Civil Liberties Flashcards
True or False: The Incorporation Doctrine requires that the state courts abide by all of the amendments in the Bill of Rights.
True
False
False
The “wall of separation” said to be created by the first amendment in relation to freedom of conscience (freedom of religion) is established by two clauses, the free-exercise clause and the _______________clause
equal protection
privileges and immunities
establishment
national supremacy
establishment
The three-part “test” created by Lemon v. Kurtzman to see whether a law does not unconstitutionally violate the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion requires that
the law has a
secular purpose
the law has as its primary effect neither to advance to inhibit religious beliefs and practices
the law does not foster an excessive government entanglement with religion
all of the above
all of the above
The Exclusionary Rule has been used to implement two provisions of the Bill of Rights. These are
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and freedom from quartering
freedom from unreasonable search and seizure and protection against compulsory self-incrimination
habeas corpus and ex post facto provisions
none of the above
freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and freedom from quartering
The “good faith exception” to the exclusionary rule means
police do not any longer have to read suspects their Miranda Rights
police can now search wherever, whatever and whenever they want without probable cause
evidence can be admitted at trial even if there is a minor procedural defect in how it was obtained
none of the above
evidence can be admitted at trial even if there is a minor procedural defect in how it was obtained
According to your textbook, the biggest legal issue created by the war on terrorism is
whether pre-emptive war is constitutionally allowed
whether no-fly lists are constitutional
whether the internet can be regulated
whether “enemy combatants” can be detained without access to a court
whether “enemy combatants” can be detained without access to a court
