Government Chapters 4-5

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    The great freedoms of speech, press, religion, and assembly are contained in the...

    • Second Amendment
    • First Amendment
    • First, Second, Third, and Fourth Amendments
    • Third Amendment
    • Fourth Amendment
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  • 2. 

    In Plessy v. Ferguson , the Supreme Court provided a constitutional justification for segregation, establishing the separate but equal doctrine.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 3. 

    In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court ruled that aid to church-related schools must have a secular purpose, must neither advance nor inhibit religions, and must not foster excessive government entanglement in religion.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 4. 

    Civil liberties are legal and constitutional protections against...

    • Private enterprise

    • Criminals

    • Foreign invasions

    • Tyranny

    • Governments

    Correct Answer
    A. Governments
  • 5. 

    The __________ Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States.

    • Thirteenth

    • First

    • Tenth

    • Nineteenth

    • Equal Rights

    Correct Answer
    A. Thirteenth
  • 6. 

    Before making an arrest, police need what the Constitution calls probable cause to believe that someone is guilty of a crime.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    The publication of statements known to be false that are malicious and tend to damage a person's reputation is called...

    • Symbolic speech.

    • Libel.

    • Obscenity.

    • Fraud.

    • Slander.

    Correct Answer
    A. Libel.
  • 8. 

    Advertising is a form of symbolic speech.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 9. 

    Suffrage Refers to...

    • The practice of de facto slavery rather than de jure slavery.

    • The practice of shackling slaves working in fields so they could not run away.

    • The hardships endured to obtain civil rights for African Americans and equal rights for women.

    • The legal right to vote.

    • The legal segregation of the races or of men and women in hotels, motels, restaurants, and other public places.

    Correct Answer
    A. The legal right to vote.
  • 10. 

    Nonverbal speech, such as burning a flag or wearing an armband, is referred to as commercial speech.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 11. 

    Obtaining evidence in a haphazard or random manner, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, is known as...

    • Cruel and unusual punishment.

    • Bounty hunting.

    • An Ariel search.

    • Unreasonable search and seizure.

    • A violation of privacy.

    Correct Answer
    A. Unreasonable search and seizure.
  • 12. 

    Obscenity is not within the realm of constitutionally protected speech or press.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 13. 

    One result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a dramatic increase in the numbers of African Americans registered to vote in the South.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 14. 

    Equality and liberty may conflict, particularly because equality tends to favor majority rule.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 15. 

    The legal concept through which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights is called the...

    • Due process doctrine.

    • Enumerated powers doctrine.

    • Incorporation doctrine.

    • Implied powers doctrine.

    • Disincorporation doctrine.

    Correct Answer
    A. Incorporation doctrine.
  • 16. 

    In the case of Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled that...

    • Defendants in all felony cases have a right to counsel, even if the state has to provide such legal assistance.

    • Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used at trial.

    • Police must inform any suspect of a series of rights, including the constitutional right to remain silent.

    • The death penalty could be imposed for the most extreme of crimes.

    • The police must show probable cause before making an arrest.

    Correct Answer
    A. Police must inform any suspect of a series of rights, including the constitutional right to remain silent.
  • 17. 

    Jim Crow laws were those that....

    • Were enacted by Southern Whites in the late nineteenth century to segregate African Americans from Whites.

    • Sought to end segregation and bring the races into closer contact with one another.

    • Established slavery and contract law regulating the slave trade.

    • The North enforced in the South in the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, granting rights to former slaves.

    • Justified slavery and set codes for slaves' behavior.

    Correct Answer
    A. Were enacted by Southern Whites in the late nineteenth century to segregate African Americans from Whites.
  • 18. 

    In Gitlow v. New York (1925), the Court ruled that freedoms of speech and press were liberties protected by the _________ clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

    • Necessary and proper

    • Commerce

    • Due process

    • Free press

    • Interstate commerce

    Correct Answer
    A. Due process
  • 19. 

    Only men are required to register for the draft in the United States

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 20. 

    Advertising is considered a form of _________, and, according to the decisions of the Supreme Court, is subject to greater restrictions on free speech than religious or political speech.

    • Imaged expression

    • Propaganda

    • Paid speech

    • Symbolic speech

    • Commercial speech

    Correct Answer
    A. Commercial speech
  • 21. 

    In the case of _________, the Supreme Court ruled that the protection against unreasonable search and seizure applied to the state and local governments, as well as the national government, thus nationalizing the exclusionary rule.

    • Gideon v. Wainwright

    • Mapp v. Ohio

    • United States v. New York

    • Roth v. United States

    • Miranda v. Arizona

    Correct Answer
    A. Mapp v. Ohio
  • 22. 

    The _________ Amendment forbids forced self-incrimination, stating that no person "shall be compelled to be a witness against himself."

    • Twenty-Sixth

    • Fifth

    • First

    • Fourth

    • Ninth

    Correct Answer
    A. Fifth
  • 23. 

     The establishment of a national or official religion is prohibited by the

    • Second Amendment.

    • Due process clause.

    • Free exercise clause.

    • Establishment clause.

    • Freedom of religion.

    Correct Answer
    A. Establishment clause.
  • 24. 

    In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court...

    • Enunciated the principle of separate but equal.

    • Ordered the Topeka school district to spend more money on black schools.

    • Ruled that school segregation was inherently unequal.

    • Enunciated the principle of equal but separate.

    • Justified slavery and set codes for slave's behavior.

    Correct Answer
    A. Ruled that school segregation was inherently unequal.
  • 25. 

    After Brown v. Board of Education (1954), school integration in the South,

    • Was unaffected by the decision.

    • Proceeded very slowly.

    • Never changed.

    • Ended abruptly.

    • Was completed within three years.

    Correct Answer
    A. Proceeded very slowly.
  • 26. 

    The ________ is the financial interpreter of the content and scope of Americans' civil liberties.

    • Supreme Court

    • Congress

    • Constitution

    • President

    • American Civil Liberties Union

    Correct Answer
    A. Supreme Court
  • 27. 

    In the case of _________, the supreme court ruled that the Bill of Rights restrained only the national government, not states and cities.

    • New York v. The US

    • Miranda v. Arizona

    • Gitlow v. New York

    • Barron v. Baltimore

    • Engel v. Vitale

    Correct Answer
    A. Barron v. Baltimore
  • 28. 

    In the Engel v. Vitale case of 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that _________ was (were) unconstitutional.

    • Segregation

    • Prior restraint

    • Police search or seizure without an authorized warrant

    • The Connecticut statute barring the distribution of birth control information

    • Prayers done as classroom exercises in public schools

    Correct Answer
    A. Prayers done as classroom exercises in public schools
  • 29. 

    Cruel and unusual punishment is forbidden by the...

    • Fifth amendment.

    • Eighth amendment.

    • Exclusionary clause.

    • Sixth amendment.

    • Self-incrimination clause.

    Correct Answer
    A. Eighth amendment.
  • 30. 

    The landmark case in which the Supreme Court upheld for the first time a claim of gender discrimination was Roe V. Wade.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 31. 

    The original Constitution is silent on the question of equality.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 32. 

    In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson....

    • The principle of "separate but equal" was overturned.

    • The principle of "separate but equal" was used to justify segregation.

    • United State citizenship and all rights that go with it were granted to former slaves.

    • School busing was allowed to remedy racial segregation.

    • Housing discrimination was forbidden.

    Correct Answer
    A. The principle of "separate but equal" was used to justify segregation.
  • 33. 

    The Fourteenth Amendment forbids slavery and grants the right to vote to African Americans and other non-Whites in the United States.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 34. 

    The Supreme Court has ruled that government aid to church-related schools...

    • Is acceptable for things such as field trips and teacher salaries, but not for textbooks or transportation to school.

    • Does not constitute and establishment of religion.

    • Is permitted when the aid is for a nonreligious purpose.

    • Violates the establishment clause.

    • Is acceptable if the school is affiliated with a major religion but not for small, fringe religious sects.

    Correct Answer
    A. Is permitted when the aid is for a nonreligious purpose.
  • 35. 

    The right to associate is protected by the Second Amendment.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 36. 

    The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964,

    • Prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections.

    • Outlawed the use of literacy tests in order to register to vote.

    • Granted Negroes the right to vote.

    • Outlawed the grandfather clause and the White primary.

    • Prohibited discrimination in employment or public accommodations based on race.

    Correct Answer
    A. Prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections.
  • 37. 

    Title IX of the Education Act of 1972....

    • Allows gender discrimination in education if it can be demonstrated to be an "educational necessity."

    • Forbids gender discrimination in federally subsidized education programs, including athletics.

    • Requires public school institutions to demonstrate equal average scores among male and female students on standardized tests.

    • Requires gender parity in public school enrollments.

    • Prohibits single-sex educational institutions and schools.

    Correct Answer
    A. Forbids gender discrimination in federally subsidized education programs, including athletics.
  • 38. 

    In the case of Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court...

    • Upheld the constitutionality of the removal of Japanese Americans from the west coast and their placement in internment camps during World War II.

    • Ruled that restrictions on Japanese ownership of land in the United States were unconstitutional.

    • Ruled that the removal of Japanese Americans from the west coast and their placement in internment camps during World War II was barbaric and unconstitutional.

    • Upheld the constitutionality of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    • Ruled just prior to World War II that Japanese Americans living in the United States had to be repatriated to Japan.

    Correct Answer
    A. Upheld the constitutionality of the removal of Japanese Americans from the west coast and their placement in internment camps during World War II.
  • 39. 

    In 2000, the Court held that student-led prayer at football games was unconstitutional.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 40. 

    In Roth v. United States, the Supreme Court held that...

    • The government cannot prohibit discrimination against women priests by churches because it would violate the free exercise of religion.

    • Outdoor drive-ins could not be barred from showing a film that included nudity.

    • The possession of child pornography was not covered by any right to free speech or press, and could be made a crime.

    • The film Carnal Knowledge, which had critical acclaim but a sexual theme and explicit scenes, could not be banned.

    • Obscenity is not within the area of constitutionally protected free speech.

    Correct Answer
    A. Obscenity is not within the area of constitutionally protected free speech.
  • 41. 

    In the case of Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court outlawed any state laws to restrict a woman's right to an abortion at any point in her pregnancy.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 42. 

    In the case of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that race could never be considered in admissions policies, and declared all affirmative action programs to be unconstitutional.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 43. 

    The Supreme Court upheld a program that provided some families in Cleveland, Ohio, vouchers that could be used to pay tuition at religious schools in...

    • Gitlow v. New York

    • Zelman v. Simmon-Harris

    • Engel v. Vitale

    • Griswold v. Connecticut

    • Lemon v. Kurtzman

    Correct Answer
    A. Zelman v. Simmon-Harris
  • 44. 

    De jure educational segregation occur....

    • By the reality of neighborhood schools located in areas that happen to be racially segregated.

    • From day-to-day depending on changing enrollments at a particular school.

    • By law.

    • By constitutional amendment.

    • By forced school busing to integrate the races.

    Correct Answer
    A. By law.
  • 45. 

    In Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court established that aid to church-related schools must do all of the following EXCEPT

    • Inhibit religion.

    • Not advance religion.

    • Not create excessive government entanglement with religion.

    • Treat all religions equally.

    • Have a secular purpose.

    Correct Answer
    A. Inhibit religion.
  • 46. 

    The Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright...

    • Set guidelines for police questioning of suspects.

    • Prohibited government officials from using gag orders to the media.

    • Ruled that illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court.

    • Gave only those accused of capitol crimes the right to counsel.

    • Extended the right to counsel to everyone accused of a felony.

    Correct Answer
    A. Extended the right to counsel to everyone accused of a felony.
  • 47. 

    In _________, the Supreme Court ruled that any arbitrary sex-based classification violated the equal protection clause.

    • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    • Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg County Schools

    • Reed v. Reed

    • Roe v. Wade

    • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Correct Answer
    A. Reed v. Reed
  • 48. 

    The Defense of Marriage Act prohibits states from legalizing gay marriage.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 49. 

    A shield law....

    • Prevents the courts from closing criminal trials to the press.

    • Gives reporters the right to withhold information in the courts.

    • Gives judges the right to issue a gag order.

    • Protects certain religious practices not covered by Supreme Court rulings.

    • Prevents reporters from disclosing secret government information.

    Correct Answer
    A. Gives reporters the right to withhold information in the courts.

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