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0
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All the things that a government decides to do

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Public policies

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Institution through which society makes and enforces it public policies

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Government

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What is the ability to command or prevent action, the ability to achieve a desired end

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Basic powers

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3
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Every government has and exercises how many basic kinds of power

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Three

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The power to make laws and to frame public policies

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Legislative power

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The power to execute, enforce, and administer laws

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Executive power

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The power to interpret laws, to determine, their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society

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Judicial power

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The ultimate responsibility for the exercise of all powers held by a single person is found in what type of government

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Dictatorship

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When supreme authority rests with the people, citizens, of a country what type of government is represented

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Democracy

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What Greek philosopher observed that “man is by nature a political animal”

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Aristotle

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What is the process by which a society decides how power and resources will be distributed within the society

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No available answer

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What is defined as a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, that is with a government and with the power to make and enforce laws without the consent of any higher authority

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State

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What describes members of a group who share customs, a common language, and ethnic backgrounds

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No available answer

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A section of land, with recognized boundaries is known as what

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Territory

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What is meant when a state has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies

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No available answer

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True/false
The United States can determine its form of government, frame its own economic system, and shape its own foreign policies

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True

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True/false

Every state is subordinate to the constitution of the United States

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True

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17
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Supreme political authority rests with the people

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Democracy

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The people hold what type of power, and government is conducted only by and with the consent of the people

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Sovereign

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19
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The Greeks were the first civilization to start and follow what type of democracy

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Direct democracy

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20
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A direct democracy exists where in the world today

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Does not exist

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Another description of an indirect form of democracy is either representative democracy or a what type of government

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Constitutional republic

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In a republic the sovereign power is held by those eligible to what

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Vote

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While in a republic the political power is exercised by those chosen by the citizens

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Representatives

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24
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All dictatorships are with those holding absolute and unchallengeable authority over the people

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Authoritarian

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25
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A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power can be considered a dictatorship or an

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Autocracy

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A government in which the power to rule is held by a small usually self appointed elite is known as what type of government

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Oligarchy

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27
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An autocracy run by religious leaders exists in Italy what is the name of this state

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Vatican City

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28
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Dictatorial regimes are what in character

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Militaristic

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29
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What type of government exists where the legal system of a state is based on religious law

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Theocracy

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30
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Another name for a centralized type of government is what

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Unitary

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31
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What governing entity holds all of the political power in England

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Parliament

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32
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The dividing of the powers between the central government and several local governments is known as what

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No answer listed

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33
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The European Union is a confederation of how many countries

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Twelve

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34
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Which branch of government interprets the constitution and its meaning

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Judicial

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35
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Which branch of government has the duty to make laws

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Legislative

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36
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Which branch of government has the authority and control over the executive branch of government

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None do

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37
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What Greek philosopher observed man is by nature a political animals

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Aristotle

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38
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A section of land with recognized boundaries is known as what

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Territory

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39
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True/false

The formation of the original European Union was made up of 12 countries

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True

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40
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In England the queen has individual and absolute power over all function of government

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False

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41
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True/false

The Vatican City is considered a separate state or country presided over by the pope

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True

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42
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According historically speaking personal freedoms for citizens of this country are routed where

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Colonialism

43
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What conflict did the country participate in to insure personal freedoms

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Revolution

44
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Those who designed and put together the constitution had to persuade the citizens of this new country on the concept of forming what

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Government

45
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What compromise did the framers of the constitution use to appeal to the citizens fear of losing personal freedoms

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Bill of rights

46
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What establishes protections against government interferences into citizens guaranteed rights and freedoms

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Civil liberties

47
Q

A person’s opinions and property are protected from what type of acts of the federal government

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Arbitrary

48
Q

Civil rights are associated with positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional what as a reality for all people

A

Guarantees

49
Q

Even though we are protected from arbitrary acts of the government it must be understood that all governments hold what over the individual citizens under any particular government

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Authority

50
Q

As a citizen all persons have the right to do anything they want as long as they don’t do what to other citizens rights

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Infringe

51
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The first 10 amendments to the constitution were originally intended as restrictions on the new what

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Government

52
Q

Provisions of the bill of rights apply against the national government but not against what

A

States

53
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States can’t deny what types of rights to its citizens

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Basic

54
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The first amendment establishes freedoms of speech, press, assembly, petition under what cause

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Establishment

55
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The second amendment deals with which specific right

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Bear arms

56
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Under the fifth amendment a person may not be forced to testify against themselves this is known as the right not to self what

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Incriminate

57
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The eighth amendment deals with the aspect of cruel and unusual what

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Punishment

58
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What amendment dictates that the government may not use federal monies to help or support parochial or religious schools

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No answer

59
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What federal program was established that does allow the spending of federal monies to help educate students who are presently attending low performing schools

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Voucher

60
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Most states will imitate the rights found in what document

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Constitution

61
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Separation of church and state is guaranteed in which amendment

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First

62
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An accused person will not be tried on the basis of evidence obtained how

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Unlawfully

63
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True/false

The articles of confederation established individual freedoms for American citizens

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False

64
Q

True/false

There are limitations put upon citizens expressing their opinions

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True

65
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True/false

The bill of rights establishes that citizens are to be given a fair trial by a jury of their peers

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True

66
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True/false
A u.s citizen is to be free from discrimination on the basis of sex, religious belief, etc this is guaranteed by the bill of rights

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True

67
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True/false
Most constitutional rights are extended to all persons (sometimes under special circumstances) even to aliens coming from other countries

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True

68
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True/false
Post WWII American citizens of Japanese descent by an arbitrary u.s. Decision were removed from their properties and businesses and put in detainment camps for the duration of the war, but by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court it was decided that the government’s actions were unjust and any living Japanese citizen who had been interned in a detainment camp were rewarded $20,000 per affected person

A

True

69
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True/false

In the original writing of the bill of rights, established provisions against the national government and not the states

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True

70
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True/false

No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, property without due process of law

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True

71
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True/false
James g. Blaine the speaker of the house in 1875 established the Blaine amendment declaring that no federal monies should be spent on parochial or religious schools on the basis that it would promote religions

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True

72
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True/false

Today most states will imitate the rights found in the U.S. constitution

A

True

73
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True/false

Vatican City has a form of government known as a theocracy

A

True

74
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True/false

Every state is politically organized and must have a state constitution

A

True

75
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True/false

Some powers are exclusive to the federal government, the states share some other powers

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True

76
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True/false

Every state is allowed to maintain its sovereignty

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True

77
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True/False

Every state is politically organized and must have a state constitution

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False

78
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True/false

The guarantees of freedoms of speech and press are covered by the 1st and 14th amendments

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True

79
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True/false

The guarantees of freedoms of speech and press are covered by the 1st and 14th amendments

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True

80
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True/false

According to these freedoms of speech means that each person is guaranteed the freedom to say anything at all times

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False

81
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True/false

According to these freedoms of speech means that each person is guaranteed the freedom to say anything at all times

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False

82
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True/false
The amendments give people the right to have their say however built into these amendments is that people must also be tolerant of what others have to say

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True

83
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True/false
The amendments give people the right to have their say however built into these amendments is that people must also be tolerant of what others have to say

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True

84
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True/false
The American system of government depends on the ability of the people to make sound reasoned judgements on matters of public concern

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True

85
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True/false
The American system of government depends on the ability of the people to make sound reasoned judgements on matters of public concern

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True

86
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True/false

Guarantees of free speech and press are intended to not protect the expression of unpopular views

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False

87
Q

True/false

Guarantees of free speech and press are intended to not protect the expression of unpopular views

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False

88
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True/false

No person has an unbridled right of free speech or free press, reasonable restrictions can be placed on these rights

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True

89
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True/false

No person has an unbridled right of free speech or free press, reasonable restrictions can be placed on these rights

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True

90
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True/false

Law does not shield public officials nearly as completely as it protects private persons

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True

91
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True/false

Law does not shield public officials nearly as completely as it protects private persons

A

True

92
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True/false
Law does not prohibit the use of obscene words, the printing and distributing of obscene materials, and false advertising

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False

93
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True/false
Law does not prohibit the use of obscene words, the printing and distributing of obscene materials, and false advertising

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False

94
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True/false
Sedition is the crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts

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True

95
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True/false
Sedition is the crime of attempting to overthrow the government by force or to disrupt its lawful activities by violent acts

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True

96
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True/false
The alien and sedition act gives the Vice President the power to deport undesirable aliens and any false scandalous and malicious criticism of the government

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False

97
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True/false
The alien and sedition act gives the Vice President the power to deport undesirable aliens and any false scandalous and malicious criticism of the government

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False

98
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True/false
The espionage act made it a crime to encourage disloyalty, interference with the draft, obstruction of recruiting, insight insubordination in the armed forces, or hinder the sale of government bonds

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True

99
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True/false
The espionage act made it a crime to encourage disloyalty, interference with the draft, obstruction of recruiting, insight insubordination in the armed forces, or hinder the sale of government bonds

A

True

100
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True/false

The smith act makes it a crime for anyone to advocate the violent overthrow of the government of the U.S

A

True

101
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True/false

The smith act makes it a crime for anyone to advocate the violent overthrow of the government of the U.S

A

True

102
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True/false

Picketing is the illegal patrolling of a business site by owners who are on strike

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False

103
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True/false

Picketing is the illegal patrolling of a business site by owners who are on strike

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False

104
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True/false

Acts of dissent can be punished by law

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True

105
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True/false

Acts of dissent can be punished by law

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True

106
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True/false

The Supreme Court recognized that campaign contributions are protected by the constitution

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True

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