AP Govt Ch 4 Civil Liberties Questions #2
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- Q1The Supreme Court in Engel v. Vitale, ruled the Regents' Prayer unconstitutional in part because ________religious persecutions are closely tied to governmentally established religionsthe prayers was too broad and lengthy to be understoodsuch prayers violate the free exercise clause of the First Amendmentmany religious believe only in intercessory prayer30s
- Q2Civil liberties, in simplest terms are _________necessary for government to functionprotections of citizens from improper government actiondefined in detail in the Constitutionguarantees that all people get treated equally by the government30s
- Q3An individual's right to privacy is limited given the _______ which law enforcement has identified as the single most investigatory tool available today.implementation of face-scanning technologyuse of smartphonesinstallation of traffic camerasuse of sear engines to access information30s
- Q4Which statement about the right to privacy is correct?A person who has committed a crime but acts in "good faith" by submitting to warrantless search can utilize the exclusionary rule in courtEncryption on phones has made cracking newer smartphones easier than accessing older cell phonesData on a cellphone is the property of the cellphone company and can only be extracted with a warrant provided to the carrierA person posting to Facebook should have no reasonable expectation of privacy because of the very nature and purpose of social networking sites30s
- Q5Gag orders are used to _________prohibit cameras in courtroomsrestrict the publication of news about trials in progressrestrict what jurors may say to the press after trialsprohibit criminals from testifying against each other30s
- Q6The First Amendment's free exercise clause means that ______people cannot hold religious beliefs that are harmful to the publicevery religious belief is welcome, and every religious practice is to be respected by allparents can refuse to vaccinate their children based on religious groundspeople can believe whatever they want, but they cannot practice believes that are harmful to the public welfare30s
- Q7The Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that colleges and universities may use student activity fees to support a variety of clubs and activities, even those opposed by some students, because __________banning such clubs and activities violates the free association clause of the First Amendmentbanning such clubs and activities defies the concept of intellectual freedompromoting such clubs and activities, which allow for the dynamic discussion of philosophical, religious, and scientific topics may serve the university's missionpromoting such clubs and activities is sound educational theory30s
- Q8Under court rulings, which of the following conditions constitutes an undue burden on a woman seeking an abortion?counselingpermission of a judge, if under the age of 18notification of a spouse24-hour waiting period30s
- Q9The federal government began to apply the Bill of Rights to the states _______after former slaves were being denied the right to vote in the Southafter the Slaughterhouse Cases of 1873after it was discovered that jailers were imprisoning prisoners without reading them their rightsafter the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment30s
- Q10Which of the following acts of prayer has the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional under the establishment clause?Beginning each session of Congress with a prayer offered by a religious leaderA prayer at a Texas high school graduation organized and led by studentsAn Alabama public school practice of observing a one-minute moment of silence for "meditation or voluntary prayer"The display of a monument of the Ten Commandments outside the Texas state capital in Austin30s
- Q11The use of personal information by websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, raises questions about _______symbolic speechdue process of laweminent domainright to privacy30s
- Q12Originally, the Bill of Rights limited only the power of the _________regional governmentspresidentnational governmentstate governments30s
- Q13Restraining the government's actions against individuals is defined as _________civil libertiessocietal libertiesindividual libertiescivil rights30s
- Q14John Smith is found guilty of capital muder and sentenced to death. As his attorney, you decide to challenge the constitutionality of the death penalty based on the guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment found in the __________Fourth AmendmentSecond AmendmentEight AmendmentFirst Amendment30s
- Q15Because the government believes airwaves and all frequencies that travel through eh air belong to the American people, the ________ has the authority to regulate the use of the airwaves and grant licenses to broadcast.Federal Trade CommissionPublic Broadcasting ServiceFederal Communications CommissionNational Broadcasting Company30s