Ch 8 Sec 123

Which of the following BEST illustrates the idea of personal desires and interests being subordinated to the public good?

A publisher refrains from printing sensitive war-related information.

Why is the 9th Amendment important in the protection of individual rights?

Because it declares that rights exist beyond those listed in the Constitution.

Which of the following is NOT used as part of the Lemon test to determine whether a State law amounts to an "establishment" of religion?

Determining whether the law is disentangled from religion.

According to the founders of the US, what MAIN purpose does government serve?

Gove are formed to protect the unalienable rights of the people.

Why is the case Gitlow v. New York important?

It began the process of incorporating many of the guarantees in the Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.

Which of the following statements BEST describes how the separation of church and state reflects the principle of limited government?

It limits government interference and prevents the government from favoring one religion over another.

What is the significance of the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment?

It prevents the States from denying any right that is basic to the concept of ordered liberty.

What is the impact on 1st Amendment rights of the Supreme Court ruling in Schenck v. US?

It restricts freedom of expression to words that do not lead to criminal acts.

Which of the following arguments SUPPORTS State aid to parochial schools?

Parochial schools enroll many students who would otherwise have to be educated at public expense.

How does the Court's interpretation of symbolic speech in Virginia v. Black compare with its interpretation in Taxes v. Johnson?

The Court interpreted Texas as protected, and Virginia as not protected.

Read the following quotation from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic." Which of the following points is supposed by this quotation?

The early colonists brought a dedication to individual rights with them to America.

Which of the following actions has the Supreme Court upheld under the Free Exercise Clause?

The gove can draft those who have religious objections to military service.

How does the case of Tinker v. Des Monies School District illustrate constitutional provisions for limited government in the protection of individual rights?

The students' actions had 1st Amendment protection because they did not cause a disruption of normal school activities.

In Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court held that burning the American flag is

a form of symbolic speech that is not protected by the Constitution.

In Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson, the court cited "prior restraint on freedom of speech and the press" as reason to void a NY law forbidding the showing of a particular motion picture. Prior restraint means that the gove

cannot curb ideas shown in the film before they are expressed.

Through the process of incorporation, the Supreme Court has

extended most of the protection in the Bill of Rights to the States.

Software companies have challenged State laws aimed at restricting the sale of violent video games to minors. What aspects of the 1st Amendment support the software companies' position?

guarantee of free speech and limits on prior restraint

Which of the following explains one reason why States might be allowed to stop people from posting comments on social media sites?

laws prohibiting libel

Reasonable restrictions' are allowed on freedom of expression to prohibit the expression of words that

libel, slander, or endanger another person.

The Court found prior restraint unconstitutional in the Pentagon Papers case but not in the case of a CIA agent's publishing material without permission because

national security concerns were proven in the CIA case.

The Supreme Court has held that public schools cannot

require a moment of silence at the start of each day.

Which of the following actions has the Supreme Court ruled a violation of the Establishment Clause?

seasonal displays of a single religious doctrine at government buildings.

Which constitutional provision sets up, in Thomas Jefferson's words, " a wall of separation between church and state"?

the Establishment Clause

Which of the following BEST describes the Bill of Rights?

the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Court's ruling in Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC? Because broadcasters use public airways,

their broadcasts can be regulated to ensure they do not infringe on the rights of the public.

Which of the following is an example of the Supreme Court limiting the free exercise of religion?

upholding laws that forbid the use of poisonous snakes in religious rites.

Which of the following is permitted in public schools?

using tax money to bus students to parochial schools.