Question 1

Which of the following is responsible for determining whether enough evidence exists to go to trial?

Accepted Answer

A)   trial court
B)   defense attorney
C)   prosecutor
D)   grand juryE) A) and C)
F) None of the above D

Question 2

Why did the Supreme Court briefly end capital punishment in 1972?

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Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
B)   Lawrence v. Texas
C)   Miranda v. Arizona
D)   Roe v. WadeE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

__________ make an act punishable as a crime even if the act was legal when it was committed.These are prohibited by Article I of the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A)   Writs of habeas corpus
B)   Bills of attainder
C)   Ex post facto laws
D)   Prior restraintsE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

While enemy combatants have a reduced right to habeas corpus,they have the same right to a jury trial as other accused criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss the evolution of abortion rights.

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1.Identify the h...

Question 7

Profanity,obscenity,and threats may constitute which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   content neutrality
B)   prior restraints
C)   fighting words
D)   censorshipE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

__________ rights include the right to remain silent.

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Question 9

After Gideon v.Wainwright,the Sixth Amendment has been interpreted to guarantee a right to counsel to criminal defendants regardless of the accused's ability to pay.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why does the plight of the Guantanamo detainees raise concerns about civil liberties?

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Question 11

How do selective incorporation and substantive due process work to protect the civil liberties of individual citizens?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain the concept of selective incorporation.
2.Describe the meaning of substantive due process.
3.Analyze how these provisions help to ensure that citizens are protected from infringement on their civil liberties by both the federal and state governments.

Question 12

Which test examines the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

Accepted Answer

A)   Orange
B)   Lemon
C)   Free Exercise
D)   Prior RestraintE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

In 2004,the Supreme Court ruled that detainees have a right to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   the assistance of counsel
B)   equal protection
C)   habeas corpus
D)   a bill of attainderE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The Supreme Court briefly outlawed which of the following in the 1970s by asserting that it was being imposed in an arbitrary manner?

Accepted Answer

A)   capital punishment
B)   the exclusionary rule
C)   access to court-appointed counsel
D)   symbolic speech protectionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

What did Abington School District v.Schempp find to be unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

A)   state-mandated Bible reading
B)   forced sterilization
C)   discrimination against homosexuals
D)   imprisonment without a trialE) None of the above
F) A) and D) A

Question 16

The free exercise clause guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   education
B)   religion
C)   business
D)   speechE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

A defamatory,false written statement is __________; the same statement spoken aloud is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   perjury; slander
B)   slander; libel
C)   illegal; legal
D)   libel; slanderE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The doctrine of prior restraint says that the government cannot prevent speech or publication __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   that is critical of the government
B)   that is illegal
C)   after the fact
D)   before the factE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

How has the Supreme Court applied the exclusionary rule?

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Question 20

The Roberts Court has vehemently enforced the rights identified in Miranda v.Arizona.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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While enemy combatants have a reduced right to habeas corpus,they have the same right to a jury trial as other accused criminals.

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After Gideon v.Wainwright,the Sixth Amendment has been interpreted to guarantee a right to counsel to criminal defendants regardless of the accused's ability to pay.

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Why does the plight of the Guantanamo detainees raise concerns about civil liberties?

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How has the Supreme Court applied the exclusionary rule?

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The Roberts Court has vehemently enforced the rights identified in Miranda v.Arizona.

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__________ make an act punishable as a crime even if the act was legal when it was committed.These are prohibited by Article I of the Constitution.

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While enemy combatants have a reduced right to habeas corpus,they have the same right to a jury trial as other accused criminals.

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__________ rights include the right to remain silent.

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Why does the plight of the Guantanamo detainees raise concerns about civil liberties?

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How do selective incorporation and substantive due process work to protect the civil liberties of individual citizens?

Which test examines the constitutionality of religious establishment issues?

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The Supreme Court briefly outlawed which of the following in the 1970s by asserting that it was being imposed in an arbitrary manner?

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The free exercise clause guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?

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