Civics Review Two

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Which amendments apply to Ben's case of being prosecuted and convicted for speaking out against the governor without legal counsel?

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Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI (due process)

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Under what circumstances could Senator Jones sue The Daily Mouth and win his lawsuit?

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He could sue the paper for libel and could win the case if he proved that the accusations were untrue and his reputation was hurt.

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Lela wants to show her district’s representative in Congress that there is a lot of popular support of an upcoming bill. She wants to lobby indirectly, but she does not have much money, and her deadline is a month from now. Which are her best options?

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An online petition and letters to citizens

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James Madison wrote that “liberty is to faction what air is to fire.” After reading this, Jack points out that the Founders would have wanted more restrictions on lobbyists, special-interest groups, and media influencing the government. What would be a good counterargument?

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The media, despite its biases, are best able to monitor the government when they are free

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In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Options: Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), U.S. v. Nixon (1974), Bush v. Gore (2000)

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Bush v. Gore (2000)

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Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

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Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.

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What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

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The president is accountable for obeying the law.

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Judgement by a court is

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judicial opinion

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The belief that conversations between the president and his aides are confidential is

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executive privilege

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U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student's First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school was

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Tinker vs. Des Moines