Question 1

What is the greatest restriction on appeals in the United States?

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A)   the refusal by state appeals court judges to grant even a first appeal
B)   a federal law that bars in most instances a second federal appeal by a state prison inmate
C)   the lack of any formal right of appeal in the federal process
D)   a federal law that bars a first federal appeal to persons convicted of homicide
E)   the very low income of some convicted persons, which reduces their ability to appeal

Question 2

Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause?

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A)   First
B)   Tenth
C)   Third
D)   Fourteenth
E)   Twenty-first

Question 3

In a 2004 case involving the issue of whether a U.S. citizen accused of terrorist acts is entitled to constitutional protections, the Supreme Court held that such citizens

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A)   are protected only if they live in the United States.
B)   are protected only if they have not been previously convicted of a crime.
C)   are protected only if law enforcement officials decide they deserve such protections.
D)   must be handled by military courts.
E)   do have the right to a judicial hearing.

Question 4

The Lemon test is designed to

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A)   test a state's practice of guaranteeing procedural due process rights.
B)   ensure the secular nature of a government action.
C)   prevent a prosecution or defense from creating a biased jury.
D)   test state adherence to rights protected by proxy in the Fourteenth Amendment.
E)   ensure that a defendant has been given access to counsel from the time of arrest through a trial.

Question 5

The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights through 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.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in

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A)   Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) .
B)   Engel v. Vitale (1962) .
C)   Buckley v. Valeo (1976) .
D)   Gitlow v. New York (1925) .
E)   Roth v. United States (1957) .

Question 8

Since the 1980s, the Supreme Court has addressed the exclusionary rule by

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A)   expanding its application to virtually all criminal cases both at the state and federal levels.
B)   determining that the rule was unconstitutional, in that it weakened the effectiveness of the police in maintaining an orderly society.
C)   expanding its application to federal cases only.
D)   expanding its application to state cases only.
E)   None of these answers is correct.

Question 9

The establishment clause prohibits government from

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A)   establishing exceptions to the Bill of Rights.
B)   establishing exceptions to the Fourteenth Amendment.
C)   favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion.
D)   interfering with freedom of assembly.
E)   interfering with the right to bear arms.

Question 10

In the 2014 case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)   the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not require employers to provide insurance for employees.
B)   companies with only a few owners can refuse, on religious grounds, to include contraceptives in employees' health coverage.
C)   businesses can decide which employees deserve employer-paid health insurance based on employee performance.
D)   the free exercise of religion clause in the First Amendment does not apply to the secular business practices of corporations.
E)   All of these answers are correct.

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.

Question 12

In 1987 the Supreme Court ruled that creationism

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A)   has as much evidence supporting it as the theory of evolution does.
B)   must be taught in public schools whenever evolution is taught.
C)   is a scientific theory, not a religious doctrine.
D)   is a religious doctrine, not a scientific theory.
E)   is both a scientific theory and a religious doctrine.

Question 13

The right to counsel is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

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A)   First
B)   Fifth
C)   Sixth
D)   Ninth
E)   Tenth

Question 14

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

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The establishment clause has been interp...

Question 15

In the Constitution, procedural due process is protected by the

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A)   Fourth Amendment.
B)   Fifth Amendment.
C)   Sixth Amendment.
D)   Eighth Amendment.
E)   All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

What is meant by selective incorporation? Discuss the history of this process and its importance to the protection of individual rights.

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Selective incorporation refers to the ab...

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from

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A)   any search conducted without a warrant.
B)   unreasonable searches.
C)   unreasonable searches conducted only by federal officers.
D)   all searches conducted by state officers.
E)   searches conducted only by local officers.

Question 20

According to the Supreme Court, which is true regarding freedom of assembly?

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A)   Individuals have the right to command immediate access to a public auditorium.
B)   Individuals have the right to hold a public rally in the middle of a busy intersection at a time of their choosing.
C)   Public officials can regulate the time, place, and conditions of public assembly, provided the regulations are reasonable.
D)   Public officials can prohibit assembly by unpopular groups.
E)   Freedom of assembly is an absolute right, because it is in the First Amendment.

Exam 4: Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

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