Chapter 2 Video Quiz

A  Buckley v. Valeo (1976).

B  Morse v. Frederick (2007).

C  Dennis v. United States (1951).

D  R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992).

A  If the protests were conducted on private property.

B  If the governor had laws banning protests in the state.

C  If the speech at the protest was accompanied by an additional action, making it speech plus.

D  If the protests jeopardize the health, safety, and rights of others.

A  they are a form of obscenity.

B  they are necessarily slanderous.

C  they are a form of sedition.

D  such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas.

A  prior restraint.

B  clear and present danger.

C  speech plus.

D  sedition.

A  Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

B  Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

C  Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

D  Near v. Minnesota (1931)

A  civil liberties listed in Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution.

B  Second, Eighth, and Twelfth amendments.

C  Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments.

D  Third, Fourth, and Fifth amendments.

A  a test that can be used to determine what is protected speech.

B  the rights of individuals accused of crimes.

C  a constitutional right to privacy.

D  American due process.

A  there was no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide.

B  states may compel a 48-hour waiting period before permitting a woman to have an abortion.

C  laws criminalizing sexual behavior are a violation of the right to privacy.

D  mandatory locker searches in public schools did not violate the Fourth Amendment.

A  making abortion a criminal act at any point in a woman’s pregnancy.

B  making abortion a criminal act prior to the point at which the fetus becomes viable.

C  covering the costs of an abortion through government-subsidized health insurance programs.

D  instituting the death penalty for doctors who provide abortions.

A  the process by which different protections in the Bill of Rights were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment

B  the right of government to take private property for public use

C  the right of every individual against arbitrary action by national or state governments

D  the right to be left alone

A  against suspicionless searches and seizures.

B  against self-incrimination.

C  to an open trial before a judge.

D  to legal counsel in felony cases.

A  First

B  Sixth

C  Fifth

D  Ninth

A  Miranda

B  ex post facto

C  exclusionary

D  warrant

A  Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union.

B  United States v. Williams.

C  Miller v. California.

D  District of Columbia v. Heller.

A  a slander suit applies only to “false and inaccurate” statements.

B  a libel suit applies to written statements.

C  a libel suit is typically easier to win than a slander suit, which has a higher burden of evidence in court.

D  a slander suit applies to written statements made by individuals in social media posts, not in newspapers.

A  virtually all “hate speech” is constitutionally protected.

B  political speech receives more protection under the Constitution than commercial speech.

C  commercial speech receives more protection under the Constitution than political speech.

D  hate speech is not protected by the Constitution.

A  Near v. Minnesota

B  Branzburg v. Hayes

C  New York Times v. United States

D  New York Times v. Sullivan

A  army intelligence analyst sent to prison for providing classified documents to WikiLeaks.

B  opponent of the Vietnam War who had obtained the so-called Pentagon Papers illegally and leaked them to the New York Times.

C  senior at Juneau-Douglas High that unfurled a banner reading “BONG HITS 4 JESUS” at the 2002 Olympic torch relay.

D  employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) who fled the country to escape arrest after revealing the details of NSA domestic spying operations.

A  prohibits the government from regulating political speech that is funded by corporations.

B  allows the government to prevent certain candidates from running campaign advertisements.

C  allows the government to ban political speech that is funded by corporations.

D  prohibits the government from limiting campaign spending in any way.

A  can only be suppressed if there is a compelling national interest.

B  are subject to limited regulation.

C  cannot be considered commercial speech.

D  are considered political speech.

A  protests during funeral services for military personnel can be prohibited by state governments even if held in a public place.

B  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.

C  the First Amendment protects free speech in a public place against emotional distress lawsuits.

D  religious organizations must lose their tax-exempt status under federal law if they organize protest events at funeral services.

A  the right to bear arms.

B  due process.

C  free speech.

D  privacy.

A  placed a ban on corporate funding of independent political broadcasts aimed at electing or defeating particular candidates.

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  provided public financing to all candidates running for federal office.

A  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.

B  the First Amendment provides no protection for “fighting words” because such words “are no essential part of any exposition of ideas.”

C  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.

D  the First Amendment does not require schools to permit students to advocate illegal drug use.

A  passed during the Civil War denying Confederate sympathizers the right to free speech.

B  that made it a crime for foreign immigrants to belong to the Communist Party or other anti-American organizations.

C  passed by Congress in 1921 that restricted immigration to the United States.

D  passed in the 1790s that made it a crime to say or publish anything that would defame the government of the United States.

A  meaning of selective incorporation.

B  meaning of eminent domain.

C  meaning of the establishment clause.

D  applicability of prior restraint.

A  Cantwell v. Connecticut.

B  McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky.

C  Holt v. Hobbs.

D  Van Orden v. Perry.

A  The Supreme Court ruled that excluding religious schools from state-funded playground-resurfacing programs 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 displaying the Ten Commandments in the courthouse was constitutional.

A  free speech

B  the establishment clause

C  due process

D  the free exercise clause

A  the Miranda v. Arizona (1966) decision about the need to inform defendants in police custody of their rights.

B  the Robinson v. California (1962) decision about California’s 90-day sentence for people found guilty of “addiction to the use of narcotics.”

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.

A  the Tenth Amendment.

B  the Fourteenth Amendment.

C  the First Amendment.

D  Article I of the Constitution.

A  Fifth Amendment’s protection against double jeopardy.

B  Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel.

C  Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.

D  Second Amendment’s right to bear arms.

A  Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution.

B  Federalists realized that no constitution would last for long without a bill of rights.

C  federal government in the early days of the Republic was violating too many individual rights.

D  Supreme Court ruled that a bill of rights was needed.

A  1791

B  1776

C  1787

D  1812

A  a bill of rights would make the Constitution too specific and cumbersome.

B  a bill of rights would lead to many frivolous lawsuits.

C  too many individual liberties diminished the trust between citizen and government.

D  it was unnecessary given that the federal government was given only a delegated powers.

A  prior restraint

B  hate speech

C  speech plus

D  fighting words

A  ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.

B  ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person’s car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant.

C  ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.

D  upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion.

A  “search and seizure.”

B  “suspicionless testing.”

C  “confront and confiscate.”

D  “stop and frisk.”

A  that the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision on the Timbs case was in line with the Eighth Amendment.

B  that seizing Timbs’ car was an example of excessive fines and that portion of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states.

C  since Timbs’ car was worth much more than the fines, the fines could be paid for with the car.

D  that states could impose excessive fines as long as due process was followed.

A  power of state governments to ignore a law enacted by the federal government.

B  right of individuals not to have their private property seized by the government.

C  power of the Supreme Court to declare the meaning and scope of all civil liberties.

D  power of the government to seize private property for public use.

A  because the Court later ruled that an abortion is a limited or qualified right subject to regulation

B  because states did not change viability standards beyond what is allowed in Roe v. Wade

C  because none of these states are restricting a woman’s right to partial-birth abortion

D  because the right to privacy does not extend to the states

A  to determine if some element of the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states.

B  to determine whether a warrant should be issued for a police search.

C  by the police before questioning an arrested criminal suspect.

D  to judge whether printed materials are pornographic.

A  Seventh

B  Fourth

C  Fifth

D  Sixth

A  quartering military troops in private homes.

B  cruel and unusual punishment.

C  unreasonable searches and seizures.

D  self-incrimination.

A  ruled that law enforcement cannot attach a GPS device to a person’s car and monitor his or her movements without a warrant.

B  ruled that police are constitutionally prohibited from seizing and searching the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.

C  upheld a policy of DNA testing of arrestees without providing evidence of individualized suspicion.

D  ruled that police are allowed to seize and search the digital contents of a cell phone during an arrest.

A  writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper

B  reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park

C  posting a comment to a social media website

D  distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration

A  Since the 1950s, the Supreme Court has reversed almost every conviction based on arguments that the speaker used “fighting words.”

B  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.”

C  Since the 1950s, the Supreme Court has never reversed a conviction based on arguments that the speaker used “fighting words.”

D  “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.”

A  “shield laws” were unconstitutional.

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  the government could prevent the publication of newspapers and magazines only under the most extraordinary circumstances.

A  Congress passed a constitutional amendment that specifically protects this act.

B  the Supreme Court ruled it is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.

C  Senators are no longer considering a ban on flag burning.

D  according to the Eighth Amendment, any punishment for such an act during a protest would be considered excessive.

A  political speech that does not incite violence

B  slanderous speech that does not incite violence

C  commercial speech that does not incite violence

D  libelous speech that does not incite violence

A  Dennis v. United States.

B  Morse v. Frederick.

C  Buckley v. Valeo.

D  R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul.

A  political speech according to the Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission.

B  protected by the First Amendment as long as the corporation does not spend more than 2 million dollars.

C  in conflict with the Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to ban corporate funding of advertising.

D  inconsistent with the Court’s ruling in Buckley v. Valeo supporting spending on behalf of candidates and would trigger an investigation.

A  strict scrutiny.

B  speech plus.

C  libel.

D  prior restraint.

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 individuals show proof of health insurance coverage or face a tax penalty from the federal government.

C  the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers provide their female employees with free contraceptive coverage.

D  whether a religious group at the University of Virginia could be denied student activities funds merely because it espouses a particular religious viewpoint.

A  children cannot be required to salute the flag if it violates their religious faith.

B  Amish children are not required to attend school past the age of 12.

C  school officials are permitted greater authority to censor speech and expression than would be permissible off school grounds.

D  prayer in school violates the establishment clause.

A  Thomas Jefferson

B  George Washington

C  James Madison

D  Benjamin Franklin

A  The takings clause does not cover accidents caused by government officials.

B  The Bill of Rights limits the national government but not state governments.

C  The Bill of Rights should not be used if a state’s constitution already contains its own bill of rights.

D  The takings clause restricts national and state governments but not local governments.

A  “no person shall . . . be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.”

B  “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.”

C  “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

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.”

A  Tenth

B  Fourth

C  First

D  Fourteenth

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.