Multiple Choice Quiz

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1	One constitutional freedom not found in the First Amendment is the right to:
		A)	peaceable assembly.
		B)	free exercise of religion.
		C)	petition the government.
		D)	fair trial.


2	The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include:
		A)	the right to privacy.
		B)	the right to libel public officials.
		C)	actions of the federal government.
		D)	actions of state and local governments.


3	In the twentieth century, the limitations of freedom of political expression have been defined primarily in terms of:
		A)	economics.
		B)	religion.
		C)	national security.
		D)	public morality.


4	"Justice" in the U.S. criminal justice system is defined primarily in terms of whether:
		A)	the proper procedures for conviction have been followed.
		B)	those convicted have the opportunity for appeal.
		C)	those convicted are actually guilty.
		D)	those convicted are treated humanely while imprisoned.


5	The doctrine of "prior restraint" is most closely associated with issues of:
		A)	religious tolerance.
		B)	freedom of press.
		C)	artistic expression.
		D)	sexual mores.


6	Publication of information known to be false and harmful to a reputation is termed:
		A)	libel.
		B)	slander.
		C)	sensationalism.
		D)	prior restraint.


7	The legal interpretation of "obscenity" is based on:
		A)	contemporary community standards, regardless of those of any single community.
		B)	general, social standards regardless of those of any single community.
		C)	both community and societal standards.
		D)	common law precedent.


8	A federal law requiring prayer in public schools would be struck down under the:
		A)	free-exercise clause.
		B)	establishment clause.
		C)	exclusionary rule.
		D)	clear-and-present-danger test.


9	All except for which one of the following is considered to be a right of procedural due process?
		A)	the prohibition of unlawful search and seizure.
		B)	the right to have an attorney.
		C)	the protection against self-incrimination.
		D)	the right to assembly.


10	The right of privacy is:
		A)	guaranteed as a specific protection in the Bill of Rights.
		B)	established by constitutional amendment after the Bill of Rights.
		C)	inferred from the content and spirit of rights formally declared in the Bill of Rights.
		D)	used to incorporate certain Bill of Rights freedoms under the Fourteenth Amendment.


11	Free expression can be denied to individuals if it:
		A)	endangers national security.
		B)	wrongly damages the reputations of others.
		C)	is found offensive or disagreeable by society.
		D)	a and b only.
		E)	a, b and c.


12	All of the following are individual protections under the concept of procedural due process except for which one:
		A)	the right to have legal counsel cannot be denied by the states.
		B)	protection from self-incrimination when testifying.
		C)	protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
		D)	protection from prior restraint.


13	Which one of the following is not a "test" applied by the Supreme Court to determine whether government action is lawful:
		A)	whether general rules are applied fairly to all groups.
		B)	application of different rules for groups depending upon whether the public likes or dislikes particular groups.
		C)	right to privacy.
		D)	imminent lawless action.


14	The term that refers primarily to procedures that authorities must follow before a person can legitimately be punished for an offense is:
		A)	the three-point test.
		B)	the right to privacy.
		C)	procedural due process.
		D)	substantive due process.
		E)	suspension of the writ of habeas corpus.


15	The Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona provided that:
		A)	police inform suspects of their right to reasonable search and seizure.
		B)	courts provide indigent defendants with a lawyer.
		C)	police inform suspects of their rights at the time of arrest.
		D)	the death penalty for felony offenses violated Eighth Amendment protections against "cruel and unusual punishment."

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