Civics and Legal Principles Flashcard

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Which principle protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial? Options: Due Process, Checks and balances, Separation of power, Popular sovereignty, Representative government

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Due Process

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Which of the following is an example of the doctrine of incorporation by the Supreme Court? A city may not ban law-abiding citizens from owning firearms, The right of privacy is extended to include the right of abortion, The death penalty does NOT violate the Eighth Amendment, The federal government must provide habeas corpus rights to citizens in detention

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A city may not ban law-abiding citizens from owning firearms

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The federal Constitution guarantees all of the following rights to a person arrested and charged with a serious crime EXCEPT the right to

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Negotiate a plea bargain

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The amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during the Reconstruction period right after the Civil War were primarily designed to

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Protect the rights of Black citizens against infringement by state governments

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Literacy Tests for voting were made illegal in the United States as a direct result of the

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Which of the following best describes the viewpoint expressed in the cartoon? The NSA only collects data from suspected terrorists, Data collection by the NSA infringes on civil liberties, The NSA should be free to collect data to keep Americans safe from terrorist attacks, The government should not be allowed to collect data on its critics

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Data collection by the NSA infringes on civil liberties

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Which of the following illustrates a situation that would NOT be protected by the First Amendment due to time, place, and manner restrictions? An organization regarded as a hate group is not able to obtain a permit to march through a major city because of its message. A student is expelled from school for wearing a black T-shirt expressing opposition to a law recently passed by the state legislature. Antibusiness protestors are arrested and prosecuted for shutting down major intersections in New York City’s Times Square during rush hour. An independent political advocacy organization is prevented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from running political advertisements on television.

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Antibusiness protestors are arrested and prosecuted for shutting down major intersections in New York City’s Times Square during rush hour.

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With respect to prayer in public schools, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that

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State-sponsored prayer violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment

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States are allowed to decide for themselves if the death penalty is a permissible form of punishment.

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True

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It can be argued that Jackie Robinson really started the modern civil rights movement.

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True