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Which constitutional amendment protects the individual against self incrimination?

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D. Fifth

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The Supreme Court has reasoned that a right of privacy is provided by

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D. A reasonable interpretation of other constitutional protections of individual rights

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Public opinion surveys suggest that American

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C. Strongly support civil liberties in the abstract

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According to the Supreme Court, prayer in public schools violates

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B. The establishment clause

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The conviction of members of the American Communist party in the early 1950s was initially upheld as a lawful restriction of the right

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B. Of free expression

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Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

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B. Slander

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The establishment clause prohibits government from

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C. Favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion

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Like all other rights, the right of free expression is

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B. Not absolute

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Libel applies to defamation of an individual's reputation through the

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A. Written word

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The term, civil liberties, refers to liberties that

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C. Are constitutionally protected from infringement by government

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Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court?

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B. The justices ruled that the right to privacy includes gay and lesbian consensual relations

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The freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition are found in

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A. The First Ammendment

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The exclusionary rule states that

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D. Evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court

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According to the Supreme Court, which is true regarding freedom of assembly?

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C. Public officials can regulate the time, place, and conditions of public assembly, provided the regulations are reasonable

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Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause?

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D. Fourteenth

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Due to the free exercise-clause, the Supreme Court ruled in 1972 that the Amish

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C. Were exempt from a law requiring that their children attend school until they were sixteen years old

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The institution that is most partial to the protection of civil liberties is

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E. The judiciary

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In a 2004 case involving the issue of whether a U.S. citizen accused of terrorist acts is entitled to constitutional protections, the Supreme Court held that such citizens

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E. Do have the right to a judicial hearing

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Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place

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D. When it can demonstrate that harmful acts will necessarily result from the rally

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In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court ruled that

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B. Speech could be restricted when the nation's security is at stake

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The Supreme Court's position on prior restraint of the press is that

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C. Furnish attorneys for poor defendants in felony cases

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Gideon v. Wainwright required the states to

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C. Furnish attorneys for poor defendants in felony cases

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In Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), the justices

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B. Reaffirmed the right to an abortion in the early months of pregnancy

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The absorption of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments is called

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C. Selective incorporation

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The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from

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B. All unreasonable searches

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Justice Holmes' "clear and present danger" test holds that government can

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A. Restrict speech that threatens national security

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According to the Supreme Court, what is the status of prayer in the public schools?

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B.State-supported prayers are not allowed in public schools

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The Miranda warning was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000 in

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E. Dickerson v. United States

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Justice Stone's 1938 judicial doctrine holds that

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B. First Amendment rights are the basis of most other rights

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Voluntary school prayer in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional in

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B. Engel v. Vitale (1962)

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Which Supreme Court Justice once wrote that "the history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural guarantees"?

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A. Justice Felix Frankfurter

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Since the 1980s, the Supreme Court has addressed the exclusionary rule by

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E. None of these answers is correct

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"You have the right to remain silent....Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law...You have the right to an attorney." This is called

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C. The Miranda Warning

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The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from

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D. Actions of state and local government

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The individual right that is considered to be the most fundamental to the maintenance of a democratic society is

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B. Freedom of expression

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In Mapp v. Ohio, the exclusionary rule was extended to include

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A. Criminal proceedings in the states

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All civil liberties are

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B. Conditional

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Gideon v. Wainwright is to the Sixth Amendment as Mapp v. Ohio is to the

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B. Fourth Amendment

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Which of the following is correct with regard to obscenity and the law?

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A. Obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment

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If a person yells "fire" in a crowded theater when there is no fire, and people are hurt in the ensuing panic, that individual abused his freedom of speech according to the doctrine of

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B. Clear and present danger

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Which is true about the judiciary in America?

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E. The courts are not isolated from public moods, and must balance society's need for safety against the rights of the individual

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In the Constitution, procedural due process is protected by the

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E. All of these answers are correct

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The Supreme Court upheld the use of tax-supported vouchers to attend private or parochial school in

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C. Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

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In Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that

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C. Flag burning, although offensive, cannot be prohibited

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According to the Supreme Court, prior restraint on the press is only acceptable if

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B. The government can clearly justify the restriction

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In Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), the Supreme Court justices determined that

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E. The right to privacy does not include homosexual acts

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Which of the following is true about the Sedition Act of 1798?

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A. The Act prohibited malicious newspaper stories about the president

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The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?

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A. Roe v. Wade

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In the case of McNabb v. United States, Justice Felix Frankfurter defined justice in the United States primarily in terms of whether

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A. The proper procedures for conviction have been followed

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The right to counsel is guaranteed by the _____ Amendment.

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C. Sixth

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