AP GOV FINAL

Question 1

Approximately 90 percent of all criminal cases in the US?

Answer 1

Are resolved by plea bargaining and do not go to trial

Question 2

Lemon v. Kurztman

Answer 2

The supreme Court case that allowed for the federal funding for religious schools to construct buildings

Question 3

NAACP v. Alabama

Answer 3

The Supreme Court case that protected the right to associate

Question 4

Selective Incorporation

Answer 4

To extend the protection of the Bill of Rights to be binding on the states

Question 5

Cases that address the right to free speech

Answer 5

Roth v. United States and Texas v. Johnson

Question 6

This supreme court determined that the death penalty is NOT a form of cruel or unusual punishment

Answer 6

Gregg v. Georgia

Question 7

The supreme court enforce the use of the exclusionary rule in states trials

Answer 7

Mapp v. Ohio

Question 8

The supreme court has regularly cited the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to

Answer 8

Extend the protection of the Bill of Rights to be binding to the states

Question 9

Near v. Minnesota and New York Times Company v. United States

Answer 9

Prior restraint

Question 10

Prior Restraint is when the government tries to limit

Answer 10

The press

Question 11

Miller v. California

Answer 11

The community should be used to determine what is obscenity

Question 12

The Establishment clause

Answer 12

Prohibits the federal government from promoting religion or creating a national religion

Question 13

The Free-Exercise Clause

Answer 13

Protects an individual’s religious beliefs and reasonable religious practices

Question 14

Schenck v.US (1962)

Answer 14

“Clear and present danger”
Determine when a state can limit free speech

Question 15

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Answer 15

Struck down prayer in public schools ( violated 1st amendment)
The NY state board of regents authorized a prayer at the start of the school day.

Question 16

Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)

Answer 16

All children must attend public school until 16
Established the rights to exercise their religious beliefs under the 1st amendment takes priority over the states interests

Question 17

McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

Answer 17

Chicago and oak park challenge gun bans after Columbia v heller
14th amendment due process clause
Solidifies 2nd amendment
U can carry a firearm in your house

Question 18

Lemon v kurtzman (1971)

Answer 18

The lemon test
Federal funding may be used by religious schools to construct buildings and acquire educational materials

Question 19

Near v. Minnesota (1931)
New York Times co v. US (1971)

Answer 19

Defend the first amendment
Free press against prior restraint by the gov

Question 20

Roth v. US (1957) and Miller v. California (1973)

Answer 20

1st amendment does not protect obscene speech

Question 21

Tinker v. Des Moines ( 1969)

Answer 21

Armband protest
Symbolic speech is protected under the 1st amendment

Question 22

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

Answer 22

Burning the flag is symbolic speech
1st amendment

Question 23

Barron v Baltimore (1833)

Answer 23

Limited reach of bill of rights to the national gov

Question 24

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Answer 24

Arrested individuals have the right to self incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th amendments

Question 25

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Answer 25

14th amendment gives criminal defense who cannot pay for lawyers the right to have the state appoint attorneys for them

Question 26

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

Answer 26

Banning contraceptives is against the right to marital privacy