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Case Study: The Stolen Valor Act — Unit test Answers

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According to the establishment clause, how would displaying a "Happy Holidays” sign in class be viewed?

T
The display violates the clause because it celebrates Christianity.
T
The display does not violate the clause because it is secular.
T
The display does not violate the clause because it is store-bought.
T
The display violates the clause because holidays are forbidden in schools.
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Which of the following was a direct result of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
Individual states were allowed to choose whether or not to segregate their public schools.
B
The Fourteenth Amendment was deemed outdated and revised to reflect the court’s verdict.
C
The process of desegregation began in all public schools throughout the country.
D
The connection between self-esteem and learning was made a top national priority.
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How did Regents v. Bakke change affirmative action policies?

A
It struck down the use of strict racial quotas.
B
It ruled race could not be factored into admissions.
C
It limited diversity and inequality in the workplace.
D
It changed the way applications could be written.
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The Fifth Amendment protects the individual’s right

A
to make choices.
B
to act independently.
C
to obtain security.
D
to avoid self-incrimination.
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Why would the right to privacy implied in the Ninth Amendment not protect an individual writing a blog?

A
The information is freely given to others.
B
The writer may express dangerous ideas.
C
The information may be unreliable or untruthful.
D
The writer may be hiding behind a false identity.
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In Brown v. Board of Education, who instigated the lawsuit?

A
The students
B
The teachers
C
The parents
D
The schools
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The graph shows the population of the United States in 2011.

Question illustration
A
one-fourth
B
one-third
C
one-half
D
two-thirds
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In the fictional Stolen Valor Act case of US v. Fields, Fields argued that his lie was

A
intentional.
B
protected by free speech.
C
damaging to soldiers.
D
unintentional.
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Which shows how Supreme Court rulings have modified the Fifth Amendment?

A
Officers may create different sets of rules to apply to groups of citizens as they please.
B
Officers must inform people of their rights before questioning them in custody.
C
Officers can pressure a person to confess to a crime.
D
Officers can inform suspects of their rights at any point in the questioning process.
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For most of the 1900s, the legal voting age was

A
16
B
18
C
21
D
24
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Which of the following made Jim Crow laws, such as poll taxes and literacy tests, illegal?

T
Thirteenth Amendment
V
Voting Rights Act of 1965
C
Civil Rights Act of 1964
N
Nineteenth Amendment
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Court cases involving civil liberties center around

A
the ways in which one individual’s rights interfere with others’ rights.
B
the behavior of individual members of society.
C
the ability to tell the difference between truth and lies in a criminal court.
D
the way a person interacts with the government.
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After Frank Palko was sentenced to death by the state of Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that

h
his conviction and execution should be upheld.
t
the case should be thrown out for lack of evidence.
h
his sentence should be reduced.
h
he was the victim of double jeopardy.
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As a result of the Miranda decision, police must now

A
issue warrants before arresting a suspect.
B
inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them.
C
inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights after questioning them.
D
seize any evidence that might be used to convict a suspect.
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Before ruling on a case, a Supreme Court justice must consider

A
precedent.
B
dissent.
C
opinion.
D
defamation.
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What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free-exercise clause?

A
The establishment clause stops the government from favoring a religion while the free exercise clause allows people to express their religion.
B
The establishment clause allows the government to favor a religion and the free exercise clause allows people to express their religion.
C
The establishment clause stops the government from favoring a religion and the free exercise clause stops people from expressing their religious beliefs.
D
The establishment clause allows the government to favor a religion and the free exercise clause stops people from being able to express their beliefs.
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What was the important precedent set by the Gitlow v. New York case?

T
The equal protection clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
T
The due process clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
F
First Amendment freedoms were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment.
F
Fourteenth Amendment rights were incorporated into the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Read the excerpt from the US Constitution.Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.

A
Congress cannot promote a religion.
B
Congress cannot make disrespectful laws.
C
Religious groups can only be formed by Congress.
D
Religious groups must be governed by Congress.
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How does the Tenth Amendment differ from the rest of the amendments in the Bill of Rights?

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The Tenth Amendment reserves the rights of the states, whereas the others only reserve the rights of the people.
T
The Tenth Amendment makes the Constitution applicable to state law, whereas the others apply only to federal law.
T
The Tenth Amendment involves unenumerated rights, whereas the others only outline enumerated rights.
T
The Tenth Amendment establishes the role of state governments, whereas the others establish the role of federal government.
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What is a landmark case?

a
a case that is based on a dispute over land
a
a case that is based on a previous court’s decision.
a
a case that sets a precedent for future court decisions
a
a case that has been overturned from a previous court.

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