Question 1

What is the recent history of the Supreme Court when it comes to rights for gay Americans?

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Gay rights have been understood to be mo...

Question 2

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments contain which sets of rights?

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A)  civil
B)  equal protection
C)  criminal
D)  due process

Question 3

When it comes to the question of prior restraint on the press, the Supreme Court justices

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A)  have set a high bar for the government to meet if it wants to restrict the press.
B)  favor the national government over the press, particularly in times of war and conflict.
C)  follow Congress's lead in regulating the press.
D)  defer to the Federal Communications Commission.

Question 4

The right against self-incrimination, based in ________, is an example of ________.

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A)  the Fifth Amendment; due process rights
B)  the Fourth Amendment; settled law
C)  Miranda v.Arizona; due process rights
D)  the Bill of Rights; a free speech protection

Question 5

The broad right to pursue abortion services, subject to specific state limitations, was guaranteed in

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A)  Miranda v.Arizona.
B)  Gideon v.Wainwright.
C)  Roe v.Wade.
D)  Griswold v.Texas.

Question 6

Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the use of the death penalty?

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A)  There has been a clear trend among the states away from the use of the death penalty.
B)  There has been very little change in the frequency with which states use the death penalty.
C)  More states choose to use the death penalty every year.
D)  No states use the death penalty anymore.

Question 7

Which one of the following civil liberties is NOT protected in the First Amendment?

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A)  speech
B)  assembly
C)  religion
D)  privacy

Question 8

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is an important extension of civil liberties because it guarantees provisions of the Bill of Rights at the state level.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Supreme Court justices have ruled that the government can make laws about commercial speech when

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A)  someone brings the speech to their attention.
B)  the Federal Communications Commission is unanimous in opposition.
C)  that speech is misleading.
D)  the speech airs on television.

Question 10

The Fourth Amendment

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A)  provides the right to legal counsel and a jury trial in front of peers.
B)  prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
C)  protects against unreasonable searches by the police.
D)  protects people from having to testify against themselves in a court of law.

Question 11

Passage of the Fourteenth Amendment after the Civil War meant that states were immediately held to the same restrictions that applied to the federal government.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 12

Define the establishment and free exercise clauses.What did Thomas Jefferson believe in regard to these two clauses?

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The establishment clause is the part of ...

Question 13

A year after Gideon v.Wainwright, Congress passed a law making ________ even stronger.

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A)  the right to an attorney
B)  the exclusionary rule
C)  self-incrimination
D)  double jeopardy

Question 14

Who opposed ratification of the Constitution until a bill of rights was included?

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A)  Federalists
B)  Democratic-Republicans
C)  Antifederalists
D)  James Madison

Question 15

The Supreme Court's decision in Griswold v.Connecticut

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A)  established the right to privacy as existing in the Bill of Rights.
B)  guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion.
C)  meant the police had to read a person a list of her or his rights in advance of an arrest.
D)  created a standard for determining when political speech could be regulated.

Question 16

What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?

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Civil liberties inevitably come first an...

Question 17

The Supreme Court justices recently upheld protests at hundreds of funerals of members of the armed services who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as constitutional.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is selective incorporation? What is the constitutional basis of selective incorporation? Provide several examples of the use of selective incorporation and explain why the cases that you cite are illustrations of this judicial practice.

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Selective incorporation is the process by which the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment becomes a funnel through which the Bill of Rights provisions are applied to the state governments.The illustrations and cases will vary depending upon student interest.

Question 19

What is the difference between strict and intermediate scrutiny?

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Strict scrutiny is the highest level of ...

Question 20

Selective incorporation was created by

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A)  Supreme Court justices.
B)  Congress.
C)  President Ulysses Grant.
D)  executive bureaucrats. A

Exam 4: Civil Liberties

What is the recent history of the Supreme Court when it comes to rights for gay Americans?

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The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments contain which sets of rights?

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When it comes to the question of prior restraint on the press, the Supreme Court justices

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The right against self-incrimination, based in ________, is an example of ________.

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The broad right to pursue abortion services, subject to specific state limitations, was guaranteed in

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Which one of the following statements most accurately describes the use of the death penalty?

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Which one of the following civil liberties is NOT protected in the First Amendment?

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The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is an important extension of civil liberties because it guarantees provisions of the Bill of Rights at the state level.

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The Supreme Court justices have ruled that the government can make laws about commercial speech when

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The Fourth Amendment

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Passage of the Fourteenth Amendment after the Civil War meant that states were immediately held to the same restrictions that applied to the federal government.

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Define the establishment and free exercise clauses.What did Thomas Jefferson believe in regard to these two clauses?

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A year after Gideon v.Wainwright, Congress passed a law making ________ even stronger.

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Who opposed ratification of the Constitution until a bill of rights was included?

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The Supreme Court's decision in Griswold v.Connecticut

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What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?

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The Supreme Court justices recently upheld protests at hundreds of funerals of members of the armed services who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as constitutional.

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What is selective incorporation? What is the constitutional basis of selective incorporation? Provide several examples of the use of selective incorporation and explain why the cases that you cite are illustrations of this judicial practice.

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What is the difference between strict and intermediate scrutiny?

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