American Democracy Now Chapter 4 Questions

The Supreme Court has established and used which standard in cases dealing with abortion?

A) spousal notification

B) fetal viability

C) substantial obstacle

D) undue burden

undue burden

Which sexual activity was effectively decriminalized by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 2002 case?

A) polygamy

B) homosexual activity

C) prostitution

D) pedophilia

homosexual activity

________ is/are the next focus of public discussion about privacy.

A) The right to end medical treatment

B) Physician-assisted suicide

C) Online communities

D) The workplace

Online communities

The first endeavor to extend the right of privacy was with

A) Griswold v. Connecticut.

B) Roe v. Wade.

C) Lawrence v. Texas.

D) Oregon's Death with Dignity law.

Roe v. Wade.

It was not until ________ that the exclusionary rule was held to be obligatory on the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees due process.

A) 1914

B) 1949

C) 1961

D) 1984

1961

The ________ clause of the ________ Amendment prevents putting an individual through a second trial for a crime for which the person has already been prosecuted or convicted.

A) Miranda; Sixth

B) inclusive; Fourth

C) double jeopardy; Fifth

D) cruel and unusual; Eighth

double jeopardy; Fifth

The most common form of government-sanctioned execution in the U.S. is

A) firing squad.

B) electrocution.

C) gas chamber.

D) lethal injection.

E) There is no death penalty in the U.S.

lethal injection

Until June 2008, the nation's most demanding gun control laws were found in

A) California.

B) Alaska.

C) Washington, D.C.

D) Texas.

Washington, D.C.

What percentage of Americans support gun control laws?

A) 40

B) 60

C) 75

D) 80

80

Since September 11, 2001 the tension between ________ and ________ has increased in the U.S.

A) life; property

B) liberty; security

C) individuality; collective action

D) status quo; innovation

liberty; security

________ is concerned that the U.S. government is suppressing domestic political dissent.

A) The NSA

B) The ACLU

C) The FBI

D) FISA

The ACLU

Since the 9/11 attacks, national and state groups ensuring obedience to the laws have limited ________ rights of some American citizens and nationals.

A) petition

B) assembly

C) speech

D) All these answers are correct.

All these answers are correct.

Which of the criminal due process amendments has been most clearly impacted by the USA PATRIOT Act?

A) Fourth

B) Fifth

C) Sixth

D) Eighth

Fourth

The U.S. government used ________ to suppress Muslim charitable groups.

A) the IRS

B) faith based initiatives

C) the USA PATRIOT Act

D) the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

the USA PATRIOT Act

A vigorous belief in ________ is at the core of the U.S. political culture.

A) collective rights

B) order over freedom

C) free speech

D) individual rights and liberties

individual rights and liberties

The right to vote is a personal freedom.

A) True

B) False

False

The right to privacy is found in the First Amendment; thus it has historically been recognized by the Supreme Court.

A) True

B) False

False

No reasonable expectation of privacy exists in an individual's automobile, so police can search the car without a warrant.

A) True

B) False

True

In the aftermath of 9/11, numerous non-Muslims became the victim of anti-Muslim hate crimes.

A) True

B) False

True