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