POLS 206 CH 4 - TAMU Matthew Haydon

What is the relationship between civil liberties and the Bill of Rights?

The Bill of Rights is the primary protector of Americans' civil liberties.

How did President Reagan try to influence the federal court system on the Roe decision?

Appointed anti-abortion judges to federal posts

You are a judge overseeing a civil trial where you allowed illegally obtained evidence to be admitted. What did you employ in order to do so?

A good faith exception

What is the relationship between the Brady Bill and the Crime Bill?

Both bills placed restrictions on the right to bear arms.

Who regretted his vote in Bowers, after his retirement?

Justice Lewis Powell

What amendment has the press used to gain access to court proceedings?

Sixth Amendment

What is incorporation?

A judicial creation that applies the Bill of Rights to the states

What step did U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft take to try to stop laws that provide a right to die?

Revoking licenses to prescribe federally regulated medications

What is the major concern with a lack of freedom of or trust in the press?

Government control of flow of information

What aspect of restructuring the U.S. military led many people to view the Second Amendment as obsolete?

Civilian control of the military

What makes the right to privacy the least certain of all rights?

It is not mentioned in the Constitution.

What amendment keeps a defendant from self-incrimination?

Fifth Amendment

Who articulated the "clear and present danger" test?

Oliver Wendell Holmes

What would be ruined if mixed with the worldly realm of politics?

religion

What was the main concern with a national standing army?

Military dictatorship

What is the underlying cause of a government's decision to revise laws that invade individual rights?

Public opinion

What is a separationist?

A supporter of a "wall of separation" between church and state

What is the flipside of rights?

Obligations

What does the exclusionary rule protect against?

Evidence unlawfully obtained

Who is a person under government authority but has no claim to rights?

Subject

For which of the following did political theorist John Stuart Mill argue?

Free traffic of ideas

You are a school administrator who wants to offer a time for school prayer for those who want it. How can you do so without violating the establishment clause?

Provide non-religious spaces for students during this time

The Second Amendment was written to defend against which of the following?

Standing armies

How did the Supreme Court force the states to provide certain protections?

Fourteenth Amendment

Which of these items cannot be searched in a car without a warrant, even with probable cause?

Cellphone

What is it called when a fundamental state purpose allows a law to limit freedoms or to treat some groups of people differently?

Compelling state interest

What does it mean that the Supreme Court incorporated the Second Amendment?

States cannot violate gun owners' rights.

You are terminally ill and have been given only a few weeks to live. You have decided that you do not want to be put on life support but your spouse insists that the hospital utilize this option if necessary. Which of the following can you employ to ensure that your wishes are fulfilled?You are terminally ill and have been given only a few weeks to live. You have decided that you do not want to be put on life support but your spouse insists that the hospital utilize this option if necessary. Which of the following can you employ to ensure that your wishes are fulfilled?

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

What are bills of attainder?

Laws under which specific persons or groups are detained and sentenced without trial.

Habeas corpus protects a citizen from imprisonment for what reason?

Political persecution

Why have many states implemented Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA)?

To protect controversial practices on religious grounds

After Miranda v. Arizona, what right must a defendant be read?

Right to remain silent

What is an ex post facto law?

Laws that criminalize actions after the fact

What function do civil rights serve in American society?

They ensure the fair application of laws.