Fed Gov CH 4

Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's stance on public displays of religious symbols?

The courts ruling have been inconsistent

speech accompanied by actions such as protesting

speech plus

What is eminent domain?

the right of the government to take private property for public use

What is the primary function of the Eighth Amendment?

to protect citizens from cruel and unusual punishments

How has the government protected the right to privacy?

various Supreme Court cases have recognized the right to privacy

Which amendment specifies the right to bear arms?

2nd

government efforts to block the publication of material

prior restraint

Which case formally established the right to privacy?

Griswold vs Connecticut

Order these states from those with the most abortion clinics to those with the fewest abortion clinics.

Cali, NY, Fl, TX, SC, MS

The original purpose of the Second Amendment was to provide for an individual right to bear arms.

False

The ____ Amendment's is primarily concerned with Congress sponsoring or favoring a specific religion, whereas the _____ has to do with Congress prohibiting or interfering with the practice of religion.

1st, establisment clause, free exercise clause

What amendment? protects against unreasonable searches and seizures

4th

The Fifth Amendment is similar to the ____. ts goal is to protect citizens from unfair treatment by the government in criminal cases. It prevents citizens from being tried twice, which is also known as _____.

4th, double jeopardy

What amendment? protects citizens from being tried twice for the same alleged crime (double jeopardy)

5th

What amendment? protects citizens by giving the right to receive counsel for defense of a crime

6th

What amendment? protects citizens from being tortured or excessively threatened

8th

Imagine two government actions. The first is a Supreme Court ruling that the government cannot prevent someone from sending out pamphlets protesting a war. The second is a government agency that reviews complaints about racial and gender discrimination by employers. The first example deals primarily with ____, whereas the second deals with

Civil Liberties, Civil rights

Which statements about the death penalty are correct?

Correct -Death penalty usage and sentences have decreased over time. -The Supreme Court has never banned the death penalty. -The Supreme Court has restricted the cases in which the death penalty can be applied Incorrect -Procedural changes in the 1970s remedied the uneven application of the death penalty.

What was the outcome of Roe v. Wade?

Correct -It prohibited states from making abortion a criminal act prior to the point when a fetus becomes viable. -It held that a woman's right to an abortion was implicit in the right to privacy. Incorrect -It mandated public funding to assist low-income women seeking abortions. -It prevents states from imposing any abortion restrictions due to the supremacy clause.

Study the Who Participates? infographic, and then answer the question Correct and incorrect statement

Correct -More liberal states like California and New York tend to have policies granting greater access to abortion compared to more conservative states like Arkansas or Mississippi. -Mississippi has the most restrictive laws pertaining to abortion access, prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks. -The western states tend to provide greater access to abortion than the southern states. Incorrect -Most states restrict abortions at 18 weeks.

How does the "wall of separation" apply to the establishment clause?

Correct -The "wall of separation" refers to the dissociation between church and state. Incorrect -The "wall of separation" refers to a recent law that keeps religious individuals from persecuting nonreligious individuals. -The "wall of separation" separates the establishment clause from the free exercise clause. -The "wall of separation" protects the rights of nonbelievers.

How has the Supreme Court influenced privacy rights?

Correct -The Court expanded privacy rights when it ruled that people have "privacy in one's association." -The Court expanded privacy rights when it ruled that states cannot make homosexual conduct a crime. -The Court expanded privacy rights when it ruled that women have a right to seek an abortion. Incorrect -The Court's decision to uphold the right to die expanded privacy rights.

In which scenarios would evidence be subject to the exclusionary rule?

Correct -if police used drug dogs on the front porches of houses -if police entered your house without a warrant or probable cause Incorrect -if police search a car for alcohol after noticing an intoxicated driver -if police obtain a warrant before searching a house for weapons

What protections are guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment?

Correct -the right to a grand jury -protection from double jeopardy -protection from self-incrimination Incorrect -the protection from unreasonable search and seizure -the right to a trial by jury in civil cases

Which of the following amendments have been selectively incorporated to the states using the Fourteenth Amendment?

Correct 1st, 2nd, 8th Incorrect 7th, 10th

Which amendments, according to Supreme Court arguments, have elements of the right to privacy?

Correct 5th, 3rd, 4th, 9th Incorrect 2nd 6th

Which of the following falls under the exclusionary rule?

Falls -Suspect confessions given without proper reading of the Miranda rights cannot be used at trial. -Illegally or unconstitutionally acquired evidence cannot be used in a trial. Does not fall -The government cannot pass laws that unfairly exclude certain groups from political participation. -Each party to a lawsuit is allowed to veto the inclusion of a certain number of jury members.

Fighting words are protected under freedom of speech. T/f

False

Over time, the Supreme Court has been more restrictive in its protection of the right to privacy. T/F

False

The Bill of Rights was essential for protecting rights because the original Constitution lacked any protected rights. T/F

False

Put the items related to the evolution of the right to privacy in order from oldest to most recent.

Martial privacy Abortion privacy LGBTQIA+

In which case did the Supreme Court apply Second Amendment protections to the states?

McDonald v. Chicago

In general, the Supreme Court has ______ bans on obscenity, except for cases involving ______.

Struck down, Broadcast television

Some states do not use grand juries. T/F

True

The United States has passed laws that make it illegal to say anything that might challenge the government. T/F

True

Imagine that you have been arrested for a speech criticizing the government. In which years and at which levels of government would this be an unconstitutional violation of your civil liberties?

Unconstitutional -The year is 1986, and you were arrested by the state government. -The year is 1886, and you were arrested by the federal government. -The year is 1986, and you were arrested by the federal government. Constitutional -The year is 1886, and you were arrested by the state government.

Which of these have been ruled by the Courts as constitutional and which have been ruled by the Courts as unconstitutional?

Unconstitutional -moment of silence for prayer at a school event -requiring employers to provide female employees with birth control coverage -prayer in public schools Constitutional -the display of religious symbols, like the Ten Commandments, on public grounds

Which of these companies would likely win their lawsuits over commercial speech rights?

Win -Delectable Edibles, which sells legal cannabis-infused products, is suing over the removal of its billboard after others with billboards nearby, including the Baptist Church and Chuck-E-Cheese, complained. -A company is suing after being blocked from distributing mailers about various contraceptive options, sexually transmitted diseases, and family planning due to a government regulation prohibiting the mailing of unsolicited advertisements for contraceptives. Lose -Peak Pleasure, an adult novelty store, has sued the city over a local ordinance banning all commercial advertising on public property after being ordered to remove its billboard from a public soccer field for kids.

In the United States, individuals accused or suspected of a crime are entitled to _____, which protects them from arbitrary action by ________

due process of law, national or state governments

Order these types of speech from most protected to least protected.

freedom of the press speech plus commercial speech fighting words

protection of public spaces traditionally used for assemblyPress Space to openpublic forum doctrineprior restraintspeech plus

public forum doctrine

Which constitutional civil liberty was the decision of Roe v. Wade based on?

right to privacy

The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable ______ by making illegally obtained evidence _____ in court.

searches and seizures, inadmissible

In recent years, the Supreme Court has _____ a woman's right to seek an abortion, while _____ various state restrictions to abortion access.

upheld, approving