
AP Govt Ch 4 Civil Liberties Questions #1
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- Q1A woman's right to seek an abortion is based on the ___________due process clause of the Fourteenth AmendmentNinth Amendmentright of privacyequal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment30s
- Q2Which of the following examples is an action that the Supreme Court decided was a protected form of symbolic speech?Blocking the entrance of an abortion clinicThe burning of a draft registration card by a Vietnam War protesterThe burning of the American flag in publicThe newspaper publication of the "Pentagon Papers"30s
- Q3If the constitutions of most states included bills of rights why was it important for the Bill of Rights found in the Constitution to be applied to state law?Naturalists believed it was important to have a single, unified system of rightsEach state's judicial system interpreted the rights differentlyIt was necessary to prevent states from claiming preeminence in this areaEach state's legislature continued to change these rights and liberties30s
- Q4Which statement about the PATRIOT Act is correctThe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled the PATRIOT Act violates the Fourth AmendmentThe PATRIOT Act permits the government to secretly search a suspected terrorist's homeNational Security Letters are mandatory for activities conducted by the FBI according to the PATRIOT Act.The PATRIOT Act crated clear definitions between law enforcement agencies and intelligence arms of the governmdnt30s
- Q5Exceptions to the Miranda rule exist but a larger threat to its continuing survival is _______Congressional legislation that invalidates Miranda v. Arizonaa more liberal Supreme Courtthe use of digital camera to record interrogationsstate policies that have expanded rights of the accused30s
- Q6The free exercise clause of the US Constitution is best exemplified by __________the prosecution of polygamy under federal lawthe establishment of a free public education systemThe prosecution of criminals under religious legal jurisprudencethe separation of church and state30s
- Q7In Soborne v Ohio the Supreme Court ruled that states can outlaw the possession of child pronography in the home, because _________ownership of child pornography perpetuates the commercial demand for the exploitation of childrenchild pornography encourages deviant behaviorchildren may be living in the homechild pornography universally violates community standards30s
- Q8Concerns that have arisen in recent years regarding the death penalty are related to _________the need to create a more precise judicial process to decide death penalty casesthe execution of individual that happened to be juveniles when the crime was committeda desire to convert cases related to the death penalty from the state courts to the federal courtsthe lethal injection method used to cause the convicted person's death30s
- Q9The Supreme Court has ruled that state tax dollars can be spent on bus transportation, on diagnostic services for speech and hearing problems, and on textbooks for students at private schools because _________most of the funs used came from non tax resources rather than tax resources of the stateaid to assist the individual child and aid to further the state's goal of public safety have been deemed constitutionalthe Constitution provides that all children shall have access to these servicesof the provisions of the Child Protection Act of 1947 and the case of Roseweek v Stein30s
- Q10Campus speech codes at state universities _________are often opposed by students at liberal arts colleges and universitiesinvolved only symbolic speechare usually ruled unconstitutional and no longer exist in the United Statesare usually ruled unconstitutional but continue to exert in the United States30s
- Q11What shapes the true nature of the ivil liberties and rights we possess?presidential signing statementsjudicial interpretationlaw review articlescongressional veto overrides30s
- Q12The exclusionary rule is part of the Fourth Amendment's guarantee ________against unreasonable questioningof trial by juryagainst double jeopardyagainst unreasonable searches and seizures30s
- Q13The requirement that persons under arrest be informed of their legal rights, including right to counsel, is known as the ____________exclusionary ruleMapp ruleMiranda ruleequal representation policy30s
- Q14The Bill or Rights guarantees the right of the people to peacable assembly, but the Supreme Court has allowed local government to _________regulate the size of any and all assembliesrequire permits for parades and demonstrations, thus allowing officials to control traffic and prevent demonstrations from turning into riotslimit the size of demonstrationsprohibit demonstrations stated in religious enclaves30s
- Q15________ give law enforcement official opportunities to track offenders and, consequently, constitute potential threats to the right to privacy.Wireless technologiesMovie subscription servicesLandline phone classRed-light cameras30s