Chapter 5 Quiz (Module 9)

The free exercise clause of the First Amendment has been interpreted to allow which of the following?

animal sacrifice and door-to-door solicitations

What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

bill of rights

Madison and Jefferson both subscribed to the view that the First Amendment erects a "wall of separation between church and state":

but this is only one interpretation, as separation is not mentioned in the Constitution itself

The Lemon Test was designed to:

determine whether the government had violated the establishment clause

What similarities exist between the development of civil rights and civil liberties?

for both civil rights and civil liberties, constitutional amendments and the judiciary played vital roles in expansion

The Bill of Rights has, during the 20th century:

gradually by incorporation, come to be accepted as national policy that applies to every level of government

The rulings of the Supreme Court on criminal rights:

have become tougher for criminal suspects than they were during the 1960s

Despite the Fifth Amendment's ban on self-incrimination, a witness can be compelled to testify against himself under which of the following circumstances?

if granted immunity from prosecution

What is the name of the process that uses the Fourteenth Amendment to make the Bill of Rights binding on the actions of state governments and not only the federal government?

incoroporation

Which of the following is true about the religious freedom provision of the First Amendment?

it prohibits congress from passing any legislation "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"

Which of the following best describes the language of the Bill of Rights?

it seems generally clear and unequivocal but sometimes abiguous

Which branch of the federal government is designed to play a key role protecting civil liberties in the United States?

judicial

The Supreme Court has held which of the following to be expression outside the bounds of speech protected by the First Amendment?

obscenity

Advances in national civil liberties policy have frequently involved:

reigning in majorities that assert their prerogatives over the objections of individuals and groups who did not wish to conform to prevailing social norms and rules

Currently the most accurate statement about the application of the Bill of Rights to the states is which of the following?

some of the provisions of the Bill of Rights are still not applied to the states

From the 1920s through the 1940s, the Supreme Court incorporated into the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment the First Amendment freedoms, which include:

speech, press, and religion

The first provision of the Bill of Rights to be incorporated by the Supreme Court into the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause was:

the Fifth Amendment's ban on taking private property without just compensation

Which of the following statements about the civil liberties is accurate?

their expansion is often controversial

The Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut held a right to privacy to exist in penumbras of the Bill of Rights, which are best defined as:

those rights that are explicitly set forth in the Bill of Rights