PLSC Worksheet 4 – Flashcards

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According to the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v Wade, which of the following restrictions may the state place on abortions?
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during the third trimester, the state may regulate or outlaw abortions except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother
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gag orders have been used to
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restrict the publication of news about a pretrial hearing
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state funding to private or parochial schools has raised issues involving the _____ of the constitution
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first ammendment
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an individual's trial rights include all of the following EXCEPT
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the right not to be subject to lengthy questioning
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for a public official to obtain damages under liberal laws, he or she must
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prove the statement was made with actual mallice
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according to the clear and present danger test, expression could be restricted if
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evidence exists that such expression would cause a dangerous condition that congress has the power to prevent
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before the latter half of the nineteenth century, abortion was
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not a criminal offense before the first movement of the fetus in the uterus
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in Webster v Reproductive Health Services, the supreme court ruled that states may
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ban the use of public hospitals for performing abortions
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the exclusionary rule is a policy that
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prohibits the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial
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in 2000, the supreme court addressed the abortion issue directly when it reviewed a Nebraska law banning
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"partial-birth" abortions
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advertising statements are known as
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commercial speech
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a writ of habeas corpus is an order that requires
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jailers to bring a prisoner before a court and explain why they are being held
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which of the following best defines symbolic speech
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nonverbal expression
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all of the following concerning the Lemon v Kurtzman case is true except
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government aid to religious schools has to be religious in nature
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Before 1868, the bill of rights
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applied to people's rights relative to the Federal Government, but not to people's rights
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libel is
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defamation in writing
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it was not until the ______ was ratified that the Bill of Rights began to be applied to the states
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fourteenth amendment
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incorporation theory refers to
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the view that the bill of rights applies to the states as well of the federal government
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the 1994 freedom of access to clinic entrances act
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prohibits protesters from blocking entrances to abortion clinics
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the part of the first amendment prohibiting the national government from interfering with religious practices is called the
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free exercise clause
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to be considered obscene, a work must
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lack serious redeeming literary, artistic, political, or scientific merit
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which of the following best defines civil liberties
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civil liberties restrain the actions of government against individuals
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shortly after september 11, 2001, president george w bush issued an executive order authorizing the _______ to conduct secret surveillance without court warrants
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national security agency (NSA)
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obscenity was legally defined by Chief Justice Burger in
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Miller v California
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In 1903, the supreme court ruled that the government could not deport someone without
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a hearing that meets constitutional due process standards
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the communications decency act (CDA) of 1996 and the Children's online protection act of 1998
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have been blocked on constitutional grounds
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in osborne v ohio, the supreme court ruled that states can outlaw the possession of child pornography in the home
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because owning the material perpetuates commercial demand for it and for the exploitation of children involved
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the bad tendency rule meant that
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speech may be curtailed if there is a possibility that such expression might lead to some evil
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In engel v vitale (1962), the supreme court ruled that
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government is not constitutionally allowed to compose official prayers
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slander is
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the public uttering of a false statement that harms the good reputation of another
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when a person has either knowledge of a defamatory statement's falsity or a reckless disregard for the truth, he or she is said to have
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actual mallice
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the free exercise clause guarantees
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the free exercise of religion
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some claim that the United States did not achieve true freedom of _____________ until 1969, when the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a Ku Klux Klan leader in Brandenburg v Ohio
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political speech
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a defendant's pretrial rights include all of the following except
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negotiable bail
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defamation of character is defined as
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wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation
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in Griswold v Connecticut, the supreme court held that
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prohibiting contraceptives violated a right to personal privacy
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all of the following are true about religious displays on public property except that
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nativity scenes have been allowed as stand-alone displays
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with regard to physician-assisted suicide, the supreme court has said that
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the liberty interest does not include a right to commit suicide
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In Reno v American-arab anti-discrimination committee, the supreme court ruled that aliens have
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no first amendment rights to object to deportation
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which of the following best describes prior restraint
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restraining an activity before that activity has actually occurred
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at the federal level, the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) of 1990 made it a crime to
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sell child pornography on the internet
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the type of media that has the least first amendment protection is
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radio and television broadcasting
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the new york times v United States case
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affirmed the no-prior-restraint doctrine
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In the area of freedom of speech, which of the following is not true
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the supreme court ruled that universities may not impose mandatory student activity fees
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state and local attempts to forbid the teaching of evolution in schools
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have not passed constitutional muster in the eyes of the supreme court
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the supreme court held that the fourteenth amendment protected freedom of speech from state infringement in the __________ case
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gitlow v new york
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In ______, the supreme court held that if a person accused of a felony cannot afford an attorney, one must be made available to the accused at the government's expense
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Gideon v Wainwright
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the flag protection act of 1989
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was ruled unconstitutional by supreme court
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in the everson v board of education case, the supreme court held that
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no tax can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions
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legislation that allows the government to conduct "roving" wiretaps has raised issues under the
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time, place, and manner test
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