Political Science 1 - Government of the United States and California » 2019 » Quiz 4

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Question #1
In Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court held that the Bill of Rights limits __________, not __________, activity.
A.   noncommercial; commercial
B.   state; federal
C.   federal; state
D.   commercial; noncommercial
Question #2
The incorporation doctrine makes the protections of the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through which of the following amendments?
A.   Fourth
B.   Tenth
C.   Fifth
D.   Fourteenth
Question #3
The free exercise clause states that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?
A.   business
B.   education
C.   speech
D.   religion
Question #4
In the 1960s, the Supreme Court aroused the wrath of many Americans with rulings like that in Engel v. Vitale regarding which controversial religious issue?
A.   teaching of evolution in school
B.   displays of religious symbols during holidays
C.   recitation of prayer and Bible passages in school
D.   displays of religious symbols on government buildings
Question #5
Prohibiting a newspaper from publishing a story critical of the government is an example of __________.
A.   probable cause
B.   the Rothtest
C.   prior restraint
D.   symbolic speech
Question #6
During World War I, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Charles T. Schenck, ruling that government can limit speech that __________.
A.   is a prior restraint
B.   is critical of the government
C.   creates a clear and present danger
D.   qualifies as hate speech
Question #7
Freedom of assembly is guaranteed by which constitutional amendment?
A.   First
B.   Fourth
C.   Third
D.   Second
Question #8
Which Supreme Court case upheld an individual's right to have a gun in his or her home for self-defense?
A.   D.C. v. Heller
B.   Miranda v. Arizona
C.   Griswold v. Connecticut
D.   Gideon v. Wainwright
Question #9
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects against unreasonable __________.
A.   searches and seizures
B.   prior restraint
C.   limits on free speech
D.   litigation
Question #10
Miranda rights require that the police inform suspects of which of the following rights?
A.   quick and speedy trial
B.   a phone call
C.   a jury trial
D.   speak to an attorney
Question #11
Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule?
A.   Parker v. Gideon
B.   New York Times v.Sullivan
C.   Wolf v. Colorado
D.   Mapp v. Ohio
Question #12
Opponents of the death penalty have argued that it violates which amendment to the Constitution?
A.   Tenth
B.   Third
C.   Fifteenth
D.   Eighth
Question #13
According to Roe v. Wade, what could a state do if it wanted to limit a woman's right to an abortion during her first trimester?
A.   The state could ban the abortion unless the mother's life was in danger.
B.   The state could do very little to limit a woman's right to an abortion.
C.   The state could regulate it if the mother's life were in danger.
D.   The state could ban it.
Question #14
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can limit abortions if the regulations do not pose which of the following?
A.   a prior restraint
B.   an inconvenient truth
C.   any additional constraints
D.   an undue burden
Question #15
The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of a Connecticut law that prohibited the use of contraception by relying on the implied right to __________.
A.   commerce
B.   family
C.   sexual freedom
D.   privacy
Question #16
Which U.S. Supreme Court case found that a woman's right to have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy?
A.   US v. Morrison
B.   Roe v. Wade
C.   New York Times v. Sullivan
D.   Lawrence v. Texas
Question #17
Which of the following rights has the Supreme Court found to be one of the penumbras of unstated liberties linked to explicitly stated rights?
A.   right to vote
B.   right to travel
C.   right to privacy
D.   right to marry
Question #18
Which rule bars the use of illegally seized evidence at trial?
A.   right to pay
B.   prior restraint
C.   exclusionary
D.   double jeopardy
Question #19
The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from which of the following?
A.   unreasonable search and seizure
B.   self-incrimination
C.   trials without a jury

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