Question 1

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 2

Which of the following,relative to the others,is typically more protective of individual rights?

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A)  the U.S.Congress
B)  the general public
C)  public opinion
D)  the presidency
E)  the judiciaryF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

,the Supreme Court justices determined that

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A)  the right of privacy includes abortion in the early months of pregnancy.
B)  search warrants are not needed in murder investigations.
C)  freedom of speech and freedom of assembly sometimes conflict.
D)  state militia members have the right to peacefully assemble.
E)  the right to privacy did not extend to consensual sexual relations among adults of the same sex.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The conviction of members of the U.S.Communist Party in the early 1950s was initially upheld as a lawful restriction of the right

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A)  not to incriminate oneself.
B)  of free speech.
C)  to a jury trial.
D)  to confront one's accusers in a court of law.
E)  to worship any religion of choice.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

In 2007 the Supreme Court reversed its stance on partial-birth abortion,largely due to the replacement of Sandra Day O'Connor with

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A)  Samuel Alito.
B)  Anthony Kennedy.
C)  Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
D)  William Rehnquist.
E)  Antonin Scalia.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 6

In Mapp v.Ohio,the selective incorporation process was extended to include

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A)  criminal proceedings in the states.
B)  civil cases.
C)  pleas of insanity.
D)  children (minors) accused of crime.
E)  indigent litigants.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

________ has executed more convicted criminals in the past quarter century than any other state.

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A)  Vermont
B)  South Carolina
C)  Texas
D)  Alabama
E)  CaliforniaF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place

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A)  under no circumstances; people have an unconditional right to express their views.
B)  when the rally would require unduly expensive police protection.
C)  when the views of those holding the rally are unpopular.
D)  when it can demonstrate that harmful acts will necessarily result from the rally.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The Supreme Court upheld the use of tax-supported vouchers to attend private or parochial school in

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A)  Engel v.Vitale.
B)  Griswold v.Connecticut.
C)  Zelman v.Simmons-Harris.
D)  Ashcroft v.Free Speech Coalition.
E)  Miller v.California.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

Which of the following is true of the appeal process?

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A)  The Constitution guarantees at least one appeal after conviction,but many states continue to challenge this guarantee in court.
B)  Both the federal and all state constitutions guarantee an appeal after conviction.
C)  The Constitution does not guarantee an appeal after conviction,but the federal government and all states permit at least one appeal.
D)  There are no guarantees of appeal at the federal or state level,but the appeal process has been effectively certified through common practice.
E)  The guarantee of appeal in the states was established as part of selective incorporation as applied to the Fourteenth Amendment.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The Supreme Court's position on prior restraint of the press is that

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A)  national security needs are of highest priority.
B)  only classified government documents are subject to prior restraint.
C)  prior restraint can never be exercised by government.
D)  prior restraint should apply only in rare circumstances,and it is better to hold the press responsible for what it has printed than to restrict what it may print.
E)  prior restraint should be used fairly frequently in a democracy.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in recent years? Explain.

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The Supreme Court has typically let Cong...

Question 13

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 homicides
E)  the very low income of some convicted persons,which reduces their ability to appealF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

In the Constitution,procedural due process is protected by the

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A)  Fourth Amendment.
B)  Fifth Amendment.
C)  Sixth Amendment.
D)  Fourteenth Amendment.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 15

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

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The establishment clause has been interp...

Question 16

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

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A)  libel.
B)  slander.
C)  blasphemy.
D)  obscenity.
E)  symbolic speech.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

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.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by

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A)  actions of the president.
B)  the actions of individuals.
C)  actions of the federal government.
D)  actions of state and local governments.
E)  actions of the U.S.military.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 19

Explain the concept of procedural due process and list several of the procedural rights protected by the Constitution.Do these rights apply to all levels of government? Explain.

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Procedural due process refers to procedu...

Question 20

The freedoms of speech,press,assembly,and petition are found in

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A)  the First Amendment.
B)  the Fourth Amendment.
C)  the Sixth Amendment.
D)  the Tenth Amendment.
E)  the Fourteenth Amendment.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Exam 6: Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

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________ has executed more convicted criminals in the past quarter century than any other state.

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,the Supreme Court justices determined that

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

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