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The greatest concerns that have arisen in recent years regarding the death penalty are related to which of the following?


A) The lethal injection method used to cause the convicted person's death
B) The execution of individuals that happened to be juveniles when the crime was committed
C) The need to create a more precise judicial process to decide death penalty cases
D) A desire to convert cases related to the death penalty from the state courts to the federal courts
E) The fact that a larger number of minorities are executed when compared to white convicts

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Discuss the exclusionary rule. Explain how it has evolved through various Supreme Court decisions.

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Which of the following statements about the PATRIOT Act is correct?


A) The PATRIOT Act created clear definitions between law enforcement agencies and intelligence arms of the government.
B) The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled that the PATRIOT Act violates the Fourth Amendment.
C) Agents of foreign governments are the main focus of search and surveillance activities permissible under the PATRIOT Act.
D) The PATRIOT Act permits the government to secretly search a suspected terrorist's home.
E) National Security Letters are mandatory for activities conducted by the FBI according to the PATRIOT Act.

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What does the Fourth Amendment prohibit?


A) Cruel and unusual punishment
B) Involuntary quartering of soldiers
C) Double jeopardy
D) Unreasonable searches and seizures
E) Speedy and public trials

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Discuss how the degree of support in the United States for capital punishment has changed over the last thirty years or so. Explain what factors have contributed to this change.

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Which of the following is an exception to the exclusionary rule supported by the Supreme Court?


A) Probable cause does not need to be established in civil matters.
B) Potential death penalty cases may disregard all standard evidence rules.
C) Good faith exceptions may be made for officers utilizing the incorrect search warrant form.
D) The homes of witnesses to a crime may be searched without a warrant.
E) Good intention exceptions may be made for veteran officers in felony matters.

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What does the incorporation doctrine do?


A) It provides for congressional oversight into multinational corporations.
B) It allows companies to incorporate through government application.
C) It provides for government oversight to corporations doing business with the government.
D) It is the view that the provisions of the Bill of Rights are extended to individuals for protection against action by states.
E) It holds the view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to foreign government activities through the Fourteenth Amendment.

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What did the Court rule in Roe v. Wade that states could do regarding abortion?


A) Place significant restrictions on a woman's right to seek an abortion without her partner's consent
B) Outlaw all abortions
C) Outlaw abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy
D) Place any restrictions on abortions
E) Cannot limit a woman's right to seek an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy

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The ratification of which of the following amendments prompted the Supreme Court to begin applying the Bill of Rights to the states?


A) Thirteenth
B) Fourteenth
C) Fifteenth
D) Nineteenth
E) Twenty-first

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Which of the following is true of the Bill of Rights when it was ratified in 1791?


A) It was made up of fifteen amendments.
B) It was made up of ten amendments.
C) It did not include a provision protecting free speech.
D) It applied to the states but not to the national government.
E) It was intended to be temporary.

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Discuss the protections provided in the Constitution for the right to privacy. Identify the Supreme Court cases that established the right to privacy in personal and public life.

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Which part of the First Amendment prevents Congress from supporting one religion as the nation's official religion?


A) Establishment
B) Free exercise
C) Full faith and credit
D) Impartiality
E) Elastic

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Discuss how the Supreme Court has dealt with the issue of prior restraint, being sure to reference specific examples of court action.

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Tinker v. Des Moines School District established constitutional protection for which of the following?


A) Silent prayer in public school
B) Transgendered choice in public restroom facilities
C) Right to symbolic speech in schools
D) Representational speech
E) Censorship of high school newspapers

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Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Bill of Rights?


A) The rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights change over time, depending on interpretation by the Supreme Court.
B) The rights guaranteed to all citizens in the Bill of Rights are self-executing and have required little interpretation.
C) The Bill of Rights has always been equally applied to both the national and state governments.
D) The Bill of Rights consists of additions to the civil liberties initially discussed in the Constitution.
E) The Bill of Rights narrowly defines basic freedoms, requiring great consideration by the Supreme Court in interpreting them.

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What is the notification that police must give a person being arrested that she or he has a right to remain silent and a right to legal counsel commonly known as?


A) Taking the fifth
B) First amendment protection
C) Miranda rights
D) Gideon's Trumpet
E) Griswald rights

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When adopted, the Bill of Rights imposed limits on which of the following?


A) National government
B) State government
C) All levels of government
D) All levels of government except national
E) Individuals

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As originally written, the Bill of Rights limited the activities of which level(s) of government?


A) Both national and state
B) Neither national nor state
C) National government, but not state
D) State government but not national
E) National, state, and local government

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Which of the following best describes the constitutional status of the claimed right to choose physician-assisted suicide?


A) Determined by the Supreme Court to be an issue best handled by each state
B) Deemed constitutional when a living will exists
C) Allowed only in the state of Missouri
D) Left unaddressed by the Supreme Court
E) Deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court under the Fourteenth Amendment

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The guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment is found in which of the following constitutional amendments?


A) First
B) Second
C) Fourth
D) Sixth
E) Eighth

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