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129 Cards in this Set
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Were the amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during Reconstruction primarily designed to protect the rights of Black citizens against infringement by state governments?
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yes
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Were the amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during Reconstruction primarily designed to protect the rights of women against infringement by the federal government?
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no
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Were the amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during Reconstruction primarily designed to ensure equal economic opportunity for Black citizens?
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no
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Were the amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during Reconstruction primarily designed to facilitate the rebuilding of the Southern economy?
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no
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Were the amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during Reconstruction primarily designed to limit the power the President had gained during the Civil War?
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no
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Were literacy tests most likely designed to prevent Black people from exercising their right to vote?
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yes
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Were literacy tests most likely designed to determine the literacy of potential voters?
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no
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Were literacy tests most likely designed to assess the general population's understanding of the Constitution?
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no
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Were literacy tests most likely designed to promote opposition to statehood for the District of Columbia?
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no
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Were literacy tests most likely designed to stop people from moving to the District of Columbia?
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no
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Did the following do the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's: The Supreme Court decision declaring state-mandated school segregation to be unconstitutional?
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yes
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Did the following do the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's: State legislative decisions desegregating public accommodations?
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no
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Did the following do the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's: State court decisions outlawing poll taxes?
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no
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Did the following do the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's: The passage of voting-rights legislation by Congress?
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no
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Did the following do the most to expand civil rights in the 1950's: Executive orders mandating affirmative action?
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no
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Was the doctrine of "separate but equal" upheld by the Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896?
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yes
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Was the doctrine of "separate but equal" upheld by the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857?
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no
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Was the doctrine of "separate but equal" upheld by the Supreme Court decision Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company v. Sawyer, 1952?
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no
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Was the doctrine of "separate but equal" upheld by the Supreme Court decision Engel v. Vitale, 1962?
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no
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Was the doctrine of "separate but equal" upheld by the Supreme Court decision Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education, 1971?
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no
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Did the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, initially affect only schools where segregation was mandated by law?
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yes
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Did the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, bring a rapid end to school segregation in the South?
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no
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Did the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, prohibit segregation in hotels and restaurants?
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no
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Did the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, require desegregation of teaching staff?
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no
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Did the U.S. Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954, affect segregation in the North rather than in the South?
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no
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Did the Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr involve the principle of “one person, one vote”?
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yes
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Did the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade involve the principle of “one person, one vote”?
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no; it involved abortion and an alleged "right to privacy"
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Did the Supreme Court case Mapp V. Ohio involve the principle of “one person, one vote”?
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no; it involved the exclusionary rule as applied to the states
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Did the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States involve the principle of “one person, one vote”?
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no; it involved the Japanese internment camps during World War II
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Did the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright involve the principle of “one person, one vote”?
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no; involved the right to counsel/an attorney in state courts
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Were Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, outlawed by the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
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yes
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Were Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, outlawed by the incorporation of the Bill of Rights?
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no
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Were Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, outlawed by the 1963 March on Washington?
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no
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Were Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, outlawed by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
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no
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Were Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, outlawed by the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
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no
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To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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yes
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To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, did Congress pass the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act?
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no
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To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, did Congress pass the Social Security Act?
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no
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To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, did Congress pass the Twenty-sixth Amendment?
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no
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To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, did Congress pass the War Powers Resolution?
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no
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Has protection of the legal rights of women been facilitated by the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963?
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yes
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Has protection of the legal rights of women been facilitated by the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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yes
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Has protection of the legal rights of women been facilitated by the passage of the Education Amendments Act of 1972?
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yes
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Has protection of the legal rights of women been facilitated by the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment?
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no; three-fourths (3/4) of the state never ratified or approved the Equal Rights Amendment; therefore, it never became part of the Constitution or law
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Since 1965, have minority group members been deprived of political representation proportionate to their numbers in the general population primarily because of the wide use of election rules requiring a clear majority to win?
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yes
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Since 1965, have minority group members been deprived of political representation proportionate to their numbers in the general population primarily because of the wide use of closed primaries?
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no
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Since 1965, have minority group members been deprived of political representation proportionate to their numbers in the general population primarily because of the wide use of literacy tests?
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no
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Since 1965, have minority group members been deprived of political representation proportionate to their numbers in the general population primarily because of the wide use of the single-transferable vote system?
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no
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Since 1965, have minority group members been deprived of political representation proportionate to their numbers in the general population primarily because of the wide use of the proportional representation district system?
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no
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Is the best definition of "civil liberties" provisions in the Bill of Rights that provide guarantees against arbitrary interference by government?
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yes
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Is the best definition of "civil liberties" the freedom to obey laws an individual considers to be immoral violations of civil rights?
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no
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Is the best definition of "civil liberties" precedents pertaining to criminal procedure that are set by the Supreme Court that are upheld in the lower courts?
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no
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Is the best definition of "civil liberties" those features of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitutions that pertain to the actions of individuals and groups?
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no
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Is the best definition of "civil liberties" laws passed by Congress to define the powers and privileges of individuals?
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no
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Do the Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit slavery?
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yes, in the 13th Amendment
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Do the Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit double jeopardy?
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yes, in the 5th Amendment
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Do the Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit cruel and unusual punishment?
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yes, in the 8th Amendment
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Do the Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures?
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yes, in the 4th Amendment
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Do the Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit sex discrimination in employment?
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no
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Does the United States Constitution or its amendments have a rule on voting that no person eighteen years of age or older may be denied the right to vote on account of age?
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yes, in the 26th Amendment
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Does the United States Constitution or its amendments have a rule on voting that no person may be denied the right to vote merely for lack of either state or federal citizenship?
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no
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Does the United States Constitution or its amendments have a rule on voting that no person may be denied the right to vote merely because he or she has previously served a prison sentence?
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no
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Does the United States Constitution or its amendments have a rule on voting that a state may not establish a residency requirement for voting?
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no
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Does the United States Constitution or its amendments have a rule on voting that a state may require a person to pay a poll tax in order to register to vote?
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no
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Does the federal Constitution guarantee a person arrested and charged with a serious crime the right to remain silent?
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yes
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Does the federal Constitution guarantee a person arrested and charged with a serious crime the right to be represented by a lawyer?
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yes
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Does the federal Constitution guarantee a person arrested and charged with a serious crime the right to demand a writ of habeas corpus?
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yes
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Does the federal Constitution guarantee a person arrested and charged with a serious crime the right to receive a speedy and public trial?
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yes
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Does the federal Constitution guarantee a person arrested and charged with a serious crime the right to negotiate a plea bargain?
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no
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Has the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution been interpreted by the Supreme Court to make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states?
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yes
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Has the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution been interpreted by the Supreme Court to expand presidential power?
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no
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Has the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution been interpreted by the Supreme Court to restrict the application of judicial review?
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no
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Has the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution been interpreted by the Supreme Court to prevent states from taxing agencies of the federal government?
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no
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Has the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution been interpreted by the Supreme Court to limit the use of the legislative veto?
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no
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Is it true about the right of free speech, as interpreted by the
Supreme Court, that it protects the right to express opinions even without the actual use of words? |
yes
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Is it true about the right of free speech, as interpreted by the
Supreme Court, that it protects the use of language deemed obscene by the courts? |
no
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Is it true about the right of free speech, as interpreted by the
Supreme Court, that it allows citizens to disobey laws that they believe to be unjust? |
no
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Is it true about the right of free speech, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, that it is protected from infringement by the federal government but not from infringement by state governments?
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no
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Is it true about the right of free speech, as interpreted by the
Supreme Court, that it cannot be limited in any manner? |
no
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Does the following statement reflect a position the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech: A restriction on the right of free speech should always be viewed with skepticism?
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yes
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Does the following statement reflect a position the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech: Government has an obligation to try to ensure citizens the right to be heard?
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yes
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Does the following statement reflect a position the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech: The right to free speech is a fundamental natural right?
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yes
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Does the following statement reflect a position the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech: The First Amendment protects free speech from incursions of both the federal and state
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yes
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Does the following statement reflect a position the Supreme Court has taken with regard to the right of free speech: There are no acceptable governmental restrictions on free speech?
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no
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According to the clear and present danger test, may speech be restricted when it incites illegal action directly harming the United States?
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yes
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According to the clear and present danger test, may speech be restricted when it lacks a political purpose?
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no
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According to the clear and present danger test, may speech be restricted whenever the United States is at war?
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no
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According to the clear and present danger test, may speech be restricted if it is deemed offensive to religious organizations?
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no
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According to the clear and present danger test, may speech be restricted if the writer or speaker is not a citizen of the United States?
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no
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Did decisions reached by the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) rule against malapportionment in state legislatures?
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yes, in Baker v. Carr
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Did decisions reached by the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) void state statutes that permitted school segregation?
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yes, in Brown v. Board of Education
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Did decisions reached by the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) expand the rights of criminal defendants?
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yes, in cases like Miranda v. Arizona and Mapp v. Ohio
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Did decisions reached by the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) increase protection for First Amendment freedoms?
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yes, in cases like Tinker v. Des Moines
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Did decisions reached by the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) invalidate state abortion statutes?
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no; that happened when Warren Burger Burger was Chief Justice in the 1973 case Roe v. Wade
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What is the "incorporation doctrine"?
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that the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states as well as the Congress and the national government
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What is the concept of "eminent domain"?
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that the government may not take property without giving a fair price for it
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What is the "exclusionary rule"?
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it prevents the introduction of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment from being introduced in court
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What is the "wall of separation" doctrine?
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also known the as "wall between church and state," it argues that government may not force religious belief upon people
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In Gideon v. Wainwright, did the United States Supreme Court rule that the Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel provision applies to those accused of major crimes under state laws?
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yes
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In Gideon v. Wainwright, did the United States Supreme Court rule that the Bible could be distributed at public schools under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment?
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no
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In Gideon v. Wainwright, did the United States Supreme Court rule that the exclusionary rule prevented the introduction of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment from being introduced in court?
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no
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In Gideon v. Wainwright, did the United States Supreme Court rule that the eminent domain clause of the Fifth Amendment prevents government from taking religious property for public purposes?
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no
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In Gideon v. Wainwright, did the United States Supreme Court rule that the Eighth Amendment cruel-and-unusual punishment provision cannot be applied in a discriminatory manner?
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no
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Are Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade similar Supreme Court cases in that both cases are based on the right of privacy?
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yes
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Are Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade similar Supreme Court cases in that both cases are based on the rights of gay men and lesbian women?
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no
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Are Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade similar Supreme Court cases in that both cases are based on the right to an abortion?
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no
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Are Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade similar Supreme Court cases in that both cases are based on the right to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment?
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no
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Are Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade similar Supreme Court cases in that both cases are based on the right of women to equal protection before the law?
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no
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What U.S. Supreme Court case provides for the following "Specific Warning Regarding Interrogations"
1. You have the right to remain silent. 2. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. 3. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him present with you while you are being questioned. 4. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish one. |
Miranda v. Arizona
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Does due process protect a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
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yes
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Does representative government protect a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
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no
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Does separation of powers protect a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
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no
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Do checks and balances protect a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
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no
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Does popular sovereignty protect a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
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no
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Is a habeas corpus petition filed when an imprisoned person wants to be brought before a judge so that the judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal?
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yes
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Is a bill of attainder filed when an imprisoned person wants to be brought before a judge so that the judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal?
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no
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Is an ex post facto petition filed when an imprisoned person wants to be brought before a judge so that the judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal?
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no
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Is a writ of certiorari filed when an imprisoned person wants to be brought before a judge so that the judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal?
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no
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Is an amicus curiae brief filed when an imprisoned person wants to be brought before a judge so that the judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal?
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no
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Is a bill of attainder a law that declares that an action of an individual can be punished without a trial?
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yes
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Is a bill of attainder a bill passed by Congress that applies only to one individual?
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no
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Is a bill of attainder a compromise bill passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate?
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no
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Is a bill of attainder a decision by an executive branch official that does not need to be approved by Congress?
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no
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Is a bill of attainder a law that guarantees benefits to individuals who meet certain criteria?
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no
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Was the Freedom of Information Act designed primarily to give citizens access to information from the executive branch?
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yes
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Was the Freedom of Information Act designed primarily to give Congress access to information from citizens?
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no
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Was the Freedom of Information Act designed primarily to give police access to information from criminal suspects?
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no
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Was the Freedom of Information Act designed primarily to give the courts access to information from reporters?
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no
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Was the Freedom of Information Act designed primarily to give Congress access to information from the executive branch?
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no
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