American Government Test 12th Grade

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te fefsb 325 University of Nebraska High School Course Name: American Government National SSTHO38059 Student Course ID: Submittal: 59 Level Progress roar Although the progress test is similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. You may not have access to notes or any of the course materials while you are taking the test. It is important that you do your own work Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1 It is likely that affirmative action will fade in the United States in the relatively near future. true false a. Who would most likely support an affirmative action policy? someone who believes government action is needed to erase the effects of past injustice someone who believes that making race or gender an issue in hiring will cause conflict someone who believes that government should stay out of private business The concept of the exclusionary rule was applied in which of the following cases? Scheck v. United States b. Mapp v. Ohio C. Gitlow v. New York Which amendment protects citizens from self-incrimination? 5th Amendment b. 7th Amendment C. 11th Amendment 5. | The 1st and 14th Amendments protect some forms of a. religious speech. seditious speech. C. commercial speech. 6. The Supreme Court, in Tinker v. Des Moines, ruled that armbands used as symbolic speech are a. unconstitutional. b. constitutional. C. not a constitutional issue. - 7. a. What is the main purpose of habeas corpus? to prevent cruel and unusual punishment b. to prevent punishment without a court trial to prevent unjust imprisonment 8. A defendant who successfully waives the right to a jury trial will have a bench trial. (a true b. false 9. In the case of McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky, the Supreme Court found the display of the Ten Commandments in a county courthouse to be constitutional under the Constitution's Free Exercise Clause. a. true (b, false 10. In the landmark case of Miranda v. Arizona, which guarantee was refined? freedom from self-incrimination b. freedom of association freedom from double jeopardy a. C. 11. Giving aid and comfort to an enemy of the United States is an example of treason. true b. false a a. 12. The Supreme Court determined all of the following to warrant a "stop and frisk" EXCEPT fleeing from police. (6. casing a store. obscene speech. C. a. 13. Civil rights are basic rights that government recognizes and protects. b. freedoms with which government cannot interfere. limitations on the power of the federal government. C. a. 14. Procedural and substantive are two types of privacy b. speech. C. due process. - 15. a. created the right to privacy. Constitutional guarantees of due process b. The Bill of Rights The Articles of Confederation C. 1 16. One concern about the Patriot Act was that it might infringe upon which amendment? 4th Amendment b. 5th Amendment 7th Amendment a. C. - - a, 17. Capital punishment is challenged under the concept of preventative detention. b. cruel and unusual punishment. due process. C. 18. The Alien and Seddon Act of 1796 was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court never tested by the Court b 19. The first ten amendments to the Constitution were intended to put restrictions on a the national government the states. the individual b. C. a. 20. Which concept protects an individual from being med twice for the same crime? preventative detention b. due process double jeopardy 21. Procedural due process has to do with a, the methods of government action b. the policies of government action. the procedures of citizens in accordance with government. C. 22. Freedom of assembly and petition includes the right to commercial speech. a. true b. false a. 23. The 4th Amendment protects citizens against governmental interference in their religious practices. self-incrimination. C. unreasonable searches and seizures. 24. The right to bear arms can be found in the 3rd Amendment to the Constitution. a. true false b. 25. The maximum penalty for treason is life in prison. true а. b. false 26. a. The 14th Amendment did which of the following? applied the Bill of Rights to the states freed the states from federal regulations freed individuals from federal regulations b. C. 27. Which of the following cases rejected "separate but equal" facilities? a. Brown v. Board of Education Plessey v. Ferguson C. Michael M. v. Missouri 28. a. De facto segregation is the same as integration. b. segregation by law. segregation as it exists in reality. С. 29. The case of Gitlow v. New York did which of the following? a. began the process of incorporation b. created support for the 1st Amendment led to a more narrow interpretation of the 14th Amendment C. 30. The Indian Education Act of 1972 attempted to do all of the following EXCEPT provide assistance to schools. b. reduce poverty. C raise revenue. a. a. 31. The basis for Congress to regulate commerce created some provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. b. the Civil Rights Act of 1964. the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. C. a. 32. Which case validated the constitutional right to counsel? Gitlow v. New York b. Mapp v. Ohio Gideon v. Wainwright C. 33. Which of the following is protected by free speech? a. seditious speech b. discussion of public affairs C. slander 34. The Voting Rights Act gave the government power to enforce which amendment? a. 13th b. 14th 15th 35. The authority of each state to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare is the police power. a, true b. false 36. Civil liberties are a. b. protections from the government's power. acts of government to protect basic rights. basic rights not expressly mentioned in the Constitution. C. 37. Which of the following protects free speech from the federal government? the 1st Amendment b. the 14th Amendment the 15th Amendment a. C. 38. An affidavit in which a prosecutor swears there is enough evidence to justify a trial is called an а. b. c. information ex parte evidentiary hearing 39. The 2nd section of the 13th Amendment allowed slavery slave trading discrimination a. by private individuals. b. C. 40. Women gained the right to vote with the passage of the 17th Amendment. b. the 19th Amendment. C. the 21st Amendment. a. a. 41. A bill of attainder is a legislative act that pronounces punishment without trial. b. can be passed by Congress. C. explains why a prisoner is being held. a. 42. During World War II, Japanese Americans were deported. b. drafted into the military. C. interred in war relocation camps. 43. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 doubled the size of the Border Patrol. a. true false b. 44. Matters of sexual equality and racial equality were addressed by a. the 3rd Amendment. b. the Civil Rights Act of 1964. C. Marbury v. Madison. 45. What does the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment prohibit? a. government interference in religious practices b. laws against specific religions C. laws enforcing religious practices
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