GOVERNMENT CH.8 TEST
Which of the following BEST illustrates the idea of personal desires and interests being subordinated to the public good? A. A neighbor blares her stereo in the middle of the night. B. A person shouts "fire" in a crowded theater. C. A public demonstration blocks traffic for hours. D. A publisher refrains from printing sensitive war-related information.
B. A person shouts "fire" in a crowded theater.
What is the significance of the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment? A. It guarantees individual rights and freedoms not specifically listed in the Constitution. B. It prevents the States from denying any right that is basic to the concept of ordered liberty. C. It requires States to honor all rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. D. It requires the National Government to relinquish grand jury authority to the States.
B. It prevents the States from denying any right that is basic to the concept of ordered liberty.
Which of the following is permitted in public schools? A. brief period of silence for "meditation or voluntary prayer" B. using tax money to bus students to parochial schools C. religious classes on school property D. posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms
B. using tax money to bus students to parochial schools
Which of the following BEST describes the Bill of Rights? A. positive acts of government that protect constitutional rights B. right to freely assemble C. the first ten amendments to the Constitution D. the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
C. The first ten amendments to the constitution
Which of the following statements BEST describes how the separation of church and state reflects the principle of limited government? A. It establishes a wall between the National Government and the States. B. It limits government interference and prevents the government from favoring one religion over another. C. It limits individual rights to exercise religious preferences over those of others. D. It limits the religious practices that States can sponsor.
It prevents the States from denying any right that is basic to the concept of ordered liberty.