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AP Govt Chapter 4 Civil Liberties Review

Quiz by Mark Stegall

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  • Q1
    The Supreme Court has not defined obscenity, leaving instead this determination to __________.
    local and state authorities
    Congress
    the president
    registered voters
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following statements best describes the tension, as outlined in the First Amendment, between the establishment and the free exercise clauses?
    Public universities must allow religious groups to form on campus under the free exercise clause but may decide not to fund the groups because of the Supreme Court’s prohibition, under the establishment clause, against supporting religion.
    School vouchers have repeatedly been found to be unconstitutional because they are used to fund private parochial schools with state tax dollars, a clear violation of the free exercise clause.
    Teaching evolution has been found to be unconstitutional because it violates the establishment clause.
    Private universities must allow religious groups to form on campus under the free exercise clause and may decide to fund the group.
    30s
  • Q3
    __________ give law enforcement officials opportunities to track offenders and, consequently, constitute potential threats to the right to privacy.
    Wireless technologies
    Movie subscription services
    Red-light cameras
    Landline phone calls
    30s
  • Q4
    Concerns that have arisen in recent years regarding the death penalty are related to __________.
    t he need to create a more precise judicial process to decide death penalty cases
    the execution of individuals that happened to be juveniles when the crime was committed
    a desire to convert cases related to the death penalty from the state courts to the federal courts
    the lethal injection method used to cause the convicted person’s death
    30s
  • Q5
    If 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?
    Each state’s judicial system interpreted the rights differently.
    It was necessary to prevent states from claiming preeminence in this area.
    The supremacy clause in state constitutions made it necessary.
    Each state’s legislature continued to change these rights and liberties.
    30s
  • Q6
    In Aguilar v. Felton (1985), the Supreme Court ruled that state programs providing special educational services to disadvantaged students attending religious schools violated the establishment clause. Twelve years later in Agostini v. Felton (1997) the Court ruled that Aguilar was “no longer good law.” What changed between 1985 and 1997?
    Six of the nine justices who decided Aguilar were no longer on the Supreme Court in 1997.
    Two presidents lobbied the Supreme Court to change its decision.
    The solicitor general of the United States argued that Aguilar deprived disadvantaged students of their rights under the equal protection clause.
    The solicitor general of the United States argued that Aguilar deprived disadvantaged students of their rights under the due process clause.
    30s
  • Q7
    Civil liberties, in simplest terms, are __________.
    protections of citizens from improper government action
    guarantees that all people get treated equally by the government
    necessary for government to function
    defined in detail in the Constitution
    30s
  • Q8
    Exceptions to the Miranda rule exist but a larger threat to its continuing survival is __________.
    the use of digital cameras to record interrogations
    Congressional legislation that invalidates Miranda v. Arizona
    preexisting knowledge among suspects of their constitutional rights
    state policies that have expanded rights of the accused
    30s
  • Q9
    Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, legislation has eroded basic rights with the __________ facing the main focus.
    Fifth Amendment’s protection from self-incrimination
    F irst Amendment’s protection of freedom of expression
    Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
    Sixth Amendment’s protection of the right to a speedy and public trial
    30s
  • Q10
    The clear and present danger test is designed to determine when guarantees of which amendment can be limited?
    First Amendment
    Fourth Amendment
    Second Amendment
    Fifth Amendment
    30s
  • Q11
    Roe v. Wade (1973) ruled that a woman's right to an abortion came from the
    right to syboli speech
    "right to remain silent."
    right of the people to "be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects."
    right to privacy
    30s
  • Q12
    In Engel v. Vitale (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that
    the Gideon Society could distribute Bibles in public schools under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment
    public school children may wear crosses as necklaces as a permissible mode of symbolic speech under the First Amendment
    the reciting of a state-required prayer in public school constituted an impermissible establishment of religion under the First Amendment
    the eminent domain clause of the Fifth Amendment prevents government from taking religious property for public perposes
    30s
  • Q13
    The "exclusionary rule" means
    the Senate has removed a member from voting membership because of a violation of ethics rules
    the bureaucracy has failed to enforce unpopular legislation
    the House Rules committee has refused to schedule a debate on a bil.
    evidence gathered in violation of the Fourth Amendment has not been allowed to be introduced during a trial
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following cases made decisions regarding the establishment of religion? I. Mapp v. Ohio (1965), II. Texas v Johnson (1989), III. School District of Abington Township, Pennsylvania v. Schepp (1963), IV. Lemon v Kurtzman (1973)
    II and IV
    I and III
    III and IV
    I and II
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of the following forms of expression is protected by the First Amendment?
    obscenity
    symbolic speech
    fighting words
    libel
    30s

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