Mini Test

Question 1

Justice Potter’s oft-quoted dictum on hardcore as opposed to softcore pornography was

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“I know it when I see it.”

Question 2

The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the “free exercise” of religion. This means that

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Congress shall also make no law respecting the establishment of a religion.

Question 3

The Supreme Court has ruled that certain kinds of government regulation of religious activities are acceptable. One condition of such involvement is that it

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Have a secular purpose

Question 4

The Supreme Court has decided that any law classifying people on the basis of race or ethnicity is

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To be subjected to especially close scrutiny

Question 5

One factor helping to break the deadlock that developed in the civil rights movement during the early 1960s was the

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media coverage of the violence by the white segregationists.

Question 6

An example of a good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule would be if the police conduct a search

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Without a warrant but with concern for public safety

Question 7

The first amendment protects expressions of sexual or erotic interest. However, some restrictions on pornography have been upheld. In what ways can pornography be regulated?

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Child pornography can be banned, and zoning laws can prohibit “adult” business in certain places.

Question 8

The Supreme Court generally issues a writ of certiorari

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According to the rule of four

Question 9

When the court rules that the Amish cannot be forced to send their children to school beyond the eighth grade, it

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Protects freedom of religion at the risk of establishing it

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes SCOTUS’s position on affirmative action?

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Quotas are viewed with strict scrutiny.

Question 11

Established right of privacy via penumbra of rights (e.g. 4th and 9th) for married couples.

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Griswold v. Connecticut

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14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause struck down anti-miscegenation statutes

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Loving v. Virginia

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Consensual sex part of liberty protected by 14th Amendment’s substantive due process.

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Lawrence v. Texas

Question 14

School officials may punish speech that appears to advocate illegal drug use, even if not on school grounds.

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Morse v. Frederick

Question 15

Title VII’s protection against discrimination in the workplace “because of…sex” also applies to harassment between members of the same sex.

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Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services

Question 16

1st Amendment freedoms prevents emotional distress damages from parodies to public figures.

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Hustler v. Falwell

Question 17

States can regulate abortions if the laws don’t impose an undue burden on women.

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Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Question 18

Created a community standards/prurient-interest/values-lacking test to determine what constitutes unprotected obscenity.

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Miller v. California

Question 19

The right of free expression, although not absolute, enjoys a higher status than other rights granted by the US Constitution. This is I known as the doctrine of

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Preferred position