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The Federalists thought the Bill of Rights |
| | A) | wasn't needed. |
| | B) | was too restrictive. |
| | C) | would concentrate power in the states. |
| | D) | would cause disputes between states. |
| | E) | None of these answers is correct. |
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Which of the following is true? |
| | A) | All of the Amendments in the Bill of Rights apply to the states. |
| | B) | None of the Amendments in the Bill of Rights apply to the states |
| | C) | Three of the first ten Amendments in the Bill of Rights apply to the states. |
| | D) | Three of the first ten Amendments in the Bill of Rights do not apply to the states. |
| | E) | Twenty-two of the first ten Amendments in the Bill of Rights apply to the states. |
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The Free Exercise Clause relates to what subject? |
| | A) | economics |
| | B) | religion |
| | C) | political activity, especially voting |
| | D) | education |
| | E) | None of these answers is correct |
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Which amendment guarantees freedom of assembly? |
| | A) | Fifth Amendment |
| | B) | Second Amendment |
| | C) | Eighth Amendment |
| | D) | First Amendment |
| | E) | Third Amendment |
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The individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the Fourteenth Amendment to include protection from |
| | A) | actions of the president. |
| | B) | actions of individuals. |
| | C) | actions of the federal government. |
| | D) | actions of state and local governments. |
| | E) | actions of the U.S. military. |
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_____ is a written attack on a person's reputation. |
| | A) | Libel |
| | B) | Slander |
| | C) | Obscenity |
| | D) | All these answers are correct |
| | E) | None of these answers is correct |
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The individual right that is considered to be the most fundamental to the maintenance of a democratic society is |
| | A) | the right to an attorney. |
| | B) | freedom of expression. |
| | C) | the right to a jury trial. |
| | D) | the right to an adequate education. |
| | E) | protection against illegal searches and seizures. |
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The absorption of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments is called |
| | A) | the preferred position doctrine. |
| | B) | procedural change. |
| | C) | selective incorporation. |
| | D) | the absorption doctrine. |
| | E) | prior restraint. |
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The exclusionary rule states that |
| | A) | federal law cannot be applied in state courts. |
| | B) | the laws of one state court cannot be applied in the courts of another state. |
| | C) | after seven years, the statute of limitations applies except in murder cases. |
| | D) | evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court. |
| | E) | state law cannot be applied in federal courts. |
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The Supreme Court has reasoned that a right of privacy is provided by |
| | A) | the Civil Rights Act of 1964. |
| | B) | the Ninth Amendment, which says that people's rights are not limited to those enumerated in the Constitution. |
| | C) | the Tenth Amendment, which reserves to the people and the states those powers not granted to the federal government. |
| | D) | a reasonable interpretation of other constitutional protections of individual rights. |
| | E) | the Civil Rights Act of 1991. |
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If a witness in a court case claims his or her "Fifth Amendment rights," that person is |
| | A) | exercising the right to not incriminate himself or herself. |
| | B) | exercising the right to not incriminate an innocent person. |
| | C) | exercising the right to refuse to answer any questions. |
| | D) | exercising the right to answer all questions that do not incriminate an innocent person. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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According to the Supreme Court, which is true regarding freedom of assembly? |
| | A) | Individuals have the right to command immediate access to a public auditorium. |
| | B) | Individuals have the right to hold a public rally in the middle of a busy intersection at a time of their choosing. |
| | C) | Public officials can regulate the time, place, and conditions of public assembly, provided the regulations are reasonable. |
| | D) | Public officials can prohibit assembly by unpopular groups. |
| | E) | Freedom of assembly is an absolute right, because it is in the First Amendment. |
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