Goverment 4-5

In Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), the justices Select one: a. ruled that states are free to adopt abortion laws of their choosing. b. invoked the Ninth Amendment for the first time in an abortion decision. c. reaffirmed the essential aspects of Roe v. Wade. d. None of these answers is correct. e. invalidated the right to an abortion in the early months of pregnancy.

c. reaffirmed the essential aspects of Roe v. Wade.

According to the Supreme Court, what is the status of prayer in the public schools? Select one: a. Prayer is now allowed, but each school must allow students to leave the classroom when prayers are read aloud. b. Formal prayer is not allowed, but moments of silence are constitutional. c. Teacher-led bible readings in public schools are constitutional. d. State-supported prayers are not allowed in public schools. e. Student-led prayers at public school football games are constitutional.

d. State-supported prayers are not allowed in public schools.

Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place Select one: a. when the rally would require unduly expensive police protection. b. when the views of those holding the rally are unpopular. c. under no circumstances; people have an unconditional right to express their views. d. None of these answers is correct. e. when it can demonstrate that harmful acts will necessarily result from the rally.

e. when it can demonstrate that harmful acts will necessarily result from the rally.

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of Select one: a. libel. b. obscenity. c. symbolic speech. d. blasphemy. e. slander.

slander

The right to counsel is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment. Select one: a. Fifth b. Tenth c. Sixth d. First e. Ninth

Sixth

"You have the right to remain silent....Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law....You have the right to an attorney." This is called the Select one: a. Miranda warning. b. None of these answers is correct. c. clear and present danger test. d. preferred position doctrine. e. fairness doctrine.

a. Miranda warning.

In 2007 the Supreme Court ruled that the pursuit of racial integration in public schools through busing Select one: a. deprived students of their Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. b. should be enacted and monitored by the federal government to ensure full compliance. c. was as necessary to ensure racial justice as was the ending of de facto segregation in 1954. d. was a permanent solution to an intractable problem. e. was a practice that should be left to state governments to adopt or reject.

a. deprived students of their Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection.

According to the Supreme Court, prayer in public schools violates Select one: a. the establishment clause. b. the free exercise clause. c. the clear and present danger test. d. the exclusionary rule. e. procedural due process.

a. the establishment clause.

The Supreme Court has reasoned that a right of privacy is provided by Select one: a. the implication of the right to privacy by the freedoms in the Bill of Rights. b. the Civil Rights Act of 1964. c. the Civil Rights Act of 1991. d. the Ninth Amendment, which says that people's rights are not limited to those enumerated in the Constitution. e. the Tenth Amendment, which reserves to the people and the states those powers not granted to the federal government.

a. the implication of the right to privacy by the freedoms in the Bill of Rights.

The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision? Select one: a. New York Times Co. v. United States b. Roe v. Wade c. Schenck v. United States d. Mapp v. Ohio e. Miranda v. Arizona

b. Roe v. Wade

How did the Supreme Court's position on the rights of the accused in state courts change in the 1960s? Select one: a. The Supreme Court position did not change noticeably. b. The Supreme Court began to protect the rights of the accused from action by the states. c. The Supreme Court began to dramatically reduce federal power to force the states to make special accommodations for the rights of accused minorities. d. The Supreme Court ceased to enforce the practice of selective incorporation. e. The Supreme Court began to allow states greater freedom to interpret the rights of the accused.

b. The Supreme Court began to protect the rights of the accused from action by the states.

What Illinois policy did the Supreme Court invalidate with its decision in Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968)? Select one: a. the failure to provide low income defendants with court-appointed lawyers b. allowing the prosecution an unlimited number of challenges in capital cases c. preventing convicted persons in capital cases from filing an appeal d. preventing the prosecution from challenging jury selections in felony cases e. encouragement of low income defendants to act as their own attorney

b. allowing the prosecution an unlimited number of challenges in capital cases

If a person yells "fire" in a crowded theater when there is no fire, and people are hurt in the ensuing panic, that individual abused his/her freedom of speech according to the doctrine of Select one: a. unlawful assembly. b. clear and present danger. c. privacy. d. prior restraint. e. malice.

b. clear and present danger.

In a 2004 case involving the issue of whether a U.S. citizen accused of terrorist acts is entitled to constitutional protections, the Supreme Court held that such citizens Select one: a. must be handled by military courts. b. do have the right to a judicial hearing. c. are protected only if they have not been previously convicted of a crime. d. are protected only if they live in the United States. e. are protected only if law enforcement officials decide they deserve such protections.

b. do have the right to a judicial hearing.

Gideon v. Wainwright required the states to Select one: a. provide more funding for education. b. furnish attorneys for poor defendants in felony cases. c. expand the exclusionary rule to both felony and misdemeanor cases. d. temporarily abolish the death penalty. e. grant speedy trials to defendants after 90 days of delay.

b. furnish attorneys for poor defendants in felony cases.

In Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), the Supreme Court justices determined that Select one: a. the right of privacy includes abortion in the early months of pregnancy. b. the right to privacy does not include homosexual acts. c. freedom of speech and freedom of assembly sometimes conflict. d. search warrants are not needed in murder investigations. e. state militia members have the right to peacefully assemble.

b. the right to privacy does not include homosexual acts.

Libel applies to defamation of an individual's reputation through the Select one: a. written and spoken word. b. written word. c. spoken word. d. written, spoken, and symbolic word. e. None of these answers is correct.

b. written word.

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by Select one: a. the president specifically. b. both government and private parties. c. government only. d. Congress specifically. e. private parties only.

c. government only.

The Supreme Court's position on prior restraint of the press is that Select one: a. prior restraint should be used fairly frequently in a democracy. b. national security needs are of highest priority. c. prior restraint should apply only in rare circumstances, and it is better to hold the press responsible for what it has printed than to restrict what it may print. d. prior restraint can never be exercised by government. e. only classified government documents are subject to prior restraint.

c. prior restraint should apply only in rare circumstances, and it is better to hold the press responsible for what it has printed than to restrict what it may print.

gideon v. Wainwright is to the Sixth Amendment as Mapp v. Ohio is to the Select one: a. Tenth Amendment. b. First Amendment. c. Eighth Amendment. d. Fourth Amendment. e. Fifth Amendment.

d. Fourth Amendment.

According to the Supreme Court, which is true regarding freedom of assembly? Select one: a. Public officials can prohibit assembly by unpopular groups. b. Individuals have the right to hold a public rally in the middle of a busy intersection at a time of their choosing. c. Individuals have the right to command immediate access to a public auditorium. d. Public officials can regulate the time, place, and conditions of public assembly, provided the regulations are reasonable. e. Freedom of assembly is an absolute right, because it is in the First Amendment.

d. Public officials can regulate the time, place, and conditions of public assembly, provided the regulations are reasonable.

Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in Select one: a. Gitlow v. New York (1925). b. Escobedo v. Illinois (1964). c. Roth v. United States (1957). d. Buckley v. Valeo (1976). e. Engel v. Vitale (1962).

e. Engel v. Vitale (1962).

The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that Select one: a. apply in civil cases but not in military ones. b. apply in civil cases but not in criminal cases. c. are not covered by the First Amendment. d. are constitutionally protected from infringement by individuals. e. are constitutionally protected from infringement by government

e. are constitutionally protected from infringement by government

The Supreme Court concept of suspect classifications suggests that Select one: a. any law designed to specifically affect members of different genders in different ways is inherently discriminatory. b. it is impossible to impose quotas fairly because they require classifications of merit based on race. c. any form of classification of people based on race or gender is not a sufficient basis for which to overturn an established federal law. d. it is inherently suspect to classify one school district or public facility reserved for a particular race as inferior or superior to another. e. laws that classify people differently on the basis of their race or ethnicity are presumed to have discrimination as their purpose.

e. laws that classify people differently on the basis of their race or ethnicity are presumed to have discrimination as their purpose.

Like all other rights, the right of free expression is Select one: a. spelled out in precise terms in the Bill of Rights. b. None of these answers is correct. c. fully respected by public officials. d. protected from action by federal officials but not state officials. e. not absolute.

e. not absolute.