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2 First Amendment Guarantees: Freedom of Religion 1) Which article of the Constitution prohibited any religious test as qualification for any political office? a) Article 5 b) Article 7 c) Article 6 d) Article 2
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2) In 1779, both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison opposed efforts by Patrick Henry in the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass legislation to do what? a) Mandate a national religion b) Make a tax on citizens to support religious instituions c) Force nondenominationals to choose a religion d) Create religious testing as qualification for political office
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3) The First Amendment was the part of the Bill of Rights that imposed a number of restrictions on the federal government with respect to civil liberties, including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. a) True b) False
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4) The _______________ clause directs the national government not to sanction an official religion. 5) Which clause of the First Amendment prohibits the U.S. government from interfering with a citizens right to practice his or her religion? a) Extradition clause b) Establishment clause c) Due process clause d) Free exercise clause
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6) Thomas Jefferson favored total seperation between _______________ and _______________. 7) The Supreme Court cases of Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Abington School District v. Schempp (1963) enforced what general principle? a) The absence of religious ideology in the realm of buisness and corporate settings b) The rule of strict separation between church and state when issues of mandatory prayer in school are involved c) Governmental accommodation of mandatory prayer in school settings d) Block grants were allowed to fund religious practice in schools
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8) Which of the following is NOT on the three parts used in the Lemon Test (each part must be true to be considered constitutional)? a) Neither advanced nor inhibited religion b) Did not foster an excessive government entanglement with religion c) Further strengthened the relationship between religion and government d) Had a legitimate secular purpose
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9) A citizen's right to practice their religion is supreme to secular law. a) True b) False
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10) The free exercise clause of the First Amendment guaranteeing individuals the right to be free from governmental interference in the existance of their religion is absolute. a) True b) False
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5.3 First Amendment Guarantees: Freedoms of Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition 11) What is the name of the constitutional doctrine that prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact? a) Prior restraint b) Preemption c) Selective incorporation d) Slander
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12) What Supreme Court case, following the doctrine of prior restraint, ruled that a newspaper, regardless of how outrageous its opinions were, must be allowed to publish? a) Mapp v. Ohio b) Engel v. Vitale c) Miranda v. Arizona d) Near v. Minnesota
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13) Time and time again, the Supreme Court has favored freedom of _______________ by striking down prior restraint. 14) In the Supreme Court case of Schenck v. United States, it was articulated that the line drawn between protected and unprotected speech occurs when? a) Declared pro-war sentiments during periods of war b) The words used could create a "clear and present danger" c) Speech involves religious affiliation d) Pro-government sentiments are declared
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15) The Supreme Court case of Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) articulated the _______________ test, holding that advocacy of illegal action is protected by the First Amendment unless imminent lawless action is intended and likely to occur. 16) Laws prohibiting the burning of American flags were deemed unconstitutional due to the protection of symbolic speech in what Supreme Court case? a) Stromberg v. California b) Texas v. Johnson c) R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul d) Engel v. Vitale
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17) Hate speech can be deemed unconstitutional based on the principle that speech can be "silenced on the basis of its content." a) True b) False
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18) In Roth v. U.S., the Supreme Court held that a) films with any nudity could be banned b) obscenity is within the area of constitutionally protected free speech c) possession of child pornography could be made a crime d) obscenity is not within the area of constitutionally protected free speech
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19) A written statement that defames a person's charcter is _______________, while untrue spoken statements that defame the character of a person are _______________. 20) Which of the following Supreme Court cases concluded that "actual malice" must be proven to support a finding of libel against a public figure? a) New York Times Co. v. Sullivan b) Stromberg v. California c) Texas v. Johnson d) R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
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21) What term describes words that "by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of peace?" a) slander b) libel c) fighting words d) infliction phrases
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22) Freedom of assembly includes to the right to do all of the following EXCEPT a) protest b) parade c) riot d) picket
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23) Under the First Amendment, the freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and _______________ areguaranteed. 5.4 The Second Amendment: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms 24) Why was the Second Amendment initially added to the Constitution? a) To ensure Congress could not disarm state militias b) To regulate gun control c) To inhibit actions against governmental tyranny d) To create standing armies
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25) Which act was passed in 1934 as the government's response to problems with organized crime? a) Anti-Firearm Coalition Act b) Restrictionary Firearm Act c) National Firearms Act d) Heller Act
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26) Despite many gun control restrictions created over the years, the Supreme Court has held that the Second Amendment protects the right to own a firearm. a) True b) False
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27) An individual's right to keep and bear arms for self defense, as protected by the Second Amendment, was first shown in what Supreme Court case? a) D.C. v. Heller b) McDonald v. City of Chicago c) National Firearms Coalition v. U.S. d) Roth v. U.S.
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5.5 The Rights of Criminal Defendents

28) What do habeas corpus rights imply? a) Prisoners have a right to request different housing conditions b) Prisoners have a right to a retrial c) Prisoners have a right to know what charges are being made against them d) Prisoners have a right to post bail
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29) Ex post facto law is a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial. a) True b) False
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30) A _______________ is the prohibited law of declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial, while _______________ law is the prohibited law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the actionwaslegalatthetimeitwascommitted. 31) Unreasonable searches and seizures are specifically forbidden in the a) Second Amendment b) Third Amendment c) Fourth Amendment d) Ninth Amendment
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32) The governent is able to search all of the following EXCEPT a) Things arrested person could touch/reach b) Arrested person c) Things in plain view of arrested person d) Anything in the residence of arrested person
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33) Permission to search is not needed if it is suspected that someone is committing or about to commit a crime. a) True b) False
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34) Indictment by a grand jury, protection against self incrimination, and protection against the national goverment's denial of a person's life, liberty, or property without the due process of law are all outlined in what amendment? a) Eighth Amendment b) Sixth Amendment c) Fourth Amendment d) Fifth Amendment
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35) In what case did the Supreme Court rule that suspects must be told of their constitutional rights to remain silent, that what they say can be used against them, and of their right to have an attorney present during any questioning? a) Stromberg v. California b) Miranda v. Arizona c) Texas v. Johnson d) D.C. v. Heller
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36) _______________ are statements that must be made by the police informing a suspect of his or her constitutional rights protected y the Fifth Amendment, including the right to an attorney provided by the court if the subject cannot afford one. 37) The double jeopardy clause ensures that individuals can be tried twice for the same offense in the same jurisdiction. a) True b) False
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38) The exclusionary rule, which was applied to state governments, as well as the federal government in Mapp v. Ohio (1961), meant that a) Illegally seized evidence could not be used at trial b) Warrants were needed to conduct searches c) State governments could prosecute federal crimes d) Police could arrest any suspicious citizen
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39) The _______________ Amendment sets out the basic requirements of procedural due process for federal courts to follows in criminal trial. 40) Which 1963 Supreme Court case ruled that defendants in all felony cases had a right to counsel, and if they could not afford to hire a lawyer, one must be provided? a) Griswold v. Connecticut b) Miranda v. Arizona c) Gideon v. Wainwright d) Texas v. Johnson
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41) The right to confront witnesses at trial is also protected by the Sixth Amendment. a) True b) False
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42) "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" is stated in which Amendment? a) Second Amendment b) Eighth Amendment c) Fifth Amendment d) Fourth Amendment
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43) Per the Bill of Rights, cruel and unusual punishment is banned, making the death penalty unconstitutional. a) True b) False
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5.6 The Right to Privacy 44) The right to privacy, or the right to be left alone, is protected by the _______________ cast by several constitutional amendments, including the First, Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Fourteenth. 45) Which Supreme Court case challenged the constitutionality of an 1879 law prohibiting the information about and sale of contraceptives, eventually deeming this unconstitutional? a) Lawrence v. Texas b) Bowers v. Hadwick c) Roe v. Wade d) Griswold v. Connecticut
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46) Of the following, which was NOT a reason for the increased amount of women demanding access to safe and legal abortions in the 1960's? a) Increasing medical safety of abortions b) Decreased birth rate c) Growing women's rights movements d) Desire to plan familes
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47) The Supreme Court case of _______________ in 1973 found that a woman's right to an abortion was protected by the right to privacy that could be implied from specific guarantees found in the Bill of Rights. 48) The 1989 Supreme Court case of Webster v. Reproductive Heath Services overturned the ruling made in Roe v. Wade. a) True b) False
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49) The Supreme Court case of _______________ upheld Georgia's sodomy law, finding that gay men and lesbians have no privacy rights.

50) Previous limitations on homosexuality were overruled in which 2003 Supreme Court Case? a) Griswold v. Connecticut b) Lawrence v. Texas c) Roe v. Wade d) Bowers v. Hadwick
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