Gov- Chapter 8

Which of the following BEST illustrates the idea of personal desires and interests being subordinated to the public good?

A publisher refrains from printing sensitive war-related information

Which of the following actions is allowed according to the 5th Amendment guarantee against self-incrimination?

A witness at a Senate intelligence committee hearing can refuse to answer a question

According to the Supreme Court's decision regarding the District of Columbia's strict gun control law, what is one important aspect of the 2nd Amendment?

Individuals have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self-defense

How does the Constitution protect the rights of individuals against government?

It guarantees individuals civil rights and civil liberties

Which of the following statements BEST describes how the separation of church and state reflects the principle of limited government?

It limits government interference and prevents the government from favoring one religion over another

What is the significance of the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment?

It prevents the States from denying any right that is basic to the concept of ordered liberty.

What is the impact on 1st Amendment rights of the Supreme Court ruling in Schenck v. United States?

It restricts freedom of expression to words that do not lead to criminal acts

In what way is the ruling in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale an example of the right of association?

Organizations can limit membership based on the organization's overall purpose

Why did the Framers include a ban on bills of attainder in the Constitution?

Parliament had abused its power by punishing citizens without trials

How does the Court's interpretation of symbolic speech in Virginia v. Black compare with its interpretation in Texas v. Johnson?

The Court interpreted Texas as protected under the 1st Amendment, and Virginia as not protected.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Court's ruling in Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC? Because broadcasters use public airways,

Their broadcasts can be regulated to ensure they do not infringe on the rights of the public

Which of the following is an example of a use of the police power that most likely violates the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause?

To promote public safety, a State enacts a law prohibiting driving after 11 p.m.

The police arrest a person for making counterfeit $100 bills, a federal crime. What does the 5th Amendment ensure for this person?

a grand jury hearing and one trial in federal court

Which of the following is an example of a violation of the 5th Amendment right to substantive due process?

a law allowing police to pump a suspect's stomach for evidence

Which of the following is sufficient for a police officer to enter someone's home and search for evidence in connection with a crime?

a search warrant signed by a judge

The rules of bail and preventive detention protect a suspect's rights by

allowing the accused to appeal the denial of or the amount of bail

College administrators allowed an anti-war demonstration, but blocked a demonstration protesting college admissions policies. The administrators' actions

are unconstitutional, because they are not content neutral

How did the Supreme Court interpret the 14th Amendment's right to privacy in the case Roe v. Wade?

as a woman's decision to terminate or continue her pregnancy

How are the Constitution's guarantees of personal freedom and the principle of limited government connected

both restrict the power of the government to take action

A group of U.S. military veterans are planning to gather at a memorial to read the names of fallen comrades and give speeches calling for an end to war. This assembly is protected by the 1st Amendment, assuming that it

does not interfere with the rights of other citizens

Gideon v. Wainwright extends the 6th Amendment rights of the accused by

ensuring that a defendant who cannot afford a lawyer will still be able to use one

Which of the following is prohibited under the 13th Amendment?

forcing someone to work for another to fulfill a contract

How does federalism complicate guarantees of personal rights? How do the 14th Amendment and various Supreme Court rulings address this complication?

individual rights vary per state

'Reasonable restrictions' are allowed on freedom of expression to prohibit the expression of words that

libel, slander, or endanger another person

The Court found prior restraint unconstitutional in the Pentagon Papers case but not in the case of a CIA agent's publishing material without permission because

national security concerns were proven in the CIA case

Based on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the 8th Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, which of the following is allowable?

putting two inmates in a prison cell designed to hold only one person

A judge nullified trespassing citations issued to a group that had staged a protest by pitching tents in a public plaza. What constitutional safeguards most likely guided the judge's decision?

right to assemble if participants do not interfere with the rights of others

How did the Supreme Court interpret the 4th Amendment in Mapp v. Ohio, 1961?

s prohibiting the use of evidence obtained from an illegal search of a person's home

Which of the following actions has the Supreme Court ruled a violation of the Establishment Clause?

seasonal displays of a single religious doctrine at government buildings

Which of the following BEST describes the Bill of Rights?

the first ten amendments to the Constitution

The death penalty could be given in which of the following situations?

the robber of a convenience store kills a police officer in his escape attempt

Discuss the 14th Amendment and the 9th Amendment. How are they similar? How are they different?

they both explain that no one, or state can take away certain individuals rights, but the 9th amendment states that there are certain guarantees beyond the ones that are mentioned in the Constitution

Which of the following is an example of the Supreme Court limiting the free exercise of religion?

upholding laws that forbid the use of poisonous snakes in religious rights

Which of the following is permitted in public schools?

using tax money to bus students to parochial schools

Why are individual rights not absolute?

when these rights start conflicting with the rights of others, they are not absolute. There are limits on all of the rights stated in the Bill of Rights, but when they are limited, they are subject to strict scrutiny in court