Question 1

What would be an attorney's motivation for using a "peremptory challenge" during the voir dire?

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A)  The juror will decide unfavorably for her client.
B)  The judge has a bias against her client.
C)  The juror is a race other than that of her client.
D)  The judge has decided that the attorney should be taken off of the case.
E)  the defendant is not represented by an attorney.

Question 2

The term used to refer to defamation by written work is

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A)  libel.
B)  defamation.
C)  slander.
D)  opinion.
E)  satire

Question 3

Today, the federal government and _____ states have laws providing for capital punishment for cases involving intentional killing.

Accepted Answer

A)  9
B)  14
C)  25
D)  37
E)  50

Question 4

Which one of the following is NOT true with respect to the right to counsel?

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A)  The right appears in the Sixth Amendment.
B)  It was applied to the states in 1963 in Gideon v.Wainwright.
C)  The right to counsel includes misdemeanor cases in which a person could go to jail.
D)  It has been an issue in cases where defendants cannot afford to hire a lawyer.
E)  It applies to the states only in instances where the defendant can be sentenced to death.

Question 5

Defamation includes both slander and libel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Supreme Court formally recognized the right of association for the first time in the case of

Accepted Answer

A)  Branzburg v.Hayes.
B)  Miller v.California.
C)  NAACP v.Alabama.
D)  The New York Times Co.v.Sullivan.
E)   Mapp v.Ohio

Question 7

In the famous case of The New York Times Co.v.Sullivan (1964) , the Supreme Court ruled that for a statement about a public official to be considered libelous, the plaintiff must prove that the

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A)  statement was false.
B)  newspaper did not know the statement was false.
C)  statement was made with actual malice.
D)  newspaper refused to publish a correction.
E)  statement was made only once.

Question 8

Describe some of the Supreme Court's major decisions with respect to the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure.What competing interests may be at stake when the Court hears a Fourth Amendment case?

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Some of the Supreme Court's major decisi...

Question 9

Sedition may be defined as speech or writing that advocates or incites discontent or rebellion against the government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain the debate over the rights of habeas corpus with respect to detainees in the war on terrorism.How do the rights of terror suspects differ from the rights of criminal defendants in the United States?

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The debate over the rights of habeas cor...

Question 11

During the Nixon administration, when two newspapers began to publish a classified governmental document about the Vietnam War,

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A)  there was no legal opposition from the Nixon administration.
B)  the Supreme Court upheld the right of the newspapers to print the document.
C)  the Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
D)  the Supreme Court refused to apply to the case the no-prior-restraint doctrine.
E)  the Supreme Court overturned the separate-but-equal doctrine.

Question 12

The intent of the exclusionary rule of evidence is to

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A)  allow criminals to go free.
B)  deter illegal searches and seizures by the police.
C)  punish police officers.
D)  make sure confessions are freely given.
E)  give criminal an advantage at trial.

Question 13

In Nix v.Williams, the Supreme Court ruled that illegally obtained evidence could be used in a criminal trial if the government could demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  the government did not act out of malice.
B)  the defendant was aware that the government was investigating him or her.
C)  the evidence would have inevitably been found by the police in the normal course of their investigation.
D)  the search is conducted by state rather than federal officials.
E)  the evidence was verified by an independent testing laboratory.

Question 14

Which amendment prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment?

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A)  the Fifth Amendment
B)  the Fourth Amendment
C)  the Eighth Amendment
D)  the Sixth Amendment
E)  the First Amendment

Question 15

A police officer may conduct a stop without a search warrant and frisk a person who is acting suspiciously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following protections is NOT afforded by the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of speech and press
B)  freedom from an establishment of religion
C)  freedom of assembly
D)  the right to petition the government for a redress of grievance
E)  the right to counsel

Question 17

A grand jury may render a verdict of guilty or not guilty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Regarding capital punishment, the Supreme Court has ruled in recent years that

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A)  the death penalty can be imposed automatically if the defendant is convicted.
B)  judges, not juries, decide the factual issues in a death penalty case.
C)  the death penalty is a cruel and inhuman punishment.
D)  the sentencing court must be able to consider both mitigating and aggravating factors.
E)  individuals under the age of 18 or who are mentally handicapped can legally be executed.

Question 19

The U.S.Supreme Court case Reynolds v.United States (1878)  was concerned with:

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A)  freedom of speech.
B)  freedom of the press.
C)  freedom of religious exercise.
D)  freedom to keep and bear arms.
E)  establishment of a state religion

Question 20

Differentiate between the establishment and free exercise clauses of the First Amendment.Which clause affords citizens a greater degree of religious freedom? Explain and support your views.

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The establishment clause and the free ex...

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A grand jury may render a verdict of guilty or not guilty.

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Sedition may be defined as speech or writing that advocates or incites discontent or rebellion against the government.

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In Nix v.Williams, the Supreme Court ruled that illegally obtained evidence could be used in a criminal trial if the government could demonstrate that

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In the famous case of The New York Times Co.v.Sullivan (1964) , the Supreme Court ruled that for a statement about a public official to be considered libelous, the plaintiff must prove that the

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Describe some of the Supreme Court's major decisions with respect to the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure.What competing interests may be at stake when the Court hears a Fourth Amendment case?

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