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What 1798 law criminalized any speech or writings critical of the government, Congress, or the president and exhibits the fundamental tension between the protection of individual freedoms and the government's goal of ensuring order?

Alien and Sedition Acts

True or false: Under the First Amendment, the government may not limit or prohibit any form of political expression.

False

Which of the following arguments relate to the controversy surrounding the Second Amendment?

Gun ownership creates a free and safe society. Easy access to firearms is a threat to public safety.

The framers did not initially see the Bill of Rights as applicable to state governments for which reasons?

Most state constitutions included a bill of rights of their own that protected against abuses of state power.

True or false: Every state allows for some form of concealed-carry protection, which allows citizens to have weapons on them or in close proximity.

True

In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court expanded its earlier decision in Columbia v. Heller to state that

an individuals' right to bear arms applies also to state and local law.

Which of the following best describes positive acts of government intended to protect individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory actions?

civil rights

The Supreme Court's ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller dramatically changed the meaning of the Second Amendment by

confering to citizens an individual right to possess a firearm for lawful purposes.

According to the ruling in Barron v. Baltimore, the Bill of Rights

did not apply to state action.

When does the government tend to attempt to limit the freedoms of speech, assembly, and the press?

during times of national emergency

The Bill of Rights initially applied only to which level of government?

federal

The sharing of contrasting, even radical or loathsome, information is known as the marketplace of

idea

Which of the following best describes the tensions stemming from debate over the Second Amendment?

individual liberty versus community safety

To the framers, ______ was the central principle that guided the creation of a new democratic republic.

liberty

Based on their experiences with the British, what types of government action did the framers of the Constitution seek to protect citizens against?

limitations on speech confiscation of property censorship

Which of the following approaches to incorporation would consider each Bill of Rights protection individually, on a case-by-case basis?

selective incorporation

Historically, in times of perceived internal and external threats, the Supreme Court has been more willing to ______ political speech.

suppress

What do the protections of the First Amendment allow?

the freedom to express ideas

The framers originally intended the Bill of Rights to restrict the powers of

the national government only.

What had prompted the movement for a safer nation?

the numerous mass shootings

The application of all the protections claimed in the Bill of Rights to the states is known as ------------------- incorporation, whereas case-by-case consideration of these protections is known as ------------------------------ incorporation.

total selective