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The exclusionary rule prohibits police from using illegally seized evidence at trial.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following rights has the Supreme Court found to be one of the penumbras of unstated liberties linked to explicitly stated rights?


A) right to marry
B) right to travel
C) right to vote
D) right to privacy

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In the 1960s,the Supreme Court aroused the wrath of many Americans with rulings like that in Engel v.Vitale regarding which controversial religious issue?


A) displays of religious symbols on government buildings
B) teaching of evolution in school
C) displays of religious symbols during holidays
D) recitation of prayer and Bible passages in school

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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What did Abington School District v.Schempp find to be unconstitutional?


A) state-mandated Bible recitations
B) forced sterilization
C) segregated education
D) imprisonment without a trial

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A knowingly false and malicious article accusing Barack Obama of being a drug addict in order to defame his character is an example of __________.

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Gitlow v.New York,in which the Supreme Court held that freedom of speech and of the press are fundamental liberties protected by the Fourteenth Amendment from impairment by the states,began the development of the __________ doctrine.


A) eminent domain
B) free exercise
C) establishment
D) incorporation

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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In Barron v.Baltimore,the Supreme Court held that the Bill of Rights limits __________,not __________,activity.


A) federal; state
B) state; federal
C) commercial; noncommercial
D) noncommercial; commercial

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The double jeopardy clause prevents an individual who is acquitted of a crime from which of the following?


A) seeking the assistance of an attorney
B) being tried again for the same crime
C) asserting innocence
D) benefiting financially from that crime

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Planned Parenthood v.Casey held that a state could limit abortions as long as the regulation did not pose an undue burden on pregnant women.

A) True
B) False

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In Engel v.Vitale,the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional to require schoolchildren to do which of the following?


A) pray
B) take standardized tests
C) be bused
D) desegregate

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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An early effort to define __________ focused on whether the material had any serious literary,artistic,political,or scientific value.

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Explain the evolution of the incorporation doctrine.

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What is the right to privacy? Explain the Supreme Court's decision that the constitution protects the right to privacy.

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The USA Patriot Act enhances the government's ability to do which of the following?


A) examine private records
B) take personal property
C) imprison citizens without trial
D) issue pardons for those accused of war crimes

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The incorporation doctrine makes the protections of the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through which of the following amendments?


A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Tenth
D) Fourteenth

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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All juries in the United States have 12 jurors.

A) True
B) False

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One part of the __________ test asks whether the law has a legitimate secular purpose.

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The USA Patriot Act allows the government to __________.


A) read documents sent via the mail
B) collect blood and saliva samples
C) spy on American citizens more easily
D) make audio recordings at all private residences that receive public utilities

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The Supreme Court has ruled that states can limit abortions if the regulations do not pose which of the following?


A) an inconvenient truth
B) any additional constraints
C) a prior restraint
D) an undue burden

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Since the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty in Gregg v.Georgia,how many people have been executed in the United States?


A) 6
B) 1,100
C) 2,900
D) 12,400

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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