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limitations on government action eminent domain is the power of government to take private property for public use fighting words fall outside constitutional protection because they directly incite violence in the 2013 case of Maryland v king, the supreme court upheld that police could perform DNA testing of arrestees without the need of individualized suspicion in the important 1945 case concerning eminent domain, the supreme court essentially ruled that the public interest used to justify eminent domain can mean anything a legislature wants it to mean laws and cases involving the right to privacy are often difficult to decide because they are not directly mentioned in the bill of rights but rather inferred from the 4th amendment selective incorporation considers the provisions of the bill of rights one by one and selectively applies them as limits on the states through the 14th amendment speech that is accompanied by conduct and that can be regulated by the government to preserve public order is called speech plus the exclusionary rule is illustrated by which supreme court case Mapp vs Ohio the 5th amendment protects against double jeopardy the free exercise clause has recently upheld the religious liberties of Muslim Americans in which of the two following cases Holt vs Hobbs; equal employment opportunity commission vs Abercrombie and fitch stores, inc the idea of the separation of church and state is most closely associated with the establishment clause the most dramatic restraint imposed on police by the bill of rights, which can free those people who are known to have committed the crime of which they have been accused, is the exclusionary rule the supreme court narrowed restrictive gun control policies and expanded gun ownership rights in which of the following cases? McDonald vs Chicago the supreme court upheld a law in Gonzales v Oregon that allows doctors to use drugs to facilitate the death of terminally ill patients who make such a request The supreme courts decision in roe v wade was based on the right to privacy These components government action toward religion is permissible if it secular in purpose, neither promotes nor inhibits the practice of religion and does not lead to excessive entanglement with religion are all a part of which court test the lemon test Which of the following is established by the 5th amendment the courts cant hold trials for serious offenses without provision for a grand jury Which of the following is true of the supreme courts treatment of student speech it has allowed conditional restrictions on student free speech depending. on the content of the speech Which of the following protects every individual against arbitrary action by national or state governments. due process laws which of the following statements about the death penalty is accurate? the us is the only western nation that still executes criminals. What are the nation's obligations to the States? republican form of government, invasion and internal disorder, and respect for territorial integrity In American federalism, what powers does the national government hold? delegated powers Identify the three categories of delegated powers. expressed, implied, and inherent powers. What government is a government of delegated powers? the National Government What powers of the National Government exist because of the expressed powers? implied powers What powers do the States hold? reserved powers What powers do the State governments not possess? exclusive powers What are concurrent powers? those powers that both the National Government and the State possess and exercise. Without the expressed powers of the National Government, there would be no? implied powers Which of the following statements about the powers of the National Government is TRUE? It is a government of delegated powers. Through which of the following are the States denied powers? the Constitution of the United States inherently, through the existence of the federal system the individual State constitutions all of these. Which of the following BEST describes this statement: "The States are actually the most important players in the federal system." opinion Which of the following may have lead the Framers to include the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution? conflicts among the States during the Critical Period Judging by the actions of Congress after the Civil War, a "republican form of government" must allow? equal rights to all citizens The obligation of the National Government to protect the States against invasion indirectly arose because the new Constitution? required States to give up their war-making powers States gain needed resources though grants-in-aid, while the National Government gains? influence over State and local affairs The power of the Federal Government to make grants-in-aid can be traced to which expressed power of Congress? the power to lay and collect taxes Since the Reagan administration converted many categorical grants into block grants, which of the following statements about the administration is most likely to be true? The Reagan administration tried to reduce the role played by the Federal Government in State and local matters. In which of the following situations would one State NOT give full faith and credit to the public acts of another State? a man convicted of burglary in Wisconsin moves to Utah In certain situations, States can give preferential treatment to __ over __. residents; nonresidents Just as treaties made by the President are subject to consent by the Senate, interstate compacts are subject to? congressional consent The Full faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution provides that? State laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other States. Funds given to a State by the National Government with special conditions attached are examples of? categorical grants The Framers limited the power of the National Government both by creating separate branches and by? giving some powers only to the States States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the Full Faith and Credit Clause Local governments derive their power from? State constitutions and State laws Which of the following is an expressed power of the National Government? the power to coin money Citizens who commit a crime in one State and then flee to another State to escape prosecution are to be returned to the original State under? extradition The Constitution requires the National Government to guarantee? an equal number of representatives for every State The power of the National Government to coin money is? an expressed power Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise? expressed, implied, and inherent powers From the States' point of view, what advantage did revenue sharing have over federal grants-in-aid programs? few restrictions on how money could be spent Agreements States enter into with foreign nations and other States with the consent of Congress are? interstate compacts Which of the following is the basic characteristic of federalism? It divides power between a National Government and State governments. Which statement about local government is accurate? Local government is a sub unit of the State government. In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the Supreme Court ruling based upon? Supremacy Clause The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXCEPT: uniform laws among the States Concurrent powers are those that are? exercised simultaneously by the National and State governments An enabling act directs an area desiring Statehood to? prepare a constitution Which of the following is NOT among the obligations that the National Government has to the States? recognition of State constitutions as the supreme law of the land The Bill of Rights includes the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. True ___________ are areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering. Civil liberties Habeas corpus refers to a court order demanding that an individual in custody be brought into court and shown the cause for detention. During the Founding era, were the strongest supporters of adding a bill of rights to the Constitution. Antifederalists The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is the _________ Amendment. Fourteenth The text of the Fourteenth Amendment says "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by almost every provision in the Bill of Rights, but the process took over 100 years. True The first provision of the Bill of Rights to be incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as a limitation on state power was the Fifth Amendment's prohibition on states from taking private property for a public use without just compensation. The Bill of Rights limits the national government but not state governments. True Conflicts over whether public schools should be allowed to assign readings from the Bible and lead nondenominational prayers are examples of disagreements over the meaning of the establishment clause. Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in the American system because free and open debate is an essential mechanism for determining the quality and validity of competing ideas. What were the Alien and Sedition Acts? laws passed in the 1790s that made it a crime to say or publish anything that would defame the government of the United States The judicial doctrine that places a heavy burden of proof on the government when it seeks to regulate speech is called strict scrutiny. The first test for determining when the government may intervene to suppress political speech was called the _______ test. clear and present danger Which of the following forms of speech receives the greatest level of First Amendment protection? political speech that stops short of inciting violence The Supreme Court has not given full protection to fighting words because such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas. The takings clause states that the government may not seize private property without just compensation. What is a grand jury? a jury that determines whether there is enough evidence to justify a trial The term eminent domain describes the power of the government to seize private property for public use. The right to legal counsel in a criminal proceeding is guaranteed by the Amendment. Sixth The Supreme Court articulated a right to privacy in a case involving access to birth control. Which of the following statements about grand juries is most accurate? The Fifth Amendment provision for a grand jury has never been incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment to apply to state criminal prosecutions. In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that. laws criminalizing sexual behavior are a violation of the right to privacy. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 attempted to protect former slaves from discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and theaters. Legally enforced segregation in public schools is a form ______ discrimination. de jure Strict scrutiny refers to A test used by the Supreme Court that places the burden of proof on the government rather than on the challengers to show that the law in question is constitutional. Ten years after Brown v. Board of Education (1954), only percent of black children in the Deep South attended school with white children. 1% In the Civil Rights of 1964, Congress expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court order by requiring that federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments for education be withheld from any school system that practiced racial segregation. How did Congress strengthen voting rights in 1970? They made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English-speaking Americans. Which of the following is true of Brown v. Board of Education (1954)? The Court outlawed de jure segregation. The American experience with civil rights suggests which of the following things about political change in the United States? Congress needs constitutional authority from the courts to act. And the courts need legislative assistance to implement court orders and focus political support. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments are largely about. protections for those accused of committing crimes. |
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