Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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There was little talk about individual civil liberties at the Constitutional
Convention because the founders believed.
a. | the constitutions of the states already protected civil liberties | c. | civil liberties
were protected by the common sense of the people | b. | too much freedom already
existed | d. | too much talk of
freedom would excite the slaves to rebellion |
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A _____ is an order that requires officials to bring a priosoner into court and
explain to the judge why the prisoner is being held
a. | writ of mandamus | c. | bill of attainder | b. | ex post facto law | d. | writ of habeas
corpus |
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A _____ is a legislative act that directly punishes a specifically named
individual or group without a trial.
a. | writ of habeas corpus | c. | bill of attainder | b. | filabuster | d. | petition of
rights |
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A/An _____ punishes an individual for committing an act that has become illegal
after the individual commited the act.
a. | bill of attainder | c. | writ of habeas corpus | b. | ex post facto
law | d. | equal protection
clause |
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The original Bill of Rights protected the people from abuses by the
a. | national government | c. | British government | b. | state governments | d. | business
community |
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A key role of the Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of _____ against
the will of the _____
a. | majority minority | c. | republicans
democrats | b. | minority majority | d. | slaves masters |
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To make a request to the government about government policies is called a
a. | bill | c. | proclamation | b. | resolution | d. | petition |
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A public uttering of a statement that holds another person up for contempt, or
ridicule or hatred is called
a. | libel | c. | treason | b. | slander | d. | espionage |
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Which would LEAST likely be protected by the First Amendment?
a. | a news editorial accusing the mayor of stealing public money | c. | a graphic article
on AIDS | b. | a video advocating and showing vivid scenes of child pornography | d. | publishing secret government plans to set up
concentration camps in case of nuclear attack |
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The courts have held that picketing
a. | is constitutionally protected speech but can be regulated | c. | cannot interfere
with a business | b. | is unconstitutional | d. | must be regulated by law |
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Burning an American flag is
a. | symbolic political speech | c. | treason | b. | illegal | d. | unconstitutional. |
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The amendment that made the Bill of Rights apply to the states as well as the
national government was _____
a. | free exercise clause of the 1st amendment | c. | the due process clause of 14th
amendment | b. | establishment clause of the 1st amendment | d. | elastic clause Art I Sec
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In 1971, in Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Supreme Court stated that to be
constitutional a state's aid to religious schools must meet all of the requirements below
except ...
a. | The purpose of the financial aid must be clearly secular (not
religious) | c. | The financial aid must not promote religious cults | b. | The primary effect
of the financial aid must neither advance nor inhibit religion | d. | The financial aid must not represent an
"excessive government entanglement with religion" |
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The belief that human beings developed exactly as stated in the bible is called
...
a. | evolution | c. | sectarian | b. | creationism | d. | empirical |
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The peaceful expression of thoughts, ideas, or opinions before a willing
audience.
a. | Pure speech | c. | Symbolic speech | b. | Speach plus | d. | Seditious
speech |
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Wearing a Nazi armband is an example of ...
a. | Pure speech | c. | Symbolic speech | b. | Speech Plus | d. | Seditious
speech |
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Verbal expression combined with some sort of action, such as marching or
demonstrating.
a. | Pure speech | c. | Symbolic speech | b. | Speech plus | d. | Seditious
speech |
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Which of the following are not protected by "Free
Speech?"
a. | espionage | c. | treason | b. | sabatoge | d. | none of these are protected
speech |
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In 1988, in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, (school newspaper case) the
court ruled that students below college level have _____
a. | the same rights as adults. | c. | fewer rights than
adults. | b. | more rights than adults | d. | no rights at all |
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Which of the following forms of speech are not protected by the First
Amendment?
a. | libel | c. | obscenity | b. | slander | d. | none of these are
protected |
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Speech that is so inflammatory that it will provoke the average listener to
violence is called.
a. | Obscenity | c. | fighting words | b. | Slander | d. | provoking
speech |
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