Chapter_5_Civil_Liberties

Chapter_5_Civil_Liberties

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. subject to conviction in federal
2. subject to conviction in state
3. subject to conviction in state and federal
4. protected by Fourth Amendment
5. protected by the right to exercise free

ANSWER:                           e

REFERENCES:                   The Courts and Conflicts Over Civil Liberties

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.5.1 – LO5.1

2. In 2007, the Supreme Court allowed a school principal to punish a student for displaying a flag saying “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” because
3. the Court held that it was within the student’s freedom of speech to wear the shirt.
4. the Court held that the language incited unruly
5. the Court held that the language harmed a
6. the Court held that the shirt endorsed drug
7. None of these choices is

ANSWER:                           d

REFERENCES:                   The Courts and Conflicts Over Civil Liberties

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.5.1 – LO5.1

3. Civil liberties are
4. the protections the Constitution provides against the abuse of
5. the protecting of certain groups, such as women, gays, and African
6. free speech, free press, religious freedoms, and the rights of the
7. Both protections against abuses of government and protecting certain groups
8. Both protections against abuse of government and free speech, press, and so

ANSWER:                           e

REFERENCES:                   The Courts and Conflicts Over Civil Liberties

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.5.1 – LO5.1

4. In 1803, this S. president wrote a letter to the then governor of Pennsylvania requesting that he prosecute newspaper publishers for speaking out against the government.
5. George Washington
6. John Adams
7. Thomas Jefferson
8. James Madison
9. James Monroe

ANSWER:                           c

REFERENCES:                   The Courts and Conflicts Over Civil Liberties

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.5.1 – LO5.1

5. Conflicts in civil liberties often arise because
6. majoritarian politics is ineffective in resolving
7. the S. Constitution is vague on issues of individual rights.
8. the Bill of Rights lists several competing
9. policy entrepreneurs rarely operate in the civil rights
10. the Supreme Court has refused to play a leading role in the interpretation of the First

ANSWER:                           c

REFERENCES:                   The Courts and Conflicts Over Civil Liberties

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.5.1 – LO5.1