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Your Rights: Personal Privacy — Unit test Answers

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Though the outcomes of Tinker and Schenck differed, which best describes what these court decisions have in common?

A
They agreed that political expression could be restricted.
B
They agreed that libel was not protected speech.
C
They agreed that symbolic speech could be protected.
D
They agreed that speech rights could be limited to protect safety.
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How does the Tenth Amendment differ from the rest of the amendments in the Bill of Rights?

T
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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Which term is defined as “a legal doctrine that permitted racial segregation in public facilities?”

A
mandate
B
affirmative action
C
desegregation
D
separate but equal
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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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The Supreme Court’s use of selective incorporation

A
only applies to amendments added before 1850.
B
only applies in cases where there is not enough evidence of a crime.
C
takes a subjective case-by-case approach to the question of incorporation.
D
takes the same approach to the question of incorporation in all cases.
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In Schenck v. United States, what circumstance made this speech case special?

A
It pertained to a foreign citizen.
B
It involved events that occurred abroad.
C
It occurred during wartime.
D
It related to the commission of a crime.
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A reasonable right to privacy can be expected if

A
publishing a blog about a future vacation.
B
speaking out against a proposed state law.
C
publishing personal information on social media.
D
refusing to testify against oneself in court.
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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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Why was it decided to lower the voting age to 18 from 21?

N
Not enough people were showing up to vote in elections.
C
College students began to protest a lack of rights.
I
It was unusual that 18-year-olds could be drafted but could not vote.
Y
Young people were the only group to not receive increased rights.
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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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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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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 right does the First Amendment protect?

r
right to due process
r
right to trial by jury
r
right to bear arms
r
right to assemble
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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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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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