U. S. Government: Democracy In Action

Chapter 13: Constitutional Freedoms

Constitutional Freedoms

1
A process called incorporation has extended the Bill of Rights so that it now protects human rights from abuse by __________
A)foreign governments within their own borders.
B)all levels of government in the United States.
C)acts of state and local governments.
D)congressional actions.
2
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment extends the Bill of Rights to state and local governments in its __________
A)reference to "unalienable rights."
B)Preamble.
C)definition of citizenship.
D)due process clause.
3
The establishment clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from __________
A)using public tax money to support one particular religion.
B)opening daily sessions of Congress with a prayer.
C)having any contact with any church or religious group.
D)administering oaths of office in the name of God.
4
To be constitutional, state aid to church schools must __________
A)benefit students of non-Christian religions.
B)have a clear, secular, nonreligious purpose.
C)in its main effect inhibit religion.
D)encourage "excessive government entanglement with religion."
5
In the 1919 case of Schenck v. United States, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., developed a guideline for courts called the __________
A)bad tendency doctrine.
B)preferred position doctrine.
C)alternative channels of communication.
D)"clear and present danger" test.
6
An example of libel is __________
A)calling a dance partner clumsy when he or she steps on your toe.
B)naming people who bribed a mayor in a newspaper column.
C)telling customers that a baker puts insects in the raisin bagels.
D)falsely accusing a classmate of cheating in a letter to the teacher.
7
In 1931 the Court ruled a state law unconstitutional because it involved prior restraint in the case __________
A)Near v. Minnesota.
B)New York Times Co. v. United States.
C)Sheppard v. Maxwell.
D)Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart.
8
Because pretrial publicity interfered with the defendant's right to a fair trial, the Court overturned a murder conviction in the case __________
A)New York Times Co. v. United States.
B)Sheppard v. Maxwell.
C)Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart.
D)Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia.
9
In Cox v. New Hampshire, the Supreme Court upheld a law requiring a parade permit to ensure that the parade would not __________
A)enter the grounds of a county jail.
B)disrupt classes in nearby schools.
C)interfere with other citizens using the streets.
D)interfere with trials in nearby courthouses.
10
In Thornhill v. Alabama, the Supreme Court ruled that __________
A)depriving a business of its customers is unconstitutional.
B)picketing without a labor dispute is prohibited.
C)peaceful picketing is a form of free speech.
D)people cannot cross a labor picket line.
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