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100
What was the goal of the framers of the U.S. constitution? A) create a majority rule system B) create a pure democracy C) created a pluralist democracy ruled by the elite D) create an autonomous collective E) create a republic based system of representation
E) create a republic based system of representation
100
The Bill of Rights has come to apply to the states through the interpretation of which amendment?
the fourteenth
100
All of the following statements reflect positions the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech EXCEPT: A) A restriction on the right of free speech should always be viewed with skepticism. B) There are no acceptable governmental restrictions on free speech. C) Government has an obligation to try to ensure citizens the right to be heard. D) The right to free speech is a fundamental natural right. E) The First Amendment protects free speech from incursions of both the federal and state governments.
B) There are no acceptable governmental restrictions on free speech
100
A person treating the U.S. flag contemptuously is protected by what?
Free speech
100
What was the principle goal of the American Revolution?
Liberty
200
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or the people.” Which principle of government was derived from this amendment?
Federalism
200
All of the following statements reflect positions the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech EXCEPT: A) A restriction on the right of free speech should always be viewed with skepticism. B) There are no acceptable governmental restrictions on free speech. C) Government has an obligation to try to ensure citizens the right to be heard. D) The right to free speech is a fundamental natural right. E) The First Amendment protects free speech from incursions of both the federal and state governments.
B) There are no acceptable governmental restrictions on free speech
200
Which of the following statements concerning the "right to privacy" is correct? A) It is said to emanate from provisions in the 14th Amendment. B) It is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution. C) It is explicitly mentioned in the 1st and 5th Amendments. D) It is explicitly mentioned in the 1st, 2nd and 5th Amendments. E) It is explicitly mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution.
B) It is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution
200
What right was the decision of Roe v. Wade based on?
Privacy
200
The Social Contract Theory, which argues that the government should work to protect the natural rights of people, was developed by whom?
John Locke
300
Those powers given to the national government exclusively are _______ powers.
enumerated
300
What clause does state sponsored prayer violate?
The establishment clause of the first amendment
300
Discrimination in public accommodation was made illegal in the United States as a direct result of which act?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
300
What did the courts decide when U.S. Nazis sought to parade in Skokie, Illinois, where many Jews lived?
The supreme court upheld their right to parade peacefully
300
If the United States were operating under the Articles of Confederation today, who would handle issues of environmental policy?
The states
400
“The Congress shall have power...to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.” The practical effect of this clause has been to what?
Allow the national government to extend its powers beyond those enumerated in the Constitution
400
What is written defamation of character known as?
libel
400
The idea that states could not deny any of its citizens equal protection of laws was made clear by which amendment?
the fourteenth
400
What did the Supreme court rule in the Bakke v. Regents of the University of California?
That race should be taken into consideration when quotas are used.
400
Madison stated that "If men were ________, no government would be necessary".
angels
500
In the Federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that political factions where what?
undesirable but inevitable in a free nation
500
an act that conveys a political message
What is symbolic speech, as defined by Tinker v. Des Moines?
500
What is the reason the NAACP's strategy of using the courts to further black civil rights worked?
It did not require broad legislative alliance
500
Mapp v. Ohio was a primary example of which rule of the constitution?
the exclusionary rule
500
The commerce clause of the Constitution has been viewed as a way for Congress to exercise greater authority over what?
State matters
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