AP American Government and Politics Chapter 4 Civil Liberties

Question 1

Which Constitutional clause is the basis for the separation of church and state?

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Establishment Clause

Question 2

Requiring children to get a vaccination before entering school is an example of ......

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protecting the public good

Question 3

The _____ states that people have certain unalienable rights, or individual freedoms.

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Declaration of Independence

Question 4

Which of the following Amendments could provide the basis for a driver to challenge the use of sobriety checkpoints?

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the Fifth Amendment

Question 5

According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted

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when it incites violent action

Question 6

Which of the following would most likely be protected by the First Amendment?

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A student wears a black armband to protest government involvement in war

Question 7

Positive acts of gov't that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

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Civil Rights

Question 8

What is the difference in free speech protections in the radio/tv compared to other media?

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Broadcasts have limited protections - less than film

Question 9

Forced Labor is also known as which vocabulary word?

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Involuntary Servitude

Question 10

Blocking traffic during a demonstration in Washington D.C. would be an example of........

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Civil Disobedience

Question 11

Which of the following protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial?

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Due process

Question 12

If you are charged with a crime, which amendment allows you to have a discussion with a lawyer?

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6th Amendment

Question 13

The Government can not regulate assemblies on the basis of what might be said.

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Content Neutral

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a category of due process?

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Substandard, Practiced

Question 15

Many states refused to Ratify the Constitution unless

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a general list of the rights of the people were added to it.

Question 16

How do 1st Amendment protections of assembly apply to private vs public property?

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No Constitutional Right to assemble on private property

Question 17

Which of the following forms of symbolic speech has been protected by the courts rulings?

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The ability to burn the flag as a protest against the government

Question 18

At the center of the Occupy Wall Street movement was the First Amendment issue of

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free assembly

Question 19

Which case decided if a state could force a child to attend school beyond 8th grade even if it violated their religion?

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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Question 20

In Miranda v Arizona, SCOTUS declared that

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police must inform criminal suspects of the constitutional rights

Question 21

Which of the following concepts has been violated when a defendant has been acquitted and tried again for the same crime

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Double Jeopardy

Question 22

The Free-Exercise Clause protects which of the following?

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Voluntary prayer by student groups before school

Question 23

According to the Supreme Courts holding in Engel v Vitale in 1962

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The state cannot hold prayers in public schools

Question 24

A public school recently implemented a policy to allow a student led prayer before Friday night football games.

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This policy is unconstitutional because of the establishment clause

Question 25

This court case set limits on free speech in the 1920's.

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Schenck v. United States

Question 26

__ guarantees of the safety of persons, opinions, and property from the arbitrary acts of gov't

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Civil Liberties

Question 27

When a law enforcement official has reasonable grounds, or a reasonable suspicion of crime.

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Probable Cause

Question 28

A writ of habeus corpus is what?

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Court order preventing an unjust arrest or imprisonment

Question 29

What are Civil Liberties?

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Provisions to the Bill of Rights that provide guarantees against the gov't

Question 30

A crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force.

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Sedition

Question 31

Railroad or bus workers who get into an accident are automatically drug tested.

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True

Question 32

Form of protest in which people deliberately but non-violently violate the law

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Civil Disobedience

Question 33

The concept that the federal gov't must act fairly and in accord with established rules

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Due Process

Question 34

In Gideon v Wainwright, the SCOTUS ruled that the

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Sixth Amendment applies to those accused of major crimes

Question 35

_____________ means church related.

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Parochial

Question 36

In cases involving this false written speech, individuals must prove there was actual malice or intent to defame.

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Libel

Question 37

The 4th Amendment

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provides protections from unreasonable search and seizure

Question 38

Words Spoken with the intent of defaming a persons character as known as this.

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Slander

Question 39

The _____ Amendment guarantees a defendant the right to an attorney.

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6th

Question 40

The police are testing a driver for a DUI. How are the rules and individual rights balanced?

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The officer can conduct this test without a search warrant.

Question 41

If a state passed a law that eliminated jury trials, that law would most likely....

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Be declared unconstitutional

Question 42

An Individual is arrested by authorities and questioned for many hours. Under pressure, they admit guilt.

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Miranda v Arizona

Question 43

A case involving the use of state tax dollars to purchase religious materials for a parochial school would violate

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lemon test

Question 44

The USA Patriot Act was passed by Congress as a result of

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September 11

Question 45

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the governor of Hawaii declared martial law, suspending ____

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the writ of habeas corpus

AP American Government and Politics Chapter 4 Civil Liberties

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