Freedoms
732. British philosopher John Stuart Mill said that free discussion _____
A) Leads to progress and furthers scientific discovery
B) must be limited by common sense rules
C) should not be written into national constitutions
D) must apply to all comments in the public, even those that are offensive
A) Leads to progress and furthers scientific discovery
772. The Supreme Court has held that ________ is cruel and unusual punishment.
A) the death penalty
B) taking away the citizenship of natural-born Americans
C) solitary confinement
D) force feeding
B) taking away the citizenship of natural-born Americans
810. Civic participation has many benefits. Which of the following is NOT typically one of them?
A) Becoming more confident
B) Making new friends
C) Monetary enrichment
D) Learning how to affect decisions
C) Monetary enrichment
819. Since the 1960s, civil rights organizations have
A) fewer concerns about fair treatment for all Americans
B) limited their reach to voting rights for African Americans
C) expanded to include other groups facing discrimination
D) none of the choices
C) expanded to include other groups facing discrimination
857. T or F: Trade among countries is now about the same as it was last century.
A) true
B) false
B) false
742. In 1932, a protest by ________ ended when General Douglas MacArthur drove them out in a violent siege with tanks, guns, and tear gas.
A) women who wanted the right to vote
B) abolitionists
C) labor unions
D) World War I veterans
D) World War I veterans
775. A defendant's right to be confronted by witnesses against him means that ________.
A) witnesses cannot lie under oath
B) prosecutors can use written witness statements
C) witnesses are subjected to cross-examination by the defense
D) witnesses are sequestered until they are called to testify
C) witnesses are subjected to cross-examination by the defense
813. Tocqueville argued that Americans learned about their civic responsibilities and rights by ________.
A) practicing self-government on a small scale
B) voting on issues that matter to them, rather than on candidates
C) talking to their neighbors
D) reading the Constitution
A) practicing self-government on a small scale
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed ______.
A) de jure segregation
B) de facto segregation
C) both de jure and de facto segregation
D) racism
C) both de jure and de facto segregation
859. The United Nations Security Council includes _______.
A) China, Canada, France, Russia, and the United States
B) China, Russia, Great Britain, France, and the United States
C) China, Germany, South Korea, Great Britain, and the United States
D) China, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and the United States
B) China, Russia, Great Britain, France, and the United States
748. A ________ is a geographical place in a community, such as streets, parks, or virtual reality sites where people can express and exchange their views.
A) public forum
B) geographic forum
C) public assembly
D) geographic association
A) public forum
776. Courts have ways of minimizing pretrial publicity. Which of the following is something the courts can NOT do?
A) Change the location of the trial
B) Postpone the trial
C) Fire prosecution and defense attorneys who talk to the press
D) Question possible jurors about what they know about the case
C) Fire prosecution and defense attorneys who talk to the press
815. People who participate in civic life are more likely to _________.
A) be stay at home parents
B) be retirees
C) become candidates for public office
D) become well informed voters
D) become well informed voters
824. T or F: Religious organizations did not play significant roles in the movement to gain rights for African Americans.
A) True
B) False
B) False
861.
International law depends on _____.
A) military might of powerful nations to enforce it
B) cooperation of rogue states
C) Signed treaties between nations
D) the willingness of nations to obey
D) the willingness of nations to obey
744. The rights to assemble and petition the government are ________ rights.
A) personal
B) economic
C) political
D) natural
C) political
778. Grand juries are sometimes used to issue an indictment. The grand jury requirement applies to all ______ cases.
A) violent crime
B) federal
C) state
D) white-collar crime
B) federal
818. A _________ is an autonomous organization independent of direct governmental control that typically deals with humanitarian, educational, or public policy problems and issues.
A) nongovernmental organization
B) voluntary association
C) religious association
D) social organization
A) nongovernmental organization
827. The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship are called.
A) individual rights
B) personal rights
C) citizen's rights
D) civil rights
D) civil rights
864.
Which of the following is a power held by the president?
A) Negotiating treaties with other nations
B) Providing funds for the armed forces
C) Approving treaties with other nations
D) Declaring war against another nation
A) Negotiating treaties with other nations
751. When police violate the Miranda rule, the defendant's statements to police ________.
A) are never admissible in court
B) are always admissible
C) are only admissible if the defendant declares their Fifth Amendment rights
D) can only be admissible if it contradicts something the defendant says in court
D) can only be admissible if it contradicts something the defendant says in court
784. The provision in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a person may not be tried twice for the same crime is known as ________.
A) double jeopardy
B) dual trial prohibition
C) paired prosecution
D) dual warranting
A) double jeopardy
809. People may vote against their narrow self-interest if they believe it benefits the common good. This is one of the arguments for _____.
A) classical republicanism
B) natural rights
C) capitalism
D) restricting voting rights by photo ID
A) classical republicanism
829. Racial separation mandated by law is called ______.
A) de jure segregation
B) legal segregation
C) racist apartheid
D) prejudicial separation
A) de jure segregation
868. The _________ is an international organization created in 1945 to maintain peace through the collective security of its members.
A) Marshall Plan
B) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
C) League of Nations
D) United Nations
D) United Nations