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Question #1
In Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No.1 (2007), the Supreme Court ruled that
A.
public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were unconstitutional because they discriminated against African Americans.
B.
public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were constitutional.
C.
public school policies that assigned students to a school on the basis of race were unconstitutional because they discriminated against whites.
D.
state-imposed desegregation could only be brought about by busing children across school districts.
Question #2
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 attempted to
A.
protect African Americans against disenfranchisement in the voting booth.
B.
expand the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment to recent Asian immigrants.
C.
protect women against disenfranchisement in the voting booth.
D.
protect former slaves from discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and theaters.
Question #3
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) was significant because it
A.
banned prayers in public schools.
B.
endorsed the free exercise of religion even when it was offensive to the beliefs of the majority.
C.
allowed the use of tax-supported vouchers for religious schools.
D.
established a constitutional right to privacy.
Question #4
________ states have enacted legislation requiring voters to show positive identification at the polls.
A.
Thirty-four
B.
Nine
C.
Eighteen
D.
Twenty-seven
Question #5
An Arkansas prison policy prohibiting beards was struck down as a violation of a Muslim man’s ability to freely exercise his religion in the case
A.
Holt v. Hobbs.
B.
McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky.
C.
Cantwell v. Connecticut.
D.
Van Orden v. Perry.
Question #6
What did the Supreme Court rule in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)?
A.
The Court extended civil rights protection to gays and lesbians as a class.
B.
The Court legalized same-sex marriage.
C.
There is a constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity.
D.
There is no constitutional right to privacy for consensual homosexual activity.
Question #7
The exclusionary rule was applied to all levels of government by the Supreme Court in which case?
A.
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
B.
Near v. Minnesota (1931)
C.
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
D.
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Question #8
Why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to pass?
A.
It won approval in the House but not in the Senate.
B.
It was not ratified by the necessary 38 states.
C.
It won approval in the Senate but not in the House.
D.
It was vetoed by President Ronald Reagan.
Question #9
Which of the following statements best describes the effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on voter registration in southern states?
A.
A smaller percentage of African Americans registered to vote in southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
B.
The percentage of African Americans registering to vote did not change after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
C.
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.
D.
A much larger percentage of whites registered to vote in southern states after passage of the Voting Rights Act.
Question #10
The ________ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece of evidence that has been obtained illegally.
A.
Miranda
B.
ex post facto
C.
warrant
D.
exclusionary
Question #11
Which of the following news sources reaches the MOST Americans?
A.
the internet
B.
television
C.
radio
D.
newspapers
Question #12
It is estimated that over ________ percent of Americans have a television.
A.
75
B.
50
C.
66
D.
95
Question #13
The ________ provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages.
A.
Diversity in Media Doctrine
B.
Communications Decency Act
C.
Fairness Doctrine
D.
equal time rule
Question #14
The frequent reporting on the federal investigation by Robert Mueller regarding whether anyone close to Trump participated in Russia’s 2016 election interference is an example of the media’s commitment to
A.
yellow journalism.
B.
adversarial journalism.
C.
fake news.
D.
niche journalism.
Question #15
A website devoted entirely to reporting on climate change and other environmental issues would be an example of ________ journalism.
A.
nonprofit
B.
protest
C.
adversarial
D.
niche
Question #16
If a number of newspapers published stories exposing an elected official’s acceptance of monetary bribes from a corporation in exchange for passing a particular law, it would be an example of the media serving in their role as
A.
a judge and jury.
B.
a first branch.
C.
a watchdog.
D.
a first estate.
Question #17
“Filter bubbles” appear when
A.
search engines automatically screen out information that might challenge or broaden a person’s worldview.
B.
news aggregation sites include content from a wide variety of sources and give no preference to American media organizations.
C.
people intentionally expose themselves to perspectives that challenge what they already believe to be true about the political world.
D.
journalists choose to cover only those stories that are acceptable to advertisers.
Question #18
Which agency regulates broadcast media?
A.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
B.
Federal Communications Commission
C.
Public Broadcast System
D.
Department of Commerce
Question #19
The fact that journalists referred to the Obama administration’s health care initiative as “reform” instead of as “health care rationing” is an example of
A.
framing.
B.
sound bites.
C.
agenda-setting.
D.
adversarial journalism.
Question #20
Which of the following is a good example of a media monopoly?
A.
Disney
B.
the New York Times
C.
Fox News
D.
ESPN
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