AP US Gov't Chapter 6 Review
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- Q1Civil liberties mainly serve to __________.protect government from abuse of power by the peopleprotect people from abuse of power from bureaucraciesensure that all people get treated equally by the governmentprotect people from abuse of power by the government30s
- Q2Which of the following BEST shapes the nature of the civil liberties and rights we possess?judicial rulingslaw review articlespresidential interpretationspresidential signing statements30s
- Q3Which amendment to the Constitution allows for portions of the Bill of Rights to be applied or incorporated to apply to the state governments?Eighth (8th) AmendmentFourteenth (14th) AmendmentTenth (10th) AmendmentFirst (1st) Amendment30s
- Q4The First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause means that __________.every belief is welcome, and every religious practice is to be respected by all.students may not be forced to complete physical workouts in public schools.people can believe and practice any beliefs without any restriction.they cannot practice beliefs that are harmful to the public welfare.30s
- Q5Prior Restraint is __________.the ability of a judge to withhold bailAttempts by the president to limit actions of Congresscensorship by government actorsattempts by Congress to limit the actions of the president30s
- Q6Tinker v. Des Moines School District established a constitutional protection forsymbolic speech in schoolssilent prayer in public schoolcensorship of high-school newspaperssymbolic speech in all public places30s
- Q7McDonald v. Chicago dealt with issues within the ____ Amendment.1st8th4th2nd30s
- Q8The Clear and Present Danger rule is in __________.McDonald v. ChicagoEngel v. VitaleSchenck v. USNY Times v. US30s
- Q9Within the 4th Amendment, courts have said that if a search warrant is not present ________.then the only ability to search is with consentthen the search is automatically unreasonablethen the search is unreasonable unless one of the few narrow exceptions is present to allow a warrantless entrythen the only ability to search is with potential items in plain view30s
- Q10In Wisconsin v. Yoder, SCOTUS held this violated _____________ liberties.1st Amendment freedom of speech2nd Amendment1st Amendment freedom of religious exercisereligious establishment30s
- Q11The Right to Privacy is __________.referenced in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitutionnot explicitly referenced in the Constitutionreferenced in the Preamble to the Constitutionreferenced in the 21st Amendment30s
- Q12Law enforcement officers must inform suspects that they have the right to remain silent because of __________.Wisconsin v. YoderEngel v. VitaleMiranda v. ArizonaGideon v. Wainwright30s
- Q13The practice of disallowing the admission in court of illegally obtained evidence is known as __________.probable causethe exclusionary rulefreedom from self-incriminationthe Miranda rule30s
- Q14Which of the following COULD BE allowed to receive capital punishment for their crime according to recent SCOTUS decisions?a man who was 20 at the time he committed murder of his boyfrienda competent woman who at 27 committed voluntary manslaughter and says that capital punishment is unconstitutionala man who at age 17 set off a bomb killing and hurting runners and spectators at a marathon.a man who was found competent when he committed a theft at age 27.30s
- Q15A law that treats Americans different based upon GENDER would likely require __________ Reasons based upon ____________ Clause of the Constitution.Strong; the Commerce ClauseReasonable; the Equal ProtectionStrong; the Equal ProtectionCompelling; Selective Incorporation30s