Govt T2 chapter questions – Flashcards
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The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about
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protections for those accused of committing crimes
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The Supreme Court justices do not give full protection to fighting words because
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such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas
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What type 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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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) established the right
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to counsel in felony cases
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"Due process of law" in the United States is generally defined by the ________ amendments
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Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth
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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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Why is Palko v. Connecticut (1937) an important case?
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The Supreme Court explained the process for determining which parts of the Bill of Rights would protect individuals against states as well as the national government.
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What did the Supreme Court justices decide in Kelo v. City of New London (2005)?
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A city can seize land from private owners and transfer it to another private owner as part of a redevelopment program.
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What would NOT be an example of speech plus?
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assassinating a political leader
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Van Orden v. Perry (2005) and McCreary v. ACLU (2005) illustrate that
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the issue of government-sponsored displays of religious symbols has not yet been definitively settled.
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) was important because it produced rules that must be used
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by the police before questioning an arrested criminal suspect.
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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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In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943), the Supreme Court justices announced that
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children cannot be required to salute the flag if it violates their religious faith.
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The decision in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992) suggests that
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virtually all hate speech is constitutionally protected.
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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 ________, the Supreme Court permitted busing children as a way of bringing about desegregation of schools.
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1971
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What was the ultimate destination of the Underground Railroad?
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Canada
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Which of the following was NOT used as a way to limit the electoral influence of African Americans?
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Restrictive covenants
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What kind of statements best describes the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on voter registration in southern states?
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The gap between the percentage of whites registering to vote and the percentage of African Americans registering to vote declined significantly after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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When did civil rights become part of the U.S. Constitution?
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Civil rights were incorporated with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Ten years after Brown v. Board of Education (1954), ________ percent of black children in the Deep South attended school with white children.
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Before 1924, what was the political status of Native Americans?
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They were considered to be foreigners because their tribes were regarded as separate nations.
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Which area was NOT covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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military service
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What statement about the Reconstruction era is FALSE?
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African American voters supported the Democratic Party.
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In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court justices ruled that
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quotas and separate admissions standards for minorities were unconstitutional but affirmative action could be used.
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Mendez v. Westminster (1947) was significant because
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the decision to overturn school segregation of Mexican American students in California served as a precursor to Brown v. Board of Education.
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What happened to California's Proposition 187?
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A federal judge declared most of it a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
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United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) is an important case because the justices declared that
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anyone born in the United States was entitled to be a citizen.
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What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
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a meeting in upstate New York during the mid-nineteenth century regarding women's rights
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In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by
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requiring that federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments for education be withheld from any school system practicing racial segregation.
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Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?
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It was not ratified by the necessary thirty-eight states.
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What did the framers identify as the greatest source of political conflict for the United States?
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Differences between the rich and poor
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What organization is not liberal?
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The Chamber of Commerce
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What was NOT part of the George W. Bush administration's effort to maintain support for its war on terror?
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Donations to academic institutions
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A frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to ________.
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Poorly worded questions
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What statement concerning the news media is FALSE?
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In a free democracy, the news media provides information without framing or interpreting it in any particular way.
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In 1936, pollsters at the Literary Digest were guilty of ________ when they mistakenly predicted a presidential victory for Alf Landon over Franklin Roosevelt by polling people whose names came from the telephone book and automobile registration records.
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Selection bias
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The practice of push polling involves
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The procedure of asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent's opinion.
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The belief that government is a wasteful and dangerous institution and should be limited to as few activities as possible is an example of a political ________.
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Ideology
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The increased importance that politicians have placed on public opinion polls over the last 50 years is due partly to
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The fact that it has become very difficult for political leaders to experience public opinion directly.
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Which of the following statements is true about the news media?
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The mass media have an enormous impact on public opinion.
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What is NOT true about current trends in public opinion?
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More Americans favor gun control today than in the 1990s.
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A liberal would most likely support
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An expansion in governmental social services
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Which of the following statements about the marketplace of ideas is true?
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Private groups and the news media play important roles in shaping opinions in the marketplace of ideas.
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In recent years, partisan realignment in the South and congressional redistricting have
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Reduced the number of conservative Democrats and all but eliminated liberal Republicans from the Congress.
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________ promoted his policy agenda to the American people through "fireside chats."
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Franklin Roosevelt
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A socialist is someone who believes that
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government should be very active in many spheres in order to reduce economic and social inequality.
