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- 1. Multiple Choice
All of the following are unprotected speech except
Libel
Hate speech
Obscenity
Fighting words
- 2. Multiple Choice
SCOTUS case that established the "clear and present danger" doctrine
Tinker v Des Moines
Wisconsin v Yoder
Schenck v US
New York Times v US
- 3. Multiple Choice
Process that limits how a government may exercise power; a constitutional requirement that governments proceed by proper methods.
Substantive due process
Procedural due process
Restrictive due process
Prior restraint
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following SCOTUS cases restricted individuals' civil liberties?
Schenck v US
Wisconsin v Yoder
Tinker v Des Moines
Brandenburg v Ohio
- 5. Multiple Choice
Considering the precedents set by many SCOTUS cases, which of the following scenarios would not be considered constitutionally protected under the First Amendment?
An interest group holds a peaceful protest advocating for the impeachment of the president.
A newspaper publishes a story exposing a stream of illicit activities undertaken by an esteemed member of Comgress.
A high school student leaves class at the time time every day to observe strict prayer times.
A person enters a room and screams "Bomb!" just to see the reaction of the people in the room.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following SCOTUS cases restricted individuals' civil liberties?
Schenck v US
Wisconsin v Yoder
Tinker v Des Moines
Brandenburg v Ohio
- 7. Multiple Choice
The "Miranda warning" represents an attempt to protect criminal suspects against
Imprisonment without trial
Illegal wiretapping
Unfair police interrogation
Unjustified police surveillance
- 8. Multiple Choice
The free speech protections guaranteed under the First Amendment were applied to the states through which of the following?
Substantive due process
Procedural due process
Selective incorporation
Prior restraint
- 9. Multiple Choice
All of the following rights are protected by the Fifth Amendment except
Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures
Protection from double jeopardy
Limitations to eminent domain
The right to a grand jury
- 10. Multiple Choice
It has been argued that being prosecuted by both state and federal authorities for the same conduct constitutes
Dual sovereignty
Double jeopardy
Standing to sue
Judicial activism
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following rights was guaranteed in the body of the original Constitution.
Freedom of speech
Trial by jury in civil cases
No ex post facto laws
Right to bear arms
- 12. Multiple Choice
The wall of "separation" referred to by Thomas Jefferson describes the principle set up in the
Freedom of expression clause of the 1st Amendment
Elastic clause of Article I
Establishment clause of the 1st Amendment
Due process clause of the 5th Amendment
- 13. Multiple Choice
What tendency has the SCOTUS reflected since the late 1980s in ruling on abortion rights?
The Court has widened abortion rights over the definition given in Roe v Wade
The Court has upheld Roe v. Wade, but it has also supported some state restrictions to abortion rights
The Court has passed down a number of decisions that contradict Roe v. Wade
The court has avoided ruling on abortion rights altogether in recent years
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following SCOTUS cases affirmed the ruling of Texas v Johnson?
Schenck v US
Tinker v Des Moines
Engel v Vitale
Wisconsin v Yoder
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following most accurately describes civil liberties?
The rights that cannot be taken away.
The basic freedoms and protections that belong to everyone.
The basic freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, either explicitly or through interpretation.
The basic rights of individuals to be free from unequal treatment and discrimination.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What tendency has the SCOTUS reflected since the late 1980s in ruling on abortion rights?
The Court has widened abortion rights over the definition given in Roe v Wade
The Court has upheld Roe v. Wade, but it has also supported some state restrictions to abortion rights
The Court has passed down a number of decisions that contradict Roe v. Wade
The court has avoided ruling on abortion rights altogether in recent years
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following most accurately describes an impact of the Bill of Rights?
All levels of government are prevented from placing any restrictions on the speech rights of individuals.
The national government is prohibited from imposing income taxes.
States must provide poor citizens with weapons for self-defense.
School-sponsored prayers are not allowed in public schools.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following SCOTUS cases ruled that officials need not obtain a warrant before searching a student who is under their authority?
Tinker v Des Moines
New Jersey v TLO
Mapp v Ohio
McDonald v Chicago
- 19. Multiple Choice
Most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states because of the SCOTUS's interpretation of the Constitution's
Necessary and proper clause
Fifth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the SCOTUS?
It protects the right to express opinions even without the actual use of words.
It cannot be limited in any manner.
It is protected from infringement by the federal government but not from infringement by state governments.
It protects the use of language deemed obscene by the courts.
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