Gov. Ch. 9 Test

Question 1

European pattern from which Pilgrims fled; government dictates church of people

Answer 1

State church

Question 2

False speech

Answer 2

Slander

Question 3

False writing

Answer 3

Libel

Question 4

Obscene writings or pictures designed to arouse immoral thoughts, feelings, and desires

Answer 4

Pornography

Question 5

Freedom to publish anything, but not free against potential consequences

Answer 5

Prior Restraint

Question 6

Restricts sale of handguns by requiring waiting period to purchase one

Answer 6

Brady Law

Question 7

written statement issued by a judge which gives a law officer the legal right to search for a specific thing in a specific place

Answer 7

warrant

Question 8

crime so serious it is punishable by death

Answer 8

Capital crime

Question 9

serious crime

Answer 9

felony

Question 10

special military courts in which members of the US Armed Forces are tried for crimes

Answer 10

Court-martial

Question 11

highest military court in which one can appeal court-martial decisions

Answer 11

US Court of Military Appeals

Question 12

right of civil government to take persons land or private property for public use following payment for that property

Answer 12

eminent domain

Question 13

sum of money that a person accused of a crime deposits with a court in order to be temporarily released from jail

Answer 13

bail

Question 14

gives states reserved power of anything not otherwise stated in constitution

Answer 14

10th amendment

Question 15

declared slaves free

Answer 15

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 16

right to vote

Answer 16

suffrage

Question 17

tax imposed on voters to keep certain people (esp. poor blacks) from voting

Answer 17

Poll tax

Question 18

moved the date on which the presidents take office to eliminate “lame duck” sessions of congress

Answer 18

lame duck amendment, amendment 20

Question 19

placed restriction on power of congress to up its salary

Answer 19

Amendment 27

Question 20

Date of Constitution and BofR

Answer 20

C: 1788
B: 1791

Question 21

Which amendment applies the Bill of Rights to government

Answer 21

14 (due process)

Question 22

3 reasons for Freedom of Religion

Answer 22

1. Prevent national religion or state church
2. right of individual to choose own religion
3. allow states to deal with religious institutions without federal government interference

Question 23

Said that the government could not give legal preference to any church or denomination

Answer 23

Establishment Clause

Question 24

Established 3 part test to determine establishment cases

Answer 24

Lemon v. Kurtzman, 1971

Question 25

3 parts of Lemon Test

Answer 25

1. Law must have secular purpose
2. Law’s primary effect must be religion neutral
3. Law must not foster excessive entanglement of government with religion

Question 26

Gives the right to, within certain limits exercise religion freely

Answer 26

Free exercise clause

Question 27

Supreme court rules that Mormon polygamy was not constitutionally protected bc it violates common standard of decency

Answer 27

Reynolds v. US, 1879

Question 28

Court cases dealing with free spech

Answer 28

Chaplinsky vs. New Hampshire

Dennis v. US (communist leaders convicted under Smith Act)

Question 29

Cases dealing with freedom of press

Answer 29

Miller v. California (established Miller test, redefined obscenity as lacking literary, artistic, political value)