Chapter Fifteen Order and Civil Liberties

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved The free exercise clause of the First Amendment prohibits government from interfering with a. religious belief and practices. b. the right to bear arms. c. the right to travel. d. athletic events. e. exercise of criminal justice rights in court.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved The free exercise clause of the First Amendment prohibits government from interfering with a. religious belief and practices. (correct) b. the right to bear arms. c. the right to travel. d. athletic events. e. exercise of criminal justice rights in court.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved When the Supreme Court considers freedom of expression, it is more likely than the general public to support a. equality. b. freedom. c. deference to the legislative branch. d. order. e. liberty.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved When the Supreme Court considers freedom of expression, it is more likely than the general public to support a. equality. b. freedom. (correct) c. deference to the legislative branch. d. order. e. liberty.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Most protections in the Bill of Rights now apply to the states as a result of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the _____ clause. a. due process b. press c. equal protection d. free exercise e. privacy

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Most protections in the Bill of Rights now apply to the states as a result of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the _____ clause. a. due process (correct) b. press c. equal protection d. free exercise e. privacy

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved The exclusionary rule holds that a. “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protection. b. a court can order or constrain an action by an individual. c. evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trial. d. people who are biased against a defendant may be excluded from serving on a jury. e. evidence wrongly excluded at trial may not be used in appellate court later.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved The exclusionary rule holds that a. “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protection. b. a court can order or constrain an action by an individual. c. evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trial. (correct) d. people who are biased against a defendant may be excluded from serving on a jury. e. evidence wrongly excluded at trial may not be used in appellate court later.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), which challenged a Connecticut statute making the use of birth control devices a crime, established the principle that a. birth control is a matter of religious belief and therefore cannot be limited by the state. b. the states are free to restrict matters of personal privacy. c. the Constitution guarantees the right to obtain an abortion. d. the Bill of Rights as a whole creates a zone of personal privacy or autonomy. e. government cannot successfully legislate morality.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), which challenged a Connecticut statute making the use of birth control devices a crime, established the principle that a. birth control is a matter of religious belief and therefore cannot be limited by the state. b. the states are free to restrict matters of personal privacy. c. the Constitution guarantees the right to obtain an abortion. d. the Bill of Rights as a whole creates a zone of personal privacy or autonomy. (correct) e. government cannot successfully legislate morality.