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Which of the following is the best example of a substantive civil liberty?

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"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion."

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The substantive constraints found in the Bill of Rights

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put limits on what government shall and shall not have the power to do.

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The procedural restraints found in the Bill of Rights

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define how the government is supposed to act.

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The Bill of Rights was written because

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the Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution.

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The Bill of Rights was ratified by the states in

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1791.

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The Bill of Rights

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is the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

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According to the text, what is the constitutional problem relating to the nationalization of the Bill of Rights?

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Does the Bill of Rights put limits only on the national government, or does it limit state governments as well?

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Which of the following is the best description of the Supreme Court's first ruling on the issue of the nationalization of the Bill of Rights in 1833?

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The Bill of Rights limits the national government but not state governments.

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The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is

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the Fourteenth Amendment.

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In what year was freedom of speech extended to protect against the acts of state governments?

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1925

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The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to protect citizens against state and federal actions is called

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selective incorporation.

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The wall of separation between church and state is best found in what clause of the Constitution?

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the establishment clause

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Which provision of the Bill of Rights has not been nationalized?

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the right to a grand jury

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The Lemon test involves what part of the Constitution?

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establishment clause

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The Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was significant because

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it endorsed the free exercise of religion even when it is offensive to the beliefs of the majority.

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The Supreme Court case concerning smoking peyote during Native Americans' religious rituals demonstrates that the Court's key problem in ruling on religious freedom is to determine

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the difference between religious beliefs and conduct that is based on religious beliefs.

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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed by Congress in 1993, was an attempt to

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give more protection to religious freedoms than the Supreme Court was allowing.

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What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

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laws passed in the 1790s that made it a crime to say or publish anything that would defame the government of the United States

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The judicial doctrine that places a heavy burden of proof on the government when it seeks to regulate or restrict speech is called

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strict scrutiny.

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The first time the Supreme Court interpreted the full scope of the First Amendment was

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in the years right after World War I.

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Which of the following types of speech receives the greatest level of First Amendment protection?

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political speech that stops short of inciting violence

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The first and most famous test for determining when the government could intervene to suppress political speech was called the

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clear and present danger test.

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The rights to assembly and petition are guaranteed by the same amendment guaranteeing

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free speech.

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When the government blocks the publication of material it does not want released, this is known as

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prior restraint.

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The Supreme Court case Near v. Minnesota established the principle that

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only under the most extraordinary circumstances should the government prevent the publication of newspapers and magazines.

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Why was the Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan significant?

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The Court ruled that a newspaper had to print false and malicious material deliberately in order to be guilty of libel.

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Why did the Supreme Court rule the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional?

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Because it attempted to protect children by suppressing speech that adults have a constitutional right to receive.

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Which of the following is the most recent constitutional issue concerning fighting words?

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university harassment and hate speech codes

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Which of the following best reflects the Supreme Court's position on commercial speech, such as advertisements?

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Advertisements receive limited First Amendment protection.

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The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about

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protections for those accused of committing a crime.

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The due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is best described as

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a procedural civil liberty.

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What is the standard for determining guilt in criminal cases?

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Guilt must be proven "beyond a reasonable doubt."

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The ______ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece of evidence obtained illegally.

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exclusionary

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The Fourth Amendment protects against

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unreasonable searches and seizures.

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The controversy over suspicionless drug tests at school and in the workplace pits the government's war on drugs against the right

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to privacy from unwarranted searches.

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A recent controversy that has tested the constitutional definition of "search and seizure" has been

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mandatory drug testing.

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What is a grand jury?

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a jury that determines whether there is enough evidence to justify a trial

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The requirement that persons under arrest be informed of their right to remain silent is known as the ______ rule.

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Miranda

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The term eminent domain describes

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the power of the government to take private property for public use.

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The right to legal counsel in a criminal proceeding is guaranteed by the

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Sixth Amendment.

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The case of Gideon v. Wainwright established the right

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to counsel in felony cases.

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The Eighth Amendment prohibits

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cruel and unusual punishment.

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The Supreme Court formally articulated the right to privacy in a case involving

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access to birth control.

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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) and Roe v. Wade (1973) have been extremely important in the development of

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a constitutional right to privacy.

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A woman's constitutional right to an abortion was established in

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Roe v. Wade (1973).

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In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that

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laws criminalizing gay sexual behavior are a violation of the right to privacy.

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