Question 1

In the 1940s and 1950s, members of the Communist party were convicted for their advocacy of _______, or the overthrow of an existing system of government.

Accepted Answer

A)   passive resistance
B)   anarchy
C)   internment
D)   terrorism
E)   sedition

Question 2

In the United Stated, the term liberties normally refers to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   rights and privileges extended to veterans
B)   rights received from a higher authority
C)   natural rights
D)   due process
E)   rights extended only during times of peace

Question 3

As a compromise to the prayer in schools ban, many districts instituted "moments of silence." The 1985 Supreme Court case of Wallace v. Jaffree addressed this issue. What was the Court's ruling?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Establishment Clause does not apply to public school policies.
B)   Moments of silence are an acceptable way to reintroduce prayer in school.
C)   The policy in question was unconstitutional because it encouraged religious prayer.
D)   The Court skirted the issue and left the matter to the discretion of each state's courts.
E)   Moments of silence are acceptable if led by a student rather than a school official.

Question 4

In several landmark cases in 1962, 1963, and 1985, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of prayer in public school classrooms. What is and has been the opinion of the Supreme Court in this matter?

Accepted Answer

A)   Each school district must look to its community standards concerning religion and follow the majority of public opinion.
B)   Community religious leaders have a limited right to advise school officials on religious activities and teachings in the public schools.
C)   Public schools may not compose and lead students in prayer as part of an official school program.
D)   Elementary schools may not advocate or require participation in prayer or bible study, but high schools are exempted because of the maturity level of the students.
E)   Though such prayer was once disallowed, the conservative sweep of the Supreme Court after the 2004 presidential elections has led to its overturning the ban on school prayer.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the "accommodationist" position on church-state matters?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Government should hold a position of neutrality toward religion.
B)   ​Government may provide funding for religious programs as long as it does so equally to all religions.
C)   ​Government may aid religion so long as it does so fairly across different religions.
D)   ​All of these choices are correct.
E)   None of these choices is correct.

Question 6

The Supreme Court has clearly refused to halt the use of the death penalty in the United States. However, through various opinions the Court has made a number of exceptions to its finding that the death penalty is not unconstitutional. List and discuss some of these exceptions.

Accepted Answer

Some of the exceptions to the Supreme Co...

Question 7

According to the Supreme Court's Miller v. California (1973)  ruling, a work is considered obscene if which of the following criteria is met?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​The average person, applying contemporary standards, thinks the work is "prurient."
B)   ​The work depicts sexual conduct in a patently offensive way.
C)   ​The work taken as a whole lacks a "serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value."
D)   ​All of these choices are correct.
E)   ​None of these choices is correct.

Question 8

The idea that speech provides the mechanism whereby citizens deliberate on important issues of public policy, and check the abuse of power by public officials, is an example of ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the "marketplace of ideas"
B)   self-governance
C)   a "safety valve"
D)   self-fulfillment
E)   "clear and present danger"

Question 9

_______________The Declaration of Independence states that when a government created by "the consent of the governed" fails to protect their rights, the people have the right to

Accepted Answer

A)   hold the president and Congress criminally liable
B)   file a lawsuit in the federal courts
C)   turn to the state governments for relief
D)   alter or abolish such government
E)   file actions in state courts against the federal government

Question 10

The U.S. Supreme Court's requirement that an individual who is arrested must be read a statement that explains the person's right to remain silent and the right to an attorney is called the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Miranda warning
B)   double jeopardy clause
C)   exclusionary rule
D)   ex post facto law
E)   free exercise clause

Question 11

What rights are guaranteed in the Ninth Amendment? What well-known social and political issue has been argued for decades, based on the rights provided by this Amendment? Discuss the pros and cons of this issue. Then describe several additional issues that have recently been debated based on the Ninth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Historically, what has been the effect on civil liberties in the United States during times of war?

Accepted Answer

A)   The U.S. Constitution calls for martial law and suspends the Bill of Rights.
B)   All civil protections are eliminated for any aliens or noncitizens.
C)   Free speech liberties have been reduced during times of war.
D)   There is no difference between times of war and peace regarding the granting of civil liberties.
E)   The Supreme Court has not decided any free speech cases during times of war.

Question 13

Most of the first eight amendments are currently applicable to state, local, and federal governments equally. Which of the following provisions of the Bill of Rights originally provided protection solely against the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Third Amendment safeguards against the involuntary quartering of troops.
B)   The Fifth Amendment guarantees the requirement that defendants be indicted by a grand jury.
C)   The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
D)   The Eighth Amendment safeguards against excessive bail, fines, cruel and unusual punishment.
E)   All of these choices are correct.

Question 14

"Natural rights" ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cannot be denied by a government
B)   exist even in the absence of government
C)   are "inalienable"
D)   are "inalienable," exist even in the absence of government, and cannot be denied by a government
E)   None of these choices is correct.

Question 15

The actual rights guaranteeing religious freedom ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   were intended to provide a limited barrier against the influence of Protestantism
B)   were described by Thomas Jefferson as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state
C)   did not become widespread until the latter half of the twentieth century
D)   were intended to provide a limited barrier against the influence of Protestantism, were described by Thomas Jefferson as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state, and did not become widespread until the latter half of the twentieth century
E)   None of these choices is correct.

Question 16

The right of any woman to have an abortion was first established in the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. The Constitution says nothing about abortion, so it is not an enumerated right. Where in the Constitution did the Supreme Court base its rationale for legalized abortion? What have been some of the most recent challenges to Roe v. Wade? Based on the Supreme Court's rulings, in what ways may states regulate abortion?

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Question 17

Which of the following is currently true regarding the First Amendment free exercise clause?

Accepted Answer

A)   It does not currently apply to state actions
B)   The current precedent used by the Court is the "compelling state interest" test
C)   The Supreme Court has always ruled in favor of those whose liberties have been limited by government
D)   While states may accommodate religious exemptions, they are not constitutionally required to do so
E)   It has been repealed by a subsequent constitutional amendment

Question 18

In Miller v. California (1973) , the Supreme Court created the modern set of criteria for determining what sexually explicitly materials may be legitimately subject to regulation. One of the criteria has become known as the ______ test.

Accepted Answer

A)   SLAPS
B)   Katz
C)   Lemon
D)   First Amendment
E)   None of these choices is correct.

Question 19

Katz v. United States established the protection of _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a reasonable expectation of privacy
B)   the use of thermal imaging devices to detect the presence of indoor halide lights
C)   searches undertaken under the "good faith exception"
D)   finding evidence in "plain view" of police where they have a legal right to be
E)   a "pat down" of suspicious individuals to search for weapons

Question 20

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court incorporate the Fourth Amendment?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Katz v. United States
B)   ​Mapp v. Ohio
C)   ​Gitlow v. New York
D)   ​McDonald v. Chicago
E)   ​Texas v. Johnson

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