Chapter 19 Government – Flashcards
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Which of the following statements about civil rights is NOT true?
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Rights are extended only to citizens
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The Free Exercise Clause gives people the right to
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believe whatever they choose to believe in matters of religion
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Which of the following statements about prior restraint is TRUE?
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The Supreme Court has only rarely upheld prior restraints
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Seditious speech is speech that urges others to
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overthrow the government
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Government has the right to make reasonable rules regulating assemblies
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to protect against the inciting of violence or the endangerment of life
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The Due Process Clause guarantees that
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states will not deny people any basic or essential liberties
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A democracy must allow freedom of expression, otherwise
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democracy does not really exist
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Which of the following statements about commercial speech is TRUE?
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Federal laws forbids pharmacies from advertising prescription drug prices
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Which has received the most limited 1st Amendment protection?
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radio and television
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The Supreme Court has ruled that demonstrations on private property
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are not protected by the 1st Amendment if demonstrators are trespassing
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Individual rights were included in the Constitution because
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the people demanded a listing of rights
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The 1o amendments known as the Bill of Rights were originally intended as restrictions against
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the new national government
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Almost without exception, government cannot apply ___ to spoken or written words
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prior restraint
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Under the Establishment Clause, the government still has the power to do all of the following EXCEPT
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establish an acceptable voluntary prayer for use in public schools
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In deciding cases involving laws against sedition, the Supreme Court has
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developed the "clear and present danger" rule
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A person may do as he or she chooses in this country
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as long as that person does not infringe on the rights of others
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Which of the following is NOT one of the public places in which people have a constitutional right to hand out political literature
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shopping centers
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The government can limit free speech or free press if the communication
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is advertising
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An argument for government control of assemblies involves the
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duty of government to protect the public
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All of the following are limited in the United States EXCEPT
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popular sovereignty
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The specific rights that are covered under the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause
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have been spelled out case-by-case by the Supreme Court
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Government has encouraged religion in the United States in all of the following ways EXCEPT
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by allowing the establishment of a national religion
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The Supreme Court has held that the key factor in determining whether or not released time programs are constitutional is
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where those programs are held
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Because the government is prohibited from an establishment of religion, schools cannot
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not allow students religious groups to meet in the schools
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The distinction the Court has made between prayer in Congress or in State legislatures, and prayer in public schools, is based largely on
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the maturity of those being led in prayer
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The opinions of the majority need little or no constitutional protection because
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they are popular
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In interpreting the freedoms set out in the 1st Amendment, it can often be said that the Court
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is careful never to place any restrictions on those freedoms
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In most cases involving seditious speech, the Supreme Court generally has found that it is reasonable for government to
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make it a crime to urge someone to believe it would be best to overthrow the government
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Reporters use which of the following to argue against being forced to testify in court or to reveal their sources?
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the prohibition against seditious speech
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The fact that the Court has ruled that campaign contributors are a form of speech makes campaign finance regulation more difficult because
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to regulate speech is to limit it, which is difficult to do without violating the 1t Amendment
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Assembling is one means by which Americans may lawfully
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seek to influence public policy
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Demonstrators can be arrested for all of the following EXCEPT
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the demonstration causes violence but the demonstrators themselves remain peaceful
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Picketing is protected by the 1st and 14th Amendment if it is
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peaceful
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All of the following stand as proof of the American commitment to freedom EXCEPT
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Article II of he Constitution
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One of the key factors resulting in the difference between the Supreme Court's ruling on Japanese internment in 1944 and the Federal Government's action in 1998 may well have been
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one decision was made during the war and the other long after the war had ended
