AP Government

"Eminent Domain" refers to the government's power to

Acquire private property for public use if they are fair compensation is given to the owner

Which of the following correctly indicates the chronological order in which the right to vote was constitutionally granted to specific groups

African American men, women, eighteen year olds

The "wall of separation" doctrine refers to the

Division of church and state

Following the civil war, the 14th amendment was designed to overturn

Dred Scott decision

Which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial

Due Process

Interest groups are protected under the constitution by the

First amendment

Which of the following is filed when an imprisoned person wants to be brought before a Judge so that the judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal

Habeas Corpus petition

The amendments to the constitution that were ratified during the reconstruction were primarily designed to

Protect the rights of black citizens against infringement by state government

The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law

The 14th amendment

Which of the following amendments to the constitution most likely provides the basis for a driver to challenge the constitutionality of police use of sobriety checkpoints in enforcing drunk driving laws

The fourth amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure

Which of the following is one of the central concerns of the 1st amendment

The right of citizens to petition the government for redress of grievances

Most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states because of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution's

14th amendment

Gitlow v. New York and New York Times v. Sullivan are cases that dealt with which amendment

1st amendment

The Supreme Court established the incorporation doctrine when the Court

Interpreted the fourteenth amendment as extending most of the requirements of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as the federal government

Which of the following is true about the right of free speech, as currently interpreted by the Supreme Court

It protects the right to express opinions even without the use of actual words

In Miranda v. Arizona, United States Supreme Court declared that

Police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest

Which of the following concepts refers to the beluga about government and politics that people in the United States hold most deeply

Political Culture

The constitution limits the size of the District of Columbia to _____

Prevent black people from exercising their right to vote

The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that upheld a woman's right to secure an abortion was based on the right to

Privacy implied in the Bill of Rights

Which of the following best defines civil liberties

Provisions in the Bill of Rights that provide guarantees against arbitrary interference by government

The Americans With Disabilities Act was widely unpopular with governors and mayors because it

Required that states and cities pay for federally mandated construction and remodeling

If a college's admission police is to reserve twenty seats in its upcoming class for applicants belonging to racial minority groups challenged in the courts, a judge is most likely to

Strike down the policy because reserve ring seats amounts to a quota system

Which of the following did the most to expand civil rights in the 1950s

The Supreme Court decision declaring state-mandated school segregation to be unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty

The death penalty is not necessarily curl and unusual punishment

All of the following statements reflect positions the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech except

There are no acceptable governmental restrictions on free speech

In United States v. Nixon the Supreme Court ruled that

There is no constitutional guarantee of unqualified executive privilege

The exclusionary rule means that

Unlawfully obtained evidence may not be used in court

The free-exercise clause protects

Voluntary prayer by student groups before school