Civil Liberties Quiz Kennedy 2nd

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1.

the legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment on a piecemeal basis
2.

An exception to this clause would be out of state tuition
3.

Gives citizens the right to believe and practice their religion without government interferance
4.

The Supreme Court first ruled that part of the First Amendment should be nationalized or incorporated to apply to the state governments in the case of:
- A.
  
  Slaughterhouse Case
- B.
  
  Marbury v. Madison
- C.
  
  Brown v. Board of Education
- D.
  
  The Dred Scott Case
- E.
  
  Gitlow v. New York
5.

The early case that excluded the Bill of Rights from applying to the actions of state governments was:
- A.
  
  Marbury v. Madison
- B.
  
  Barron v. Baltimore
- C.
  
  Gibbons v. Ogden
- D.
  
  Scott v. Stanford
- E.
  
  Gitlow v. New York
6.

To say that the Supreme Court has selectively incorporated the Bill of Rights would be to say that:
- A.
  
  In a case by case, right by right deliberation the Court has applied certain parts of the Bill of Rights to the states
- B.
  
  The Supreme Court finds some parts of the Bill of Right too unimportant to bother with
- C.
  
  The Supreme Court has found in several cases that the Bill of Rights should never apply to the states, thus challenging the entire process of incorporation
- D.
  
  The states have rejected the selective nationalization of the Bill of Rights
- E.
  
  Selective justices have always opposed any nationalization of the Bill of Rights
7.

Of the following Supreme Court Cases, which is NOT an Establishment Clause case?
- A.
  
  Lemon v. Kurtzman
- B.
  
  Engel v. Vitale
- C.
  
  Jaffree v. Wallace
- D.
  
  Westside Community Schools v. Mergens
- E.
  
  Mapp v. Ohio
8.

Chaplinsky v. the State of New Hampshire, Scheck v. the United States, and Gitlow v. New York are all cases that demonstrate that:
- A.
  
  There are limits on the freedom of religion
- B.
  
  There are limits on the issue of search and seizure
- C.
  
  The government can really place no limits on religion
- D.
  
  The government can really place no limits on free speech or expression
- E.
  
  There are times when free speech can be limited by the government
9.

The Supreme Court case that established that government could not invoke prior restraint or censorship on publications was:
- A.
  
  Tinker v. Des Moines School District
- B.
  
  Johnson v. Texas
- C.
  
  Near v. Minnesota
- D.
  
  Roth v. United States
- E.
  
  New York Times v. Sullivan
10.

A legal document, signed by a judge, authorizing authorities to conduct a lawful search or seizure with probable cause is called a:
- A.
  
  Decree
- B.
  
  Warrant
- C.
  
  Indictment
- D.
  
  Incrimination statement
- E.
  
  Writ of assistance
11.

The Supreme Court in ___________________agreed and declared that all persons should be given their rights at the time of arrest to ensure that they know and understand their civil liberty rights.
- A.
  
  Mapp v. Ohio
- B.
  
  Gideon v. Wainwright
- C.
  
  Miranda v. Arizona
- D.
  
  Engel v. Vitale
- E.
  
  Brown v. Board of Education
12.

The death penalty controversy hinges on the interpretation of “cruel and unusual punishment” from the:
- A.
  
  Ninth Amendment
- B.
  
  Article Three of the Constitution
- C.
  
  Fourth Amendment
- D.
  
  Eighth Amendment
- E.
  
  First Amendment
13.

Publishing something that is not true about someone else
14.

Burning the flag or wearing an armband
15.

The situation occurring when the police have reason to believe that a person should be arrested. In making the arrest, police are allowed legally to search for and seize incriminating evidence.
16.

Protection against double jeopardy and self-incrimination
17.

The right to a speedy and public trial
18.

a bargain struck between the defendant's lawyer and the prosecutor to the effect that the defendant will plead guilty to a lesser crime (or fewer crimes) in exchange for the state's promise not to prosecute the defendant for a more serious (or additional) crime
19.

Laws that ensure that a person cannot be convicted of a crime if the action was performed before the action became illegal
20.

Prevents people from being held in custody without being charged with a crime