US Civil Liberties 5

Question 1

The 'right to privacy,' though not explicitly stated in the Constitution, was first recognized by the Supreme Court in which landmark case?

Accepted Answer

Griswold v. Connecticut

Answer

Roe v. Wade

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Lawrence v. Texas

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Eisenstadt v. Baird

Question 2

Which clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been the primary vehicle for applying the Bill of Rights to the states?

Accepted Answer

Due Process Clause

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Equal Protection Clause

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Privileges or Immunities Clause

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Citizenship Clause

Question 3

When government regulates speech in a 'public forum' such as a park or sidewalk, which standard applies?

Accepted Answer

Time, place, and manner restrictions must be content-neutral and narrowly tailored

Answer

Any restriction is permissible as long as approved by local legislature

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Speech may only be restricted if it threatens national security

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All restrictions require strict scrutiny regardless of whether they are content-neutral

Question 4

The Eighth Amendment's prohibition on 'cruel and unusual punishment' was held in Atkins v. Virginia (2002) to bar executing which group of defendants?

Accepted Answer

People with intellectual disabilities

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Elderly defendants over age 70

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First-time nonviolent offenders

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Defendants who cooperated with prosecutors

Question 5

Which constitutional protection prevents the government from quartering soldiers in private homes during peacetime without the owner's consent?

Accepted Answer

Third Amendment

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Fourth Amendment

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Fifth Amendment

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Second Amendment

Question 6

The Ninth Amendment addresses which concern about the enumeration of rights in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

That listing certain rights does not mean other rights retained by the people are denied

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That states have rights not granted to the federal government

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That Congress may expand constitutional rights by statute

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That courts must defer to majority opinion on unenumerated rights

Question 7

In Engel v. Vitale (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that state-sponsored prayer in public schools violated which constitutional clause?

Accepted Answer

Establishment Clause of the First Amendment

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Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment

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Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

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Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment