CHAPTER 3: Civil Liberties

CHAPTER 3: Civil Liberties

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

The amendment that is probably the most important in terms of having the Bill of Rights apply to the states is the

ANS: C REF: 39 NOT: Factual

a.	equal protection only.
b.	due process and equal protection.
c.	states’ rights.
d.	due process only.
e.	habeas corpus and the elimination of ex post facto laws.

ANS: B REF: 40 NOT: Factual

a.	private individuals are not required to obey the Bill of Rights.
b.	some provisions of the Bill of Rights also govern the states.
c.	the southern states were absorbed back into the Union after the Civil War.
d.	the provisions of the Bill of Rights apply to the federal government but not to the states.
e.	the original amendments to the Constitution are applicable to state governments and all others to the federal government.

ANS: B REF: 40 NOT: Conceptual

In general, all of the rights in the Bill of Rights now apply to the states, except for the

a.	First and Second Amendments.
b.	Second and Fourth Amendments.
c.	Third and Fifth Amendments.
d.	Third and Fourth Amendments.
e.	Fourth and Fifth Amendments.

ANS: C REF: 40 NOT: Factual

In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment means one has a “right” to _________ for self-protection.

a.	“conceal and carry”
b.	keep a handgun
c.	refuse to register weapons
d.	purchase high caliber fully automatic weaponry
e.	None of the above is true.

ANS: B REF: 40 NOT: Factual

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