Test Bank For American Government Brief Version 11th Edition by James Q. Wilson

a.

Tenth Amendment.

b.

Twelfth Amendment.

c.

Fourteenth Amendment.

d.

Twentieth Amendment.

e.

Twenty-second Amendment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

a.

the Constitution is a flawed document that does not protect enough rights.

b.

a second civil war could easily occur in the United States over racial issues.

c.

the people do not trust the national government to treat them fairly.

d.

rights are in conflict.

e.

power is more centralized in presidential systems.

a.

adultery.

b.

drugs.

c.

homosexuality.

d.

murder.

e.

kidnapping.

a.

Burning draft registration certificates

b.

Nude dancing

c.

Burning the American flag

d.

Sleeping overnight in national parks

e.

Both options B and C are true.

a.

First Amendment.

b.

Second Amendment.

c.

Fourth Amendment.

d.

Fifth Amendment.

e.

Tenth Amendment.

a.

First Amendment.

b.

Second Amendment.

c.

Fourth Amendment.

d.

Fifth Amendment.

e.

Tenth Amendment.

a.

declares a person innocent, without trial, or a crime.

b.

pardons a person of an offense before trial.

c.

removes any all records of a criminal offense.

d.

declares a person, without trial, guilty of a crime.

e.

None of the above is true.

a.

before the fact.

b.

after the fact.

c.

without reference to facts.

d.

if the facts are merely circumstantial.

e.

if the facts are compelling and without contradiction.

a.

prior restraint.

b.

inevitable discovery.

c.

neutrality and clarity.

d.

least means.

e.

preferred position.

a.

free exercise of religion.

b.

due process of law.

c.

establishment of religion.

d.

freedom of assembly.

e.

freedom of the press.

a.

The utterance of inflammatory, dangerous statements

b.

The absolute nature and unconditional status of speech

c.

The restriction of press coverage

d.

The government not favoring one group over another

e.

Political speech not being symbolic

a.

fundamental liberties.

b.

clear and present danger.

c.

libel.

d.

obscenity.

e.

flag burning.

a.

fundamental liberties.

b.

clear and present danger.

c.

libel.

d.

obscenity.

e.

flag burning.

a.

fundamental liberties.

b.

clear and present danger.

c.

libel.

d.

obscenity.

e.

flag burning.

a.

actual malice.

b.

presumed competence.

c.

provocative motivation.

d.

venal motivation.

e.

exceptional motive.

a.

the First Amendment allows restrictions on speech when it harms society.

b.

the First Amendment does not mention such speech.

c.

symbols cannot convey political or social messages.

d.

symbols do not require use of the spoken word, as required by the First Amendment.

e.

any illegal action could be excused as meaning to send a message.

a.

a form of protected speech.

b.

clearly unconstitutional.

c.

illegal when deemed so by local school authorities.

d.

proper for citizens over age twenty-one, but not for students.

e.

proper for citizens on private property.

a.

the group held an elderly man hostage and threatened to murder him.

b.

a political party is always free to march.

c.

the provocation of the march was neither severe nor person-to-person.

d.

the Nazis had promised to parade in a nonviolent fashion.

e.

freedom of speech is absolute in the United States.

a.

Hugo Black

b.

William Rehnquist

c.

John Marshall

d.

Potter Stewart

e.

Clarence Thomas

a.

Hugo Black

b.

William Rehnquist

c.

John Marshall

d.

Potter Stewart

e.

Clarence Thomas

a.

religious

b.

regional

c.

statewide

d.

national

e.

community