Chapter 14 Test – Flashcards

Which of the following requirements for holding public office would be unconstitutional?

During his administration, President George W. Bush claimed authority as commander-in-chief to stretch his constitutional powers. He issued executive orders that allowed for ________.

The Supreme Court ruled against the posting of the Ten Commandments in a Kentucky courthouse but allowed the display of a six-foot-high monument of the Ten Commandments in front of the Texas state capital. The monument was part of a collection of about 40 monuments on display. Which of the following reconciles the two decisions?

The administration of President George W. Bush argued that the Military Commissions Act of 2006 allowed the indefinite incarceration of enemy combatants. But in 2008, the Supreme Court granted such people the right to habeas corpus. This meant that imprisoned enemy combatants have the right to ________.

Which of the following can the police search without sufficient probable cause to obtain a warrant?

A recently published novel contains graphic descriptions of human sexuality. A local citizen's group tries to have the novel declared as obscene. Which of the following choices would be the best defense of the novel?

The doctrine that holds that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires state and local governments to guarantee the rights of its citizens is known as ________.

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1791. Together, what are they called?

The first incorporation of the Bill of Rights occurred with respect to free speech in the famous case of ________.

When the government prohibits speech or publication before the fact, this is called ________.

The First Amendment limits the action of ________.

The Brady Bill of 1993 requires a five-day waiting period before the purchase of a handgun so law enforcement officials can do a background check on the buyer. This law limits citizens' Second Amendment rights to ________.

Griswold v. Connecticut was a Supreme Court decision pertaining to ________.

What is the Supreme Court's stance on shield laws, which protect reporters from having to release the names of confidential sources to a grand jury?

In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled that children under age 18 could not be executed because it violated the ________.

Opponents of the death penalty express concern about quality of legal defense for the accused, the fairness of the system toward minorities, and the use of DNA evidence where relevant. Even if these conditions are met, which of the following best explains why some might still oppose the death penalty?

Which of the following factors could most undermine the protections guaranteed in Gideon v. Wainwright, which led to greater protections for those accused of crimes?

Which of the following choices best explains the principle concern of the Framers as they wrote the Constitution?

Which of the following rights is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, which lends protection to defendants against unfair trials?

Cases of libel are becoming harder to win because of increasing constitutional standards. In order for a person to win a case of libel against a newspaper or magazine, one must provide ________.

The writ of habeas corpus was included in the Constitution with the purpose of ________.

Which of the following is one aspect of the Lemon test, which measures the constitutional basis for laws affecting religious activity?

Which of the following is exemplified by pro-life abortion protestors demonstrating outside abortion clinics, trying to dissuade clients from visiting the clinic?

In the case of New York Times v. Sullivan, the court defined libel and slander. Which of the attributes below is excluded from the legal definition of libel and slander?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the "right to counsel" implies the right to ________.

Which of the following protections is covered by the Fifth Amendment?

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court found that ________.

Which test does the Supreme Court use when ruling on whether the wall of separation between government and religion has been crossed?

The right to a speedy and public trial and the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment are ________.

The doctrine of incorporation that the Supreme Court follows is selective, which means that not all the civil liberties guarantees enshrined in the Bill of Rights apply to the states. In order for the court to rule that a particular liberty should be incorporated, it must determine whether the liberty ________.

Which constitutional amendment states that Congress may not infringe on the right to bear arms?

Which statement best describes the constitutional source of the right to privacy?

Which of the following activities is permissible in the eyes the Supreme Court?

What happened to the bad tendency test during the 1920s?

What was the significance of the decision in Kelo v. City of New London?

According to the Supreme Court, the use of a pat down by police before the administration of Miranda rights is ________.

Which of the following best describes the trend in recent Supreme Court decisions regarding the separation of church and state?

Which of the following statements best summarizes how the PATRIOT Act affects civil liberties?

Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's basic position on what the First Amendment means for the relationship between government and religion?

Obscenity is ________.

Although the Supreme Court uses tests such as the Lemon test to help it determine the constitutionality of laws about matters of religion and government, over the years the tests are applied differently because ________.

What is the key effect of the imposition of the Sixth Amendment?

Under the presidency of George W. Bush, the PATRIOT Act of 2001 was passed. This law holds that ________.

Which of the following best explains why the court did not allow student-led prayers at school-sponsored events?

In order to protect the rights of the accused, ________ must be used to obtain ________.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the majority of Americans supported homeland security measures such as ________.

The case of Miller v. California addressed the issue of obscenity. Which of the conditions or factors below did not come under its umbrella?

The Supreme Court sometimes has approved prior restraint on the grounds of __________.