Ch 4 Pre-test – Flashcards
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The Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio established the
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exclusionary rule
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Protection of citizens from improper government action is the definition of
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civil liberties.
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Which of the following places restraints on how the government is supposed to act?
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procedural liberties
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This process has gradually applied most of the protections of the Bill of Rights as limitations on state government power.
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selective incorporation
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the
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Bill of Rights.
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The ____________ has been interpreted quite strictly to mean that a virtual wall of separation exists between church and state.
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establishment clause
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The so-called Lemon test, which came from the court case Lemon v. Kurtzman, concerns the issue of
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aid to religious schools.
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The First Amendment's ____________ protects the right to believe in and practice one's religion of choice.
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free exercise clause
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Which 1940 Supreme Court case established the time, place and manner rule that distinguishes between the regulation of religious beliefs and actions based on those beliefs?
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Cantwell v. Connecticut
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An example of speech plus would be
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giving a speech against abortion and then distributing informational leaflets.
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Four forms of speech fall outside the absolute guarantees of the First Amendment and therefore outside the realm of protected forms of speech. Which of the following is not a conditionally protected form of speech?
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political speech
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In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Second Amendment protects
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an individual's right to possess a firearm for private use.
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McDonald v. Chicago incorporated which civil liberty against the states for the first time?
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right to bear arms
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The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments, taken together, define
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due process of law.
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Miranda rights concern
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self-incrimination.
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Taking private property for public use is covered under the provision of
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eminent domain.
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In essence, for more than 170 years the Bill of Rights
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did not really affect most Americans.
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Division of current public opinion about the death penalty results from
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differing opinions as to what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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The use of personal information by websites like Facebook, and its advertisers, raises questions about
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the right to privacy.
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The Supreme Court ruled in ____________ that the right to privacy did not extend to homosexuals.
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Bowers v. Hardwick
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Government policies after 9/11 have illustrated the tension between
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liberty and national security.
