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Chapter 2 Video Quiz

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Question #1
A  Morse v. Frederick (2007).
B  Buckley v. Valeo (1976).
C  R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992).
D  Dennis v. United States (1951).
Question #2
A  If the protests jeopardize the health, safety, and rights of others.
B  If the protests were conducted on private property.
C  If the governor had laws banning protests in the state.
D  If the speech at the protest was accompanied by an additional action, making it speech plus.
Question #3
A  they are a form of obscenity.
B  they are a form of sedition.
C  they are necessarily slanderous.
D  such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas.
Question #5
A  Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
B  Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
C  Near v. Minnesota (1931)
D  Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Question #6
A  Third, Fourth, and Fifth amendments.
B  Second, Eighth, and Twelfth amendments.
C  civil liberties listed in Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution.
D  Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments.
Question #7
A  the rights of individuals accused of crimes.
B  American due process.
C  a test that can be used to determine what is protected speech.
D  a constitutional right to privacy.
Question #8
A  there was no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide.
B  mandatory locker searches in public schools did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
C  laws criminalizing sexual behavior are a violation of the right to privacy.
D  states may compel a 48-hour waiting period before permitting a woman to have an abortion.
Question #9
A  instituting the death penalty for doctors who provide abortions.
B  covering the costs of an abortion through government-subsidized health insurance programs.
C  making abortion a criminal act prior to the point at which the fetus becomes viable.
D  making abortion a criminal act at any point in a woman’s pregnancy.
Question #10
A  the process by which different protections in the Bill of Rights were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment
B  the right to be left alone
C  the right of every individual against arbitrary action by national or state governments
D  the right of government to take private property for public use
Question #11
A  to an open trial before a judge.
B  to legal counsel in felony cases.
C  against suspicionless searches and seizures.
D  against self-incrimination.
Question #12
A  First
B  Ninth
C  Sixth
D  Fifth
Question #13
A  exclusionary
B  warrant
C  ex post facto
D  Miranda
Question #14
A  District of Columbia v. Heller.
B  United States v. Williams.
C  Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union.
D  Miller v. California.
Question #15
A  a libel suit applies to written statements.
B  a libel suit is typically easier to win than a slander suit, which has a higher burden of evidence in court.
C  a slander suit applies only to “false and inaccurate” statements.
D  a slander suit applies to written statements made by individuals in social media posts, not in newspapers.
Question #16
A  hate speech is not protected by the Constitution.
B  political speech receives more protection under the Constitution than commercial speech.
C  virtually all “hate speech” is constitutionally protected.
D  commercial speech receives more protection under the Constitution than political speech.
Question #17
A  New York Times v. Sullivan
B  Near v. Minnesota
C  New York Times v. United States
D  Branzburg v. Hayes
Question #18
A  opponent of the Vietnam War who had obtained the so-called Pentagon Papers illegally and leaked them to the New York Times.
B  employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) who fled the country to escape arrest after revealing the details of NSA domestic spying operations.
C  army intelligence analyst sent to prison for providing classified documents to WikiLeaks.
D  senior at Juneau-Douglas High that unfurled a banner reading “BONG HITS 4 JESUS” at the 2002 Olympic torch relay.
Question #19
A  allows the government to ban political speech that is funded by corporations.
B  allows the government to prevent certain candidates from running campaign advertisements.
C  prohibits the government from limiting campaign spending in any way.
D  prohibits the government from regulating political speech that is funded by corporations.
Question #20
A  can only be suppressed if there is a compelling national interest.
B  are considered political speech.
C  cannot be considered commercial speech.
D  are subject to limited regulation.
Question #21
A  religious organizations cannot lose their tax-exempt status under federal law simply because they organized a protest event at the funeral service of a soldier.
B  the First Amendment protects free speech in a public place against emotional distress lawsuits.
C  religious organizations must lose their tax-exempt status under federal law if they organize protest events at funeral services.
D  protests during funeral services for military personnel can be prohibited by state governments even if held in a public place.
Question #22
A  the right to bear arms.
B  due process.
C  privacy.
D  free speech.
Question #23
A  provided public financing to all candidates running for federal office.
B  eliminated all public financing previously available to candidates running for federal office.
C  outlawed candidates and political parties from broadcasting any election-related advertisements within 60 days of a primary election.
D  placed a ban on corporate funding of independent political broadcasts aimed at electing or defeating particular candidates.
Question #24
A  the Alien and Sedition Acts, which made it a crime to say or publish anything that might defame the government, were an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment.
B  as long as speech falls short of actually inciting action, it cannot be prohibited, even if it is hostile to or subversive of the government and its policies.
C  the First Amendment provides no protection for “fighting words” because such words “are no essential part of any exposition of ideas.”
D  the First Amendment does not require schools to permit students to advocate illegal drug use.
Question #25
A  that made it a crime for foreign immigrants to belong to the Communist Party or other anti-American organizations.
B  passed during the Civil War denying Confederate sympathizers the right to free speech.
C  passed in the 1790s that made it a crime to say or publish anything that would defame the government of the United States.
D  passed by Congress in 1921 that restricted immigration to the United States.
Question #26
A  meaning of the establishment clause.
B  applicability of prior restraint.
C  meaning of eminent domain.
D  meaning of selective incorporation.
Question #27
A  Van Orden v. Perry.
B  Cantwell v. Connecticut.
C  McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky.
D  Holt v. Hobbs.
Question #28
A  The Supreme Court ruled that displaying the Ten Commandments in the courthouse was constitutional.
B  The Supreme Court ruled that financial support for religious schools was constitutional as long as there were no public displays of religious symbols.
C  The Supreme Court ruled that religious schools had the right to benefit from a state-funded playground-resurfacing program.
D  The Supreme Court ruled that excluding religious schools from state-funded playground-resurfacing programs was constitutional.
Question #29
A  free speech
B  the free exercise clause
C  due process
D  the establishment clause
Question #30
A  the Robinson v. California (1962) decision about California’s 90-day sentence for people found guilty of “addiction to the use of narcotics.”
B  the Miranda v. Arizona (1966) decision about the need to inform defendants in police custody of their rights.
C  the Benton v. Maryland (1969) decision about an individual tried twice in the state of Maryland for the same crime of larceny.
D  the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision about the denial of counsel to a defendant.
Question #31
A  the Tenth Amendment.
B  Article I of the Constitution.
C  the First Amendment.
D  the Fourteenth Amendment.
Question #32
A  Second Amendment’s right to bear arms.
B  Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
C  Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel.
D  Fifth Amendment’s protection against double jeopardy.
Question #33
A  Supreme Court ruled that a bill of rights was needed.
B  Federalists realized that no constitution would last for long without a bill of rights.
C  Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution.
D  federal government in the early days of the Republic was violating too many individual rights.
Question #34
A  1812
B  1787
C  1776
D  1791
Question #35
A  it was unnecessary given that the federal government was given only a delegated powers.
B  too many individual liberties diminished the trust between citizen and government.
C  a bill of rights would lead to many frivolous lawsuits.
D  a bill of rights would make the Constitution too specific and cumbersome.
Question #36
A  prior restraint
B  fighting words
C  hate speech
D  speech plus
Question #37
A  upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion.
B  ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.
C  ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person’s car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant.
D  ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.
Question #38
A  “suspicionless testing.”
B  “confront and confiscate.”
C  “stop and frisk.”
D  “search and seizure.”
Question #39
A  that the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision on the Timbs case was in line with the Eighth Amendment.
B  that states could impose excessive fines as long as due process was followed.
C  that seizing Timbs’ car was an example of excessive fines and that portion of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states.
D  since Timbs’ car was worth much more than the fines, the fines could be paid for with the car.
Question #40
A  right of individuals not to have their private property seized by the government.
B  power of the Supreme Court to declare the meaning and scope of all civil liberties.
C  power of the government to seize private property for public use.
D  power of state governments to ignore a law enacted by the federal government.
Question #41
A  because states did not change viability standards beyond what is allowed in Roe v. Wade
B  because none of these states are restricting a woman’s right to partial-birth abortion
C  because the right to privacy does not extend to the states
D  because the Court later ruled that an abortion is a limited or qualified right subject to regulation
Question #42
A  by the police before questioning an arrested criminal suspect.
B  to determine if some element of the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states.
C  to determine whether a warrant should be issued for a police search.
D  to judge whether printed materials are pornographic.
Question #44
A  quartering military troops in private homes.
B  unreasonable searches and seizures.
C  cruel and unusual punishment.
D  self-incrimination.
Question #45
A  ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.
B  upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion.
C  ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person’s car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant.
D  ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.
Question #46
A  writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper
B  distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration
C  reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park
D  posting a comment to a social media website
Question #47
A  “Fighting words” have been considered protected speech throughout American history, and the Supreme Court has always reversed convictions based on arguments that the speaker used “fighting words.”
B  Since the 1950s, the Supreme Court has never reversed a conviction based on arguments that the speaker used “fighting words.”
C  Since the 1950s, the Supreme Court has been inconsistent in its rulings on “fighting words” cases and chosen to overturn convictions only when they involve “hate speech.”
D  Since the 1950s, the Supreme Court has reversed almost every conviction based on arguments that the speaker used “fighting words.”
Question #48
A  the government could prevent the publication of newspapers and magazines only under the most extraordinary circumstances.
B  a newspaper had to print false and malicious material deliberately in order to be guilty of libel.
C  newspapers could be guilty of libel if they published any information that was ultimately proven to be inaccurate.
D  “shield laws” were unconstitutional.
Question #49
A  Senators are no longer considering a ban on flag burning.
B  according to the Eighth Amendment, any punishment for such an act during a protest would be considered excessive.
C  Congress passed a constitutional amendment that specifically protects this act.
D  the Supreme Court ruled it is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.
Question #50
A  commercial speech that does not incite violence
B  slanderous speech that does not incite violence
C  libelous speech that does not incite violence
D  political speech that does not incite violence
Question #51
A  Morse v. Frederick.
B  R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul.
C  Dennis v. United States.
D  Buckley v. Valeo.
Question #52
A  protected by the First Amendment as long as the corporation does not spend more than 2 million dollars.
B  in conflict with the Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to ban corporate funding of advertising.
C  inconsistent with the Court’s ruling in Buckley v. Valeo supporting spending on behalf of candidates and would trigger an investigation.
D  political speech according to the Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission.
Question #53
A  prior restraint.
B  libel.
C  speech plus.
D  strict scrutiny.
Question #54
A  whether a company can refuse to hire a Muslim woman who might wear a head scarf in violation of the company’s dress code.
B  the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers provide their female employees with free contraceptive coverage.
C  whether a religious group at the University of Virginia could be denied student activities funds merely because it espouses a particular religious viewpoint.
D  the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that individuals show proof of health insurance coverage or face a tax penalty from the federal government.
Question #55
A  children cannot be required to salute the flag if it violates their religious faith.
B  prayer in school violates the establishment clause.
C  school officials are permitted greater authority to censor speech and expression than would be permissible off school grounds.
D  Amish children are not required to attend school past the age of 12.
Question #56
A  Benjamin Franklin
B  James Madison
C  George Washington
D  Thomas Jefferson
Question #57
A  The takings clause restricts national and state governments but not local governments.
B  The Bill of Rights should not be used if a state’s constitution already contains its own bill of rights.
C  The takings clause does not cover accidents caused by government officials.
D  The Bill of Rights limits the national government but not state governments.
Question #58
A  “no person shall . . . be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.”
B  “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
C  “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
D  “no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
Question #60
A  a court order demanding that an individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention.
B  any law that declares an action to be illegal after it has been committed.
C  a law that declares a person guilty of a crime without a trial.
D  the right of government to take private property for public use.