Question 1

Spoken words that are known to be false and harmful to a person's reputation are an example of

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A)  libel.
B)  slander.
C)  blasphemy.
D)  obscenity.
E)  symbolic speech.

Question 2

The individual right that is widely regarded as the most basic of individual rights is

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A)  the right to an attorney.
B)  freedom of expression.
C)  the right to a jury trial.
D)  the right to an adequate education.
E)  protection against illegal searches and seizures.

Question 3

According to the Supreme Court,what is the status of prayer in the public schools?

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A)  Formal prayer is not allowed,but moments of silence are constitutional.
B)  State-supported prayers are not allowed in public schools.
C)  Prayer is now allowed,but each school must allow students to leave the classroom when prayers are read aloud.
D)  Bible readings in public schools are constitutional.
E)  Student-led prayers at public school football games are constitutional.

Question 4

The right to counsel is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

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A)  First
B)  Fifth
C)  Sixth
D)  Ninth
E)  Tenth

Question 5

How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in recent years? Explain.

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The Supreme Court has typically let Cong...

Question 6

Libel applies to defamation of an individual's reputation through the

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A)  written word.
B)  spoken word.
C)  written and spoken word.
D)  written,spoken,and symbolic word.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

Government can lawfully prevent a political rally from taking place

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A)  under no circumstances; people have an unconditional right to express their views.
B)  when the rally would require unduly expensive police protection.
C)  when the views of those holding the rally are unpopular.
D)  when it can demonstrate that harmful acts will necessarily result from the rally.
E)  None of these answers is correct. D

Question 8

The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?

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A)  Roe v.Wade
B)  Mapp v.Ohio
C)  Schenck v.United States
D)  Miranda v.Arizona
E)  New York Times Co.v.United States

Question 9

Explain the concept of prior restraint of the press.Include one example of how the Supreme Court has ruled on this issue.

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Prior restraint is government prohibitio...

Question 10

In Mapp v.Ohio,the selective incorporation process was extended to include

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A)  criminal proceedings in the states.
B)  civil cases.
C)  pleas of insanity.
D)  children (minors) accused of crime.
E)  indigent litigants.

Question 11

Which of the following,relative to the others,is typically more protective of individual rights?

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A)  the U.S.Congress
B)  the general public
C)  public opinion
D)  the presidency
E)  the judiciary E

Question 12

In the Constitution,procedural due process is protected by the

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A)  Fourth Amendment.
B)  Fifth Amendment.
C)  Sixth Amendment.
D)  Eighth Amendment.
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 13

In the Johnson flag-burning case,the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)  flag burning is an imminent danger to public safety.
B)  flag burning is not symbolic speech.
C)  flag burning,although offensive,cannot be prohibited.
D)  flag burning can be prohibited by the national government but not by the states.
E)  flag burning could be banned by Congress.

Question 14

Roughly a third of all executions in the past quarter-century have taken place in

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A)  Vermont.
B)  South Carolina.
C)  Texas.
D)  Alabama.
E)  California.

Question 15

The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from

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A)  any search conducted without a warrant.
B)  unreasonable searches.
C)  unreasonable searches conducted only by federal officers.
D)  all searches conducted by state officers.
E)  searches conducted only by local officers.

Question 16

Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause?

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A)  First
B)  Tenth
C)  Third
D)  Fourteenth
E)  Twenty-first

Question 17

The inevitable discovery exception

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A)  holds that the exclusionary rule can be waived in cases where failure to convict can lead to further public harm.
B)  holds that otherwise excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police believed they were following the proper procedures.
C)  allows the use of evidence that would have been discovered regardless by other means or through other forms of evidence.
D)  has effectively invalidated the exclusionary rule.
E)  holds that a convicted person may not appeal the conviction when his or her own actions would have ultimately led to further unlawful acts. C

Question 18

If a person yells "fire" in a crowded theater when there is no fire,and people are hurt in the ensuing panic,that individual abused his/her freedom of speech according to the doctrine of

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A)  malice.
B)  clear and present danger.
C)  unlawful assembly.
D)  privacy.
E)  prior restraint.

Question 19

The Supreme Court

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A)  has ruled that even forms of symbolic speech considered to be dangerous to the public are protected.
B)  ruled during the Vietnam war that the burning of draft registration cards was a protected form of symbolic speech.
C)  has reduced its protections of symbolic speech dramatically,and recently has ruled against flag burning as a form of protected symbolic speech.
D)  has protected symbolic speech much more substantially than it has protected verbal speech.
E)  has generally protected symbolic speech,though less substantially than it has protected verbal speech.

Question 20

The Supreme Court has reasoned that a right of privacy is provided by

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A)  the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
B)  the Ninth Amendment,which says that people's rights are not limited to those enumerated in the Constitution.
C)  the Tenth Amendment,which reserves to the people and the states those powers not granted to the federal government.
D)  the implication of said right by the freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
E)  the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

Exam 4: Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights

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The individual right that is widely regarded as the most basic of individual rights is

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According to the Supreme Court,what is the status of prayer in the public schools?

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The right to counsel is guaranteed by the ________ Amendment.

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How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment in recent years? Explain.

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Libel applies to defamation of an individual's reputation through the

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The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?

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Explain the concept of prior restraint of the press.Include one example of how the Supreme Court has ruled on this issue.

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In Mapp v.Ohio,the selective incorporation process was extended to include

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Which of the following,relative to the others,is typically more protective of individual rights?

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Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause?

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