Question 1

Which of the following best captures the Supreme Court's ruling in regard to physician-assisted suicide?

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A)   The liberty interest protected by the Constitution does not include a right to commit suicide.
B)   States must prosecute those who assist in suicides.
C)   States must provide counseling to those who wish to commit suicide.
D)   If an individual wishes to commit suicide, a physician must be present with family members.
E)   The federal government is the final authority regarding laws on physician-assisted suicide.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Beginning in 1897, the Supreme Court slowly began to use the protection of "life, liberty, or property" in what clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to incorporate some of the provisions of the Bill of Rights as binding on the states?

Accepted Answer

A)   Due process
B)   Equal protection
C)   Full faith and credit
D)   Establishment
E)   ElasticF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 3

According to the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which of the following restrictions may the state place on abortions?

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A)   During the first trimester, the state can prevent some abortions for reasons relating to the mother's health.
B)   From the second trimester on, the state can prevent all abortions.
C)   During the third trimester, the state cannot regulate abortion except to require that it be performed by a doctor.
D)   During the third trimester, the state may regulate or prevent abortions.
E)   The states may place no restrictions on abortions.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Discuss the three parts of the Lemon test.

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Question 5

Which of the following best describes the constitutional status of the claimed right to choose physician-assisted suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)   Determined by the Supreme Court to be an issue best handled by each state
B)   Deemed constitutional when a living will exists
C)   Allowed only in the state of Missouri
D)   Left unaddressed by the Supreme Court
E)   Deemed constitutional by the Supreme Court under the Fourteenth AmendmentF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the Bill of Rights when it was ratified in 1791?

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A)   It was made up of fifteen amendments.
B)   It was made up of ten amendments.
C)   It did not include a provision protecting free speech.
D)   It applied to the states but not to the national government.
E)   It was intended to be temporary.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 7

What did the USA PATRIOT Act do?

Accepted Answer

A)   It gave government increased power over who is allowed to run for office.
B)   It empowered the president to ban social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in an attempt to maintain public order.
C)   It expanded the government's ability to tap phones and monitor Internet traffic.
D)   It extended the requirement that one be a "native-born American" to run for president, to all federal elective offices.
E)   It created a universal gun owner registration list.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Examine the history of the death penalty in the United States, including both its constitutional justification and challenges against it. Discuss issues facing the modern death penalty.

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Question 9

The right of "people peaceably to assemble" is said to be on par with the other First Amendment rights such as freedom of the press and freedom of speech. Discuss the case of the American Nazi Party's rally in Skokie, Illinois. Explain whether the right of assembly was granted the same protection as freedom of speech and freedom of the press in that case.

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Question 10

What did the right to privacy apply to in Griswold v. Connecticut?

Accepted Answer

A)   The use of contraceptives
B)   Information collected by federal agencies
C)   Online communication
D)   Same-sex relations
E)   Physician-assisted suicideF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Which 1868 amendment's passage allowed the potential for the application of the Bill of Rights to the states which adds several restrictions on what the states can do?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eleventh
B)   Twelfth
C)   Thirteenth
D)   Fourteenth
E)   FifteenthF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Discuss how and why public figures are treated differently than ordinary citizens in libel cases.

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Question 13

For states to pass a law that also happens to restrict religious practices, the law must have what type of aim or purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nonpartisan
B)   Reasonable
C)   Rational
D)   Law enforcement
E)   SecularF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Discuss the free exercise clause as well as the continuing public concerns associated with it. How has government responded to these concerns?

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Question 15

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Question 16

What legal principle holds that evidence collected during a search found to be unconstitutional cannot be used in trial?

Accepted Answer

A)   Exclusionary rule
B)   Incorporation clause
C)   Fifth Amendment
D)   Full faith and credit clause
E)   Seventh AmendmentF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Discuss the concept of prior restraint. Explain how it has been applied to both film and the Internet.

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Question 18

In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Court invalidated a state law that did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Required women to seek the permission of their husbands before obtaining an abortion
B)   Banned pornographic literature
C)   Made the use of birth control devices a crime
D)   Forbid the purchase of alcohol on Sunday afternoons
E)   Regulated gambling that took place within private residencesF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Where did the phrase "wall of separation between church and state" originate?

Accepted Answer

A)   First Amendment
B)   Bill of Rights
C)   Declaration of Independence
D)   Thomas Jefferson
E)   Ben FranklinF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

The ratification of which of the following amendments prompted the Supreme Court to begin applying the Bill of Rights to the states?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thirteenth
B)   Fourteenth
C)   Fifteenth
D)   Nineteenth
E)   Twenty-firstF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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