Chp 03, 04, 05. Federal Goverment

Order these states from those with the most abortion clinics to those with the fewest abortion clinics.

1. California 2. New York 3. Florida 4. Texas 5. South Carolina 6. Mississippi

Over time, the focus of the federal government, such as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, moved away from earlier policies designed to equalize educational and economic opportunities, such as - programs, to affirmative action programs, such as -.

1. Desegregation 2. integration

Match each Supreme Court case to its description(s). 1. For the first time, the Court ruled that the Second Amendment provides a constitutional right to keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense. 2. For the first time, the Court extended Second Amendment rights beyond the national level to the state and local levels. 3. The Court left room for some restrictions to gun ownership. 4. This ruling stated that the Second Amendment right was absolute, overturning all existing gun ownership restrictions.

1. District of Columbia v. Heller 2. McDonald v. Chicago 3. -District of Columbia v. Heller -McDonald v. Chicago 4. None

Place these major moments from civil rights history in order from earliest to most recent.

1. Dred Scott v. Sanford is decided 2. The fourteenth Amendment is ratified. 3. Plessy v. Ferguson is decided by the Supreme Court. 4. Brown v. Board of Education is decided by the Supreme Court. 5. The Voting Rights Act is passed.

The - Amendment's - is primarily concerned with Congress sponsoring or favoring a specific religion, whereas the - has to do with Congress prohibiting or interfering with the practice of religion.

1. First 2. establishment clause 3. free exercise clause

The original purpose of the Second Amendment was to provide for an individual right to bear arms.

False

Put the items related to the evolution of the right to privacy in order from oldest to most recent.

1. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marital privacy in contraceptive use. 2. The Supreme Court expanded the right to privacy with regard to abortions. 3. The Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ persons have a right to privacy.

Which of the following are examples of states properly exercising their reserved powers?

1. The state of California requires lawyers to obtain particular credentials before they can practice law. 2. The state of Maryland passes a law imposing penalties on individuals who steal someone else's car.

Order these types of speech from most protected to least protected.

1. freedom of the press 2. speech plus 3. commercial speech 4. fighting words

What protections are guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment?

Correct: - the right to a grand jury - protection from double jeopardy - protection from self-incrimination Incorrect: - the right to a trial by jury in civil cases - the protection from unreasonable search and seizure

What was the outcome of Roe v. Wade?

Correct: -It held that a woman's right to an abortion was implicit in the right to privacy. -It prohibited states from making abortion a criminal act prior to the point when a fetus becomes viable. Incorrect: - It mandated public funding to assist low-income women seeking abortions. - It prevents states from imposing any abortion restrictions due to the supremacy clause.

Study the Who Participates? infographic, and then answer the question.

Correct: -Mississippi has the most restrictive laws pertaining to abortion access, prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks. -More liberal states like California and New York tend to have policies granting greater access to abortion compared to more conservative states like Arkansas or Mississippi. -The western states tend to provide greater access to abortion than the southern states. Incorrect: -Most states restrict abortions at 18 weeks.

What effect did the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 have?

Correct: 1. It called for employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities. 2. It called for making all public businesses accessible to those with disabilities. Incorrect: 1. It outlawed discrimination against individuals on the basis of disabiliites. 2. It imposed quotas on the number of individuals with disabilities in a company.

Which of the following statements about the civil rights of Native Americans are correct?

Correct: 1. Native American reservations are not subject to state laws prohibiting gambling. 2. Native Americans can be taught in their own languages.

Which of the following amendments have been selectively incorporated to the states using the Fourteenth Amendment?

Correct: First Amendment Eight Amendment Second Amendment Incorrect: Seventh Amendment Third Amendment

Which statements about the death penalty are correct?

Correct: - Death penalty usage and sentences have decreased over time. - The Supreme Court has restricted the cases in which the death penalty can be applied. - The Supreme Court has temporarily banned the death penalty in the past. Incorrect: - Procedural changes in the 1970s remedied the uneven application of the death penalty.

Which of the following is an example of general revenue sharing?

Every year the federal government provides a portion of the taxes it collects to a city, with no strings attached.

National crises tend to shift power away from the federal goverment.

False

Which of the following is an example of preemption?

The federal government raises accessibility standards for the disabled. Any state with less stringent standards than the federal minimum must raise them.

What role does the grand jury serve?

The grand jury determines if satisfactory evidence is accessible to justify a trial.

The Bill of Rights includes both liberties and rights.

True

Review the figure on background checks for gun purchases across America, and then answer the question. Order these states from those with the least-stringent gun control policy to those with the most-stringent gun control policy.

Utah, Michigan, New York

In the United States, individuals accused or suspected of a crime are entitled to - , which protects them from arbitrary action by - ..

due process of law national or state goverments