chapter 4

The individual right that is widely regarded as the most as the most basic of individual rights is

freedom of expression

You have the right to remain silent

miranda warning

Justice homes' clear and present danger test holds that government can

retract speech that threatens national security

The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision

roe v. wade

The fourth amendment protects Americans from

unreasonable searches

Libel applies to defamation of an individual's reputation through the

written word

The right to counsel is guaranteed by the ________ amendment

sixth

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

slander

In Schenk v. the United States (1919), the supreme court ruled that

speech could be restricted when the nation's security is at stake

In the constitution, procedural due process is protected by the

All these answers are right

If a person yells fire in 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

clear and present danger

Which of the following is true about the sedition act of 1798

the act prohibited malicious newspaper stories about the president

The USA patriot act

All these answers are correct

Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in

Engel v. Vitale

Which constitutional amendment protects the individual against self-incrimination

Fifth

Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause

Fourteenth

Gideon v. Wainwright is to the six amendment as Mapp v. Ohio is to the

Fourth Amendment

The individual freedoms in the bill of rights were extended by the fourteenth amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by

actions of state and local governments

The exclusionary rule states that

evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court

The establishment clause prohibits government from

favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion

The freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition are found in

first amendment

In the Johnson flag-burning case, the supreme court ruled that

flag burning, although offensive, cannot be prohibited