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Prior to the Supreme Court ruling in Gitlow v. New York, how were state governments restricted by the Bill of Rights?
c. The Bill of Rights did not restrict state governments but did restrict the national government.
The legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights is the...
a. incorporation doctrine.
Which of the following statements best explains the Supreme Court's interpretation of what the government may do to regulate religion?
c. It can prohibit some religious practices but not religious beliefs.
Imagine that you are an administrator at a public university and the Christian Fellowship has petitioned to use university facilities. According to the Supreme Court decisions on the matter of religion and public schools, you...
b. must allow the Christian Fellowship to use the facilities, just like the Political Science Club and other student organizations.
Court decisions concerning symbolic speech...
c. have extended protections to only some forms of symbolic speech.
What measures can a court take in order to guarantee the right to a fair trial in the face of media scrutiny?
e. The Supreme Court has never upheld a restriction on the press in the interest of a fair trial.
The Constitution allows more regulation of the public airwaves than of the printed press.
True
Which statement is true?
c. There are virtually no limitations on the content of a protest group's message.
Which of the following are constitutional limits to the right to keep and bear arms?
e. All of the above restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms are permissible.
Each of the following protections is found in the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, except...
c. the right to plea bargain.
The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution requires police officers to have a warrant to search or arrest a criminal suspect.
False
Which of the following is NOT a constitutional restriction on abortion?
c. Requiring married women to tell their husbands of their intent to have an abortion.
Which statement is correct?
e. The Constitution protects rights by restricting majority rule.
Which of the following best characterizes the original Constitution's treatment of equality?
e. The Constitution does not address equality.
Courts presume classifications based on race to be...
e. inherently suspect.
Which of the following statements best characterizes post-Reconstruction developments for African Americans?
b. The departure of federal troops from Southern states led to a surge of segregationist laws.
Which of the following did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 NOT accomplish?
b. It forbade discrimination in the sale or rental of housing.
Civil rights laws and court decisions only restrict de jure segregation.
False
Which statement is true?
c. Hernandez v. Texas helped widen the definition of discrimination beyond race.
Which of the following statements best characterizes what occurred after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote?
d. The feminist movement lost momentum as it lacked unified support for it's goals.
In Craig v. Boren, the Supreme Court held gender discrimination, like racial discrimination, to a strict scrutiny standard.
False
Which of the following is the standard for evaluating age discrimination claims?
a. the reasonableness standard .
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities.
True
Which statement about affirmative action best reflects the Supreme Court precedent?
d. Although racial set-asides are unconstitutional, race may be considered as one of the many factors in determining college admissions.
Which statement is correct?
d. Equality is central to the functioning of democracy.
Which of the following is the fastest-growing group in the United States?
d. Hispanics
Based on the regional shift, which of these states would have been expected to gain representation following the 2010 census?
a. Arizona
The main source of political socialization WITHIN the school context is government and civics classes.
False
As people grow older...
c. turnout and strength of party identification increase.
Which of the following ensures that the opinions of several hundred million Americans can be inferred through polling?
a. random sampling.
Years of polling data reveal that Americans tend to be very engaged in and well informed about politics.
False
The biggest consequence of declining trust in government has been a lack of support for the government during times of international crisis.
False
Americans are more likely to be conservative than liberal.
True
Which of the following statements about political ideology in America is NOT accurate?
e. Men are more likely to be liberal than women.
Which of the following types of political participation is the most common in the United States?
d. voting in elections.
Civil disobedience is a form of conventional political participation.
False
Which of the following statements about American public opinion is NOT supported by evidence from survey data?
e. none of the above
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