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According to the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v Wade, which of the following restrictions may the state place on abortions?

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during the third trimester, the state may regulate or outlaw abortions except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother

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gag orders have been used to

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restrict the publication of news about a pretrial hearing

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state funding to private or parochial schools has raised issues involving the _____ of the constitution

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first ammendment

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an individual's trial rights include all of the following EXCEPT

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the right not to be subject to lengthy questioning

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for a public official to obtain damages under liberal laws, he or she must

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prove the statement was made with actual mallice

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according to the clear and present danger test, expression could be restricted if

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evidence exists that such expression would cause a dangerous condition that congress has the power to prevent

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before the latter half of the nineteenth century, abortion was

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not a criminal offense before the first movement of the fetus in the uterus

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in Webster v Reproductive Health Services, the supreme court ruled that states may

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ban the use of public hospitals for performing abortions

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the exclusionary rule is a policy that

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prohibits the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial

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in 2000, the supreme court addressed the abortion issue directly when it reviewed a Nebraska law banning

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"partial-birth" abortions

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advertising statements are known as

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commercial speech

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a writ of habeas corpus is an order that requires

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jailers to bring a prisoner before a court and explain why they are being held

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which of the following best defines symbolic speech

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nonverbal expression

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all of the following concerning the Lemon v Kurtzman case is true except

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government aid to religious schools has to be religious in nature

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Before 1868, the bill of rights

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applied to people's rights relative to the Federal Government, but not to people's rights

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libel is

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defamation in writing

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it was not until the ______ was ratified that the Bill of Rights began to be applied to the states

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fourteenth amendment

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incorporation theory refers to

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the view that the bill of rights applies to the states as well of the federal government

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the 1994 freedom of access to clinic entrances act

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prohibits protesters from blocking entrances to abortion clinics

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the part of the first amendment prohibiting the national government from interfering with religious practices is called the

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free exercise clause

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to be considered obscene, a work must

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lack serious redeeming literary, artistic, political, or scientific merit

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which of the following best defines civil liberties

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civil liberties restrain the actions of government against individuals

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shortly after september 11, 2001, president george w bush issued an executive order authorizing the _______ to conduct secret surveillance without court warrants

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national security agency (NSA)

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obscenity was legally defined by Chief Justice Burger in

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Miller v California

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In 1903, the supreme court ruled that the government could not deport someone without

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a hearing that meets constitutional due process standards

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the communications decency act (CDA) of 1996 and the Children's online protection act of 1998

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have been blocked on constitutional grounds

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in osborne v ohio, the supreme court ruled that states can outlaw the possession of child pornography in the home

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because owning the material perpetuates commercial demand for it and for the exploitation of children involved

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the bad tendency rule meant that

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speech may be curtailed if there is a possibility that such expression might lead to some evil

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In engel v vitale (1962), the supreme court ruled that

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government is not constitutionally allowed to compose official prayers

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slander is

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the public uttering of a false statement that harms the good reputation of another

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when a person has either knowledge of a defamatory statement's falsity or a reckless disregard for the truth, he or she is said to have

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actual mallice

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the free exercise clause guarantees

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the free exercise of religion

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some claim that the United States did not achieve true freedom of _____________ until 1969, when the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a Ku Klux Klan leader in Brandenburg v Ohio

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political speech

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a defendant's pretrial rights include all of the following except

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negotiable bail

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defamation of character is defined as

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wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation

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in Griswold v Connecticut, the supreme court held that

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prohibiting contraceptives violated a right to personal privacy

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all of the following are true about religious displays on public property except that

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nativity scenes have been allowed as stand-alone displays

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with regard to physician-assisted suicide, the supreme court has said that

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the liberty interest does not include a right to commit suicide

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In Reno v American-arab anti-discrimination committee, the supreme court ruled that aliens have

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no first amendment rights to object to deportation

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which of the following best describes prior restraint

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restraining an activity before that activity has actually occurred

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at the federal level, the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) of 1990 made it a crime to

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sell child pornography on the internet

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the type of media that has the least first amendment protection is

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radio and television broadcasting

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the new york times v United States case

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affirmed the no-prior-restraint doctrine

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In the area of freedom of speech, which of the following is not true

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the supreme court ruled that universities may not impose mandatory student activity fees

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state and local attempts to forbid the teaching of evolution in schools

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have not passed constitutional muster in the eyes of the supreme court

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the supreme court held that the fourteenth amendment protected freedom of speech from state infringement in the __________ case

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gitlow v new york

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In ______, the supreme court held that if a person accused of a felony cannot afford an attorney, one must be made available to the accused at the government's expense

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Gideon v Wainwright

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the flag protection act of 1989

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was ruled unconstitutional by supreme court

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in the everson v board of education case, the supreme court held that

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no tax can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions

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legislation that allows the government to conduct "roving" wiretaps has raised issues under the

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time, place, and manner test

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