Ch.4-7

Question 1

Civil liberties

Answer 1

Protect individuals against an abuse of government power

Question 2

Which of the following is protected by the us constitution and the court?

Answer 2

A. Slander
B. Libel
C. Fighting words
D. Symbolic speech.

D.

Question 3

Teacher-led prayer in public schools is prohibited by

Answer 3

The establishment clause

Question 4

The right to privacy was first established in the case

Answer 4

Griswold v. Connecticut

Question 5

Criminal defendants rights to legal counsel and a jury trial are protected by the

Answer 5

Sixth Amendment

Question 6

Critics of the USA PATRIOT Act charge that the law violates the

Answer 6

Fourth Amendment

Question 7

Police would most likely be required to use a warrant if they wanted to collect evidence from

Answer 7

A house

Question 8

According to the Supreme Court, burning the us flag is a form of

Answer 8

Symbolic speech

Question 9

Citizens disagreement about how to interpret the Eighth amendment is reflected in the current debate over

Answer 9

Lethal injection

Question 10

The second amendment protects us citizens’

Answer 10

Freedom to bear arms

Question 11

Refers to the process by which the Supreme Court has applied to the states those provisions in the Bill of Rights that serve some fundamental principle of liberty or justice

Answer 11

Selective incorporations

Question 12

Set guidelines that the government must follow in investigating, bringing to trial, and punishing those accused of committing a crime.

Answer 12

Criminal due process rights

Question 13

Evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in a trial

Answer 13

Exclusionary rule

Question 14

The fifth amendment protection against ___ ensures that criminal defendants cannot be tried again for the same crime when a court has already found them not guilty of committing that crime

Answer 14

Double jeopardy

Question 15

Speech that is likely to bring out public disorder or chaos and that may be banned in public places to ensure the preservation of public order is called

Answer 15

Fighting words

Question 16

He idea that individuals are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, and sex is called

Answer 16

Civil rights

Question 17

Individual attributes such as race, national origin, religion, and sex are called

Answer 17

Inherent characteristics

Question 18

Laws that required the strict separation of racial groups, with whites and “nonwhites” attending separate schools, working in different jobs, and using segregated public accommodations such as transportation and restaurants are called

Answer 18

Jim Crow laws

Question 19

An election in which a party’s nominees were chosen but in which only white people were allowed to vote is called

Answer 19

A white primary

Question 20

A mechanism that exempted individuals from conditions on voting (such as poll taxes or literacy tests) if they or their ancestors had been eligible to vote before 1870 is called

Answer 20

The grandfather clause

Question 21

Unlike sex-based discrimination, race-based discriminations must pass the

Answer 21

Strict scrutiny test

Question 22

Initial the courts interpreted which amendment in such a way that women were told they were citizens but that they had no constitutional right to vote?

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Fourteenth amendment

Question 23

What right does Title IX protect for women?

Answer 23

Equal access to educational opportunities

Question 24

In what decade was the ERA ratified and added to the us constitution?

Answer 24

It has not been ratified and added to the us constitution

Question 25

Today, citizens of what descent experience the highest educational and I come level compared with the nation as a whole?

Answer 25

Asian

Question 26

____ was the period between 1866 and 1877 when the institutions and infrastructure of the South were rebuilt after the Civil War.

Answer 26

Reconstruction

Question 27

The legal right to bring lawsuits in court is called

Answer 27

Standing to sue

Question 28

To pass the strict scrutiny test, differential treatment must be ___ for the govt to achieve a ____ public interest

Answer 28

Necessary, compelling

Question 29

During WWII, the federal govt relocated citizens of ___ descent to internment camps

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Japanese

Question 30

The ADA is the

Answer 30

Americans with Disabilities Act

Question 31

The publics expressed views about an issue at a specific point in time are called

Answer 31

Public opinion

Question 32

Agents of socialization do not include

Answer 32

Pets

Question 33

A majority of ____ did not support Barack ObamaS candidacy for the presidency

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Whites

Question 34

The influence of an important external event in shaping the views of a generation is called

Answer 34

The age-cohort effect

And the generational effect

Question 35

A poll conducted in an unscientific manner, used to predict election outcomes is called

Answer 35

A straw poll

Question 36

In a poll, the group of people whose opinions are of interest and/or about whom information is desired is called

Answer 36

Population

Question 37

A method by which pollsters structure a sample so that it is representative of the characteristics of the target population is called a

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Quota sample

Question 38

Polls that measure changes in public opinion over the course of days, weeks, or months by repeatedly asking respondents the same questions and measuring changes in their responses are called

Answer 38

Tracking polls

Question 39

A special type of poll that both provides info to campaigns about candidate strengths and weaknesses and attempts to skew public opinion about a candidate is called

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A push poll

Question 40

Polls conducted at polling places on Election Day to determine the winner of an election before the polls close are called

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Exit polls

Question 41

The process by which we develop our political values and opinions throughout our lives is called

Answer 41

Political socialization

Question 42

The measurable difference in the way women and men vote for candidates and in the way they view political issues is called the

Answer 42

Gender gap

Question 43

A survey of a given populations opinion on an issue or a candidate at a particular point in time is called a

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Public opinion poll