Test Chapter 4 to 9

A  the Fourteenth Amendment

B  intermediate scrutiny

C  strict scrutiny

D  affirmative action

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  covers presidential campaigns equally

B  decides which issues deserve public attention

C  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

D  reports on corruption in government

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Plessy v. Ferguson

B  Plessy v. Washington

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the right to keep and bear arms

B  the right to peaceably assemble

C  the protection of freedom of religion

D  the right to free speech

A  a. guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote

B  allowed the states to continue to enact black codes

C  outlawed slavery

D  helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights

A  Public opinion restrains government officials’ choice to decide what is in the public’s interest because it provides a single viewpoint from which the government officials may reference.

B  The Founders did not establish a direct democracy, but a republic. In a representational model such as the United States, public opinion provides the vehicle for representatives to select the appropriate policy based on the will of the people.

C  People are sovereign and public opinion proves the people are sovereign over their government, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

D  Public opinion is important to democratic governance because it is one of the principle mechanisms through which directly or indirectly causes public policies to be enacted, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

A  Fifth Amendment

B  Fourth Amendment

C  Sixth Amendment

D  None of the above