SB chapter 4

Which constitutional rights safeguard those accused of crimes and constrain government investigations, trials, and punishments?

Criminal due process rights

True or false: Freedom of speech includes spoken or written language but not symbolic actions such as picketing or wearing an armband to signify a protest.

False

Which of the following best describes the tensions stemming from debate over the Second Amendment?

Individual liberty versus community safety

symbolic speech

Nonverbal communication such as picketing or wearing an arm band to signify protest

The rapid development of surveillance technologies is the greatest threat to which of the following rights?

Right to Privacy

Which of the following amendments contribute to ensuring criminal due process? (Choose every correct answer.)

The Eighth Amendment The Sixth Amendment The Fifth Amendment The Fourth Amendment

On what basis have members of the alt-right challenged universities that hesitate to allow them to speak on campus?

The First Amendment

Which of the following constitutional amendments establish formal rules for conducting a trial? (Choose every correct answer.)

The Sixth Amendment The Fifth Amendment

Why do students of color and their allies believe that universities have the right to prevent members of the alt-right from speaking at their schools?

They believe the alt-right is an existential threat to their very existence.

Before a warrant is issued, what must be determined?

Whether probable cause exists

The constitutional freedom of religion protects (Choose every correct answer.)

all nonreligious groups. all religious groups. an individual's free exercise of religion.

True democracy ______ when the government controls the press.

cannot survive

According to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in 2019, the Department of Homeland Security has targeted journalists who were covering

issues related to migrants on the Mexican border.

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments ensure

justice and fairness in the administration of the law.

The constitutionally established guarantees that protect opinions and property against arbitrary government interference are known as civil _________, whereas civil_________ reflect positive acts of government for the purpose of protecting individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory actions.

liberties; rights

Citizens who support gun control laws claim that are seeking a ______ society.

safer

The right of the individual to be left alone to make decisions freely is known as the right to __________

privacy

According to the establishment clause, the government is required to Multiple choice question.

remain neutral toward all religious institutions.

The First Amendment protection that makes it illegal for the government to enact laws that restrict the free practice of religion by any individual is known as the ______ clause.

free exercise

Which of the following questions arise when interpreting the First Amendment's establishment clause? (Choose every correct answer.)

Does the clause prevent any kind of government support for religion? Does the clause prohibit the government from preferring one religious sect over another?

What does the Fifth Amendment prohibit? (Choose every correct answer.)

Double jeopardy Compelled self-incrimination

True or false: The freedom of American citizens to assemble cannot be limited by the government in any form.

False

True or false: Under the First Amendment, the government may not limit or prohibit any form of political expression.

False

Which of the following freedoms in the Bill of Rights specifically encourage community and civic engagement? (Choose every correct answer.)

The freedom of privacy The freedom of religion The freedom of criminal due process

In addition to the freedoms of speech and assembly, what other freedom does the First Amendment protect?

The freedom of religion

True or false: Protection of groups against being singled out by the government for unequal treatment led to the constitutional protections of freedom of religion, the right to privacy, and the right to due process in the criminal justice system.

True

What function do the criminal due process rights in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments fulfill?

They establish guidelines for law enforcement, trial, and punishment.

In what way is the Bill of Rights applied to the states?

Through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

True or false: Central to the democratic process is the freedom to speak critically about government and politics.

True

Constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties exist to protect Americans from

arbitrary government interference against citizens, opinions, and property.

True or false: Every state allows for some form of concealed-carry protection, which allows citizens to have weapons on them or in close proximity.

True

The freedoms of religion, privacy, and criminal due process encourage which of the following types of engagement?

community

To the framers, ______ was the central principle that guided the creation of a new democratic republic.

liberty

The role of the Bill of Rights is to ______ government power.

limit

The concept based on the belief that authentic discourse depends on free and unrestrained discussion of different points of view is known as the ______ of ideas.

marketplace

The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments provide citizens with

guaranteed procedures throughout the criminal justice system.

Which of the following principles are important to the First Amendment freedom of the press? (Choose every correct answer.)

Allowing citizens to hear competing ideas about public issues Ensuring that the government remains accountable to its citizens

Which of the following parts of the U.S. Constitution explicitly recognizes and protects individual liberties?

Bill of Rights

Why is freedom of speech important to the democratic process? (Choose every correct answer.)

Citizens must be able to publicly criticize their government Citizens must be able to share information and ideas.

Which of the following best describes positive acts of government intended to protect individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory actions?

Civil rights

Time, place, and manner restrictions on public assembly seek to control what type of behavior?

Loud or violent protests that threaten public peace

Which of the following have helped to cause a decline in press freedoms?

Polarization and the expansion of partisan media Crackdowns on sources of information in the government Expansion of the Internet and social media

What type of speech is unlikely to be limited or prohibited?

Political Speech

What are the religious clauses in the First Amendment? (Choose every correct answer.)

The establishment clause The free exercise clause

Which of the following about constitutional protections for free speech is accurate?

Some forms of speech can be limited or prohibited by the government.

pure speech

Spoken words communicating ideas, opinions, or information

What has prompted the most recent debates on the best way to obtain a safer nation?

The numerous mass shootings

Which of the following rights has the Supreme Court interpreted as protected by the Second Amendment? (Choose every correct answer.)

The right for states to have a well-regulated militia. The right for individuals to possess firearms.

Which of the following are considered Sixth Amendment protections?

The right to a speedy and public trial The right to counsel The right to a trial by jury

In light of our polarized political system, which of the following free speech issues have some of the nation's elite universities had to consider?

Whether to allow alt-right speakers who were galvanized by white supremacy to speak on campus

In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court expanded its earlier decision in Columbia v. Heller to state that

an individual's right to bear arms applies also to state and local law.

The application of all the protections claimed in the Bill of Rights to the states is known as _________ incorporation, whereas case-by-case consideration of these protections is known as ___________ incorporation.

total; selective

True or false: The American gun debate stems from a disagreement about how to interpret the language of the Second Amendment.

true

True or false: The constitutional right to privacy has only relatively recently been recognized by the Supreme Court.

true

When does the government tend to attempt to limit the freedoms of speech, assembly, and the press?

During times of national emergency

The ______ clause of the First Amendment bans the state from helping religious institutions, whereas the ______ clause bans the state from restricting the free practice of religion by individuals.

establishment; free exercise

The First Amendment freedoms that support civic discourse include which of the following freedoms? (Choose every correct answer.)

freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press

Based on their experiences with the British, what types of government action did the framers of the Constitution seek to protect citizens against? (Choose every correct answer.)

confiscation of property, limitations on speech, censorship

According to the Constitution, a reasonable search is one where the police have obtained a(n) ____________

warrant