.
E)   prior restraint.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

In the Johnson flag-burning case,the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)   flag burning is an imminent danger to public safety.
B)   flag burning is not symbolic speech.
C)   flag burning, although offensive, cannot be prohibited.
D)   flag burning can be prohibited by the national government but not by the states.
E)   flag burning could be banned by Congress.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?

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A)   Roe v. Wade
B)   Mapp v. Ohio
C)   Schenck v. United States
D)   Miranda v. Arizona
E)   New York Times Co. v. United StatesF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

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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A)   the preferred position doctrine.
B)   procedural change.
C)   selective incorporation.
D)   the absorption doctrine.
E)   prior restraint.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?

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A)   The Act prohibited malicious newspaper stories about the president.
B)   The Supreme Court ruled the Act unconstitutional.
C)   The Senate voted it down, while the House passed it.
D)   Thomas Jefferson strongly supported it.
E)   The state governments refused to enforce it.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Roughly a third of all U.S.executions in the past quarter-century have taken place in

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A)   Vermont.
B)   South Carolina.
C)   Texas.
D)   Alabama.
E)   California.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Like all other rights,the right of free expression is

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A)   spelled out in precise terms in the Bill of Rights.
B)   not absolute.
C)   fully respected by public officials.
D)   protected from action by federal officials but not state officials.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that

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A)   apply in civil cases but not in criminal cases.
B)   apply in civil cases but not in military ones.
C)   are constitutionally protected from infringement by government.
D)   are constitutionally protected from infringement by individuals.
E)   are not covered by the First Amendment.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

What Illinois policy did the Supreme Court invalidate with its decision in Witherspoon v.Illinois (1968) ?

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A)   allowing the prosecution an unlimited number of challenges in capital cases
B)   preventing convicted persons in capital cases from filing an appeal
C)   preventing the prosecution from challenging jury selections in felony cases
D)   the failure to provide low income defendants with court-appointed lawyers
E)   encouragement of low income defendants to act as their own attorneyF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following is correct with regard to obscenity and the law?

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A)   Obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
B)   Obscenity is never unlawful.
C)   Child pornography is protected by the First Amendment.
D)   Obscenity has been easy for courts to define with precision.
E)   Obscenity is protected under the Ninth Amendment.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

In Bowers v.Hardwick (1986) ,the Supreme Court justices determined that

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A)   the right of privacy includes abortion in the early months of pregnancy.
B)   search warrants are not needed in murder investigations.
C)   freedom of speech and freedom of assembly sometimes conflict.
D)   state militia members have the right to peacefully assemble.
E)   the right to privacy does not include homosexual acts.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 4: Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

In the Johnson flag-burning case,the Supreme Court ruled that

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Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?

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In Bowers v.Hardwick (1986) ,the Supreme Court justices determined that

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The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?

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The Miranda warning was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000 in

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Which of the following is correct with regard to obscenity and the law?

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Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause?

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The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that

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The Supreme Court

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Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place

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What Illinois policy did the Supreme Court invalidate with its decision in Witherspoon v.Illinois (1968) ?

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