AnswersOC27 US GOVT-2106310-Q24-RobinsonExtending Voting Rights

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What was the important precedent set by the Gitlow v. New York case?

A
The equal protection clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
The due process clause was dropped from the Fourteenth Amendment.
C
First Amendment freedoms were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
Fourteenth Amendment rights were incorporated into the Fifteenth Amendment.
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How many times is a witness typically questioned in a criminal trial?

A
one time
B
two times
C
three times
D
four times
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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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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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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.
6

Which of the following made Jim Crow laws, such as poll taxes and literacy tests, illegal?

A
Thirteenth Amendment
B
Voting Rights Act of 1965
C
Civil Rights Act of 1964
D
Nineteenth Amendment
7

After Frank Palko was sentenced to death by the state of Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that

A
his conviction and execution should be upheld.
B
the case should be thrown out for lack of evidence.
C
his sentence should be reduced.
D
he was the victim of double jeopardy.
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To become a citizen of the United States, a person must

A
have been born in the United States.
B
have been born or naturalized in the United States.
C
have learned to speak English.
D
have cousins who are citizens of the United States.
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Based on the domino effect of crime, if an employer begins to lose money due to employee theft, what would most likely happen as a result?

A
The employer will have to raise prices to make up the difference.
B
Employees will be watched more closely by supervisors.
C
The employer will cut costs by reducing inventory.
D
The business will stop hiring new workers.
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Jane Roe sued the state of Texas because she wanted

A
to avoid an illegal activity.
B
to secure her privacy rights.
C
to challenge the Ninth Amendment.
D
to have a state law declared unconstitutional.
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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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Why was it decided to lower the voting age to 18 from 21?

A
Not enough people were showing up to vote in elections.
B
College students began to protest a lack of rights.
C
It was unusual that 18-year-olds could be drafted but could not vote.
D
Young people were the only group to not receive increased rights.
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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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Lawyers are interviewing potential jurors for a trial in which a police officer is accused of stealing evidence.Which juror statement could show that a juror may not be able to treat the case fairly?

A
“I believe that stealing is always wrong, no matter what.”
B
“I do not normally read newspapers or watch the news.”
C
“My next-door neighbor is a police officer.”
D
“I do not trust police officers to keep me safe.”
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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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