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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A it is not explicitly included in the Constitution or Bill of Rights
B it has been interpreted to protect a woman’s right to have an abortion
C most US citizens today believe that the government should be allowed to outlaw birth control
D it has been used to overturn laws that have substantial public support
Question #2
A Asian immigrants were disliked by whites who feared competition for jobs, and several acts of Congress sought to restrict immigration and naturalization of Asians.
B Whites feared Asian immigrants because Japanese and Chinese Americans were often disloyal to the US government.
C Asian immigrants were welcomed to the United States and swiftly became financially successful.
D Asian immigrants got along well with whites but not with Mexican Americans or African Americans.
Question #3
A the bracero program
B the Mattachine Society
C Operation Wetback
D the United Farm Workers union
Question #4
A a federal program to give funds to Native American tribes to help their members open small businesses that would employ tribal members
B a federal program that returned control of Native American education to tribal governments
C a radical group of Native American activists who occupied the settlement of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation
D an attempt to reduce the size of reservations
Question #5
A Lakota
B Cherokee
C Paiute
D Navajo
Question #6
A affirmative action
B the glass ceiling
C comparable worth
D substantial confrontation
Question #7
A The NWP favored more confrontational tactics like protests and picketing while NAWSA circulated petitions and lobbied politicians.
B NAWSA attracted mostly middle-class women while NWP appealed to the working class.
C The NWP sought to deny African Americans the right to vote, but NAWSA wanted to enfranchise all women.
D NAWSA worked to win votes for women on a state-by-state basis while the NWP wanted an amendment added to the Constitution.
Question #8
A greater property rights for women
B women’s right to an education
C suffrage for women
D access to the professions for women
Question #9
A vividly illustrated the continued resistance to black civil rights in the Deep South
B was the first major protest after after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
C did not encounter any violent resistance
D led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Question #10
A Loving v. Virginia
B Brown v. Board of Education
C Shelley v. Kraemer
D Plessy v. Ferguson
Question #11
A A law that treats whites differently than other citizens
B An action by a state governor that treats Asian Americans differently than other citizens
C A law that treats 10-year-olds differently than 28-year-old.
D A law that treats men differently than women
Question #12
A intermediate scrutiny
B the Fourteenth Amendment
C strict scrutiny
D affirmative action
Question #13
A intermediate scrutiny
B strict scrutiny
C rational basis test
D equal protection
Question #14
A there are more legal restrictions on how the US government uses tracking technology than in Europe
B laws in Europe more strictly regulate how government officials can use tracking technology
C companies based in Europe don’t have to comply with US privacy laws
D most Europeans don’t use technologies that can easily be tracked
Question #15
A Minors must gain the consent of a parent or judge before seeking an abortion.
B Women must notify their spouses before having an abortion.
C Women must make more than one visit to an abortion clinic before the procedure can be performed.
D Women must be informed of the health consequences of having an abortion.
Question #16
A the right to a free public education
B the right to hunt
C the right to privacy
D the right to polygamous marriage
Question #17
A is always cruel and unusual punishment
B is never cruel and unusual punishment
C may be applied only to acts of terrorism
D may not be applied to those who were under 18 when they committed a crime
Question #18
A prosecuting someone in a state court for a criminal act he or she had been acquitted of in a federal court
B none of these options
C prosecuting someone in federal court for a criminal act he or she had been acquitted of in a state court
D suing someone for damages for an act the person was found not guilty of
Question #19
A the right to remain silent
B the right to a trial by an impartial jury
C the right to a speedy trial
D the right to cross-examine witnesses in a trial
Question #20
A allowed greater use of the power of eminent domain
B regulated popular ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber
C limited the application of the death penalty
D made it harder for police to use evidence obtained without a warrant
Question #21
A does not protect people who rent or lease property
B does not apply when there is a serious risk that evidence will be destroyed before a warrant can be issued
C applies only to the seizure of property as evidence
D applies only to searches of the home
Question #22
A forming a part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second and Fourth Amendments
B ensuring the right to freedom of the press
C reinforcing the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment
D strengthening the right to a jury trial in criminal cases
Question #23
A the right to peaceably assemble
B the right to keep and bear arms
C the protection of freedom of religion
D the right to free speech
Question #24
A outlawed slavery
B allowed the states to continue to enact black codes
C helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights
D guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote
Question #25
A right to free speech
B right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment
C right to a writ of habeas corpus
D right to keep and bear arms
Question #26
A it was part of the Articles of Confederation
B it was originally part of the Declaration of Independence
C key states refused to ratify the Constitution unless it was added
D Alexander Hamilton believed it was necessay