1 .		Originally, the Bill of Rights was intended to limit the powers of the [Hint]   A. state governments.   B. local governments.   C. national government.   D. none of the above.   E. both the national and state governments.
2 .		The principle of the "incorporation doctrine""with reference to the Bill of Rights was/is [Hint]   A. hardly ever used by the Supreme Court during the 1900s.   B. only used by the Supreme Court during the 1800s.   C. used with any commerce-related case.   D. used by the Supreme Court almost exclusively in the 1900s.   E. only a theory, and never used by the Supreme Court.
3 .		With respect to the "establishment clause" of the First Amendment and the current U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the Court [Hint]   A. has left this matter to the states.   B. has upheld many kinds of church/state entanglements such as public funding for certain students in religious schools and allowing religious groups to meet in public schools.   C. has ruled that public schools may post the Ten Commandments and have a teacher give a prayer.   D. is still maintaining that a "wall of separation" should exist between church and state.   E. has ruled that a national church may be established by the Congress.
4 .		The "free exercise clause" of the First Amendment refers to [Hint]   A. abortion rights.   B. religious liberties.   C. voting rights.   D. protest and assembly rights.   E. speech and press liberties.
5 .		With respect to U.S. Supreme Court interpretation of the First Amendment "free exercise clause" it can best be said that the Court has viewed [Hint]   A. that only the local governments are limited by the First Amendment.   B. freedom of one's religious beliefs as an absolute right.   C. that only the national government is limited by the First Amendment.   D. freedom to exercise or act on one's religious beliefs as an absolute right.   E. that only the state governments are limited by the First Amendment.
6 .		Which of the following does not enjoy First Amendment speech protection according to the U.S. Supreme Court? [Hint]   A. symbolic speech   B. material which has sexual content that does not violate the local community standards   C. burning of the American flag   D. all forms of expression enjoy protection   E. obscenity
7 .		With respect to "anti-governmental speech," the current test applied by the Court to determine whether or not such speech is protected is the [Hint]   A. clear and present danger test.   B. Lemon test.   C. actual malice test.   D. Orange test.   E. direct incitement test.
8 .		According to the Court's decision in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, if libelous statements are made about a "public official," the finding of libel would stand as long as it were proven that [Hint]   A. false statements were made.   B. the official was defamed.   C. public officials could never sue for libel.   D. negligence was present.   E. the offending story was false, defamed a person, and that actual malice was present.
9 .		In Miller v. California, with reference to obscenity, the U.S. Supreme Court defined "contemporary community standards" as being determined by [Hint]   A. county government.   B. local standards.   C. global standards.   D. elected officials.   E. national standards.
10 .		The burning of an American flag as a means of political protest has recently been viewed by the U.S. Supreme Court as [Hint]   A. a matter for state courts only.   B. an issue that does not come under the Court's jurisdiction.   C. symbolic speech which is protected by the First Amendment.   D. non-protected speech.   E. symbolic speech which has never been protected by the First Amendment.
11 .		Which of the following forms of expression are least likely to be given First Amendment protection by the courts today? [Hint]   A. pornography   B. "hate speech"   C. symbolic speech   D. anti-governmental speech that does not advocate illegal action   E. only the spoken word is given protection
12 .		With respect to the Second Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court's most current view is [Hint]   A. that the federal government may not regulate firearms in any way.   B. that citizens do have a right to own ordinary militia weapons.   C. that citizens do not have a right to own ordinary militia weapons.   D. that states may not regulate firearms in any way.   E. that the local governments may not regulate firearms in any way.
13 .		Procedural guarantees provided by the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth amendments for those accused of crimes are known as [Hint]   A. due process rights.   B. privacy rights.   C. civil litigation rights.   D. selective incorporation rights.   E. free exercise rights.
14 .		In which of the following cases did the U.S. Supreme Court find that the Fifth Amendment requires that an individual arrested for a crime must be advised of his/her right to remain silent and to have counsel present? [Hint]   A. United States v. Miller   B. Engel v. Vitale   C. Roe v. Wade   D. Miranda v. Arizona   E. Lemon v. Kurtzman
15 .		Which of the following individuals petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case, whereby the Court subsequently ruled that poor defendants (like the petitioner) must be provided with an attorney by the state in felony cases? [Hint]   A. Clarence Earl Gideon   B. Dred Scott   C. Michael Hardwick   D. Ernesto Miranda   E. James Earl Roe
16 .		Beginning in 1972, the view that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken with respect to the death penalty is that [Hint]   A. it has always been considered to be "cruel and unusual punishment."   B. it has been considered to be "cruel and unusual punishment" in certain circumstances.   C. none are correct the Court has never ruled on the constitutionality of the death penalty.   D. none of the above; the Court has never ruled on the constitutionality of the death penalty.   E. it has never been considered to be "cruel and unusual punishment."
17 .		The right to "privacy" is specifically [Hint]   A. found in the Tenth Amendment.   B. found in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.   C. found in the main body (before the amendments) of the Constitution.   D. not found in either the main body of the Constitution or its amendments.   E. not important or related to abortion rights, according to the Court in Roe v. Wade.
18 .		In the case Roe v. Wade, and decisions that have followed, the Court has ruled that [Hint]   A. only the federal government may regulate abortions.   B. a state has an interest in protecting potential life and may prohibit some abortions.   C. the federal government must fund abortions for low-income women.   D. states may not restrict abortions in any way.   E. a woman has a fundamental right to an abortion that can not be restricted by the states in any way.
19 .		What is the law today with respect to "partial birth" abortions? [Hint]   A. The U.S. Supreme Court has not ruled on this issue.   B. Neither the states nor the Congress has taken up this issue.   C. The U.S. Supreme Court has specifically barred the governments from enforcing partial-birth abortion bans.   D. Federal law today bans this specific procedure from being used for late-term abortions.   E. Many state legislatures have passed their own versions of partial birth abortion bans.
20 .		Which is the most accurate statement with respect to assisted suicide laws in the U.S.? [Hint]   A. Local governments are free to allow assisted suicide.   B. No state has passed a law permitting physician-assisted suicide in limited circumstances.   C. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that an individual has a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide.   D. Physician-assisted suicide has not come before the U.S. Supreme Court for a ruling.   E. At least one state has passed a law permitting physician-assisted suicide in limited circumstances.