Question 1

What is the principle that the federal government only has those powers granted to it by the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The Tenth Amendment states that the righ...

Question 2

The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment bans all classifications and distinctions among people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What method of incorporation is the approach that seems to predominate in most Supreme Court cases?

Accepted Answer

A)   total incorporation
B)   fundamental incorporation
C)   total incorporation plus
D)   selective incorporationE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The Constitution clearly lays out what is meant by a "reasonable" and "unreasonable" seizure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The right to bear arms is a "collective right."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The dual-sovereignty doctrine relates to which fundamental right?

Accepted Answer

A)   freedom of speech
B)   freedom of religion
C)   right to bear arms
D)   right against double jeopardyE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Give the two reasons statutes are usually ambiguous.

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to define human conduct ...

Question 8

What is it called when the trial jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a case that requires unanimity?

Accepted Answer

A)   a hung jury
B)   an acquittal
C)   a conviction
D)   an indictmentE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The due process of the Fourteenth Amendment is identical to the due process clause in what other amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)   First Amendment
B)   Twelfth Amendment
C)   Thirteenth Amendment
D)   Fifth AmendmentE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which commonly held right is not expressly mentioned in the Bill of Rights but is merely inferred?

Accepted Answer

A)   right to freedom of the press
B)   right to privacy
C)   right to freedom from excessive bail
D)   right to a trial by an impartial juryE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The Due Process Clause is incorporated by the ______ Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ninth
B)   Tenth
C)   Fourteenth
D)   EighteenthE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

What name is given to the concept that the Bill of Rights creates other rights when taken in its entirety?

Accepted Answer

A)   complete incorporation
B)   combined incorporation
C)   exponential total incorporation
D)   total incorporation plusE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is not a source of law?

Accepted Answer

A)   judicial opinions
B)   statutes
C)   constitutions
D)   public opinionE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The Sixth Amendment prohibits placing someone in double jeopardy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Opponents of gun control legislation seize upon the ______ as support for their claim that the state may not limit the possession and use of firearms.

Accepted Answer

A)   First Amendment
B)   Second Amendment
C)   Fifth Amendment
D)   Eighth AmendmentE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Accused defendants must stand trial within 30 days of their arrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The first portion of the First Amendment is often referred to as the establishment clause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

The protection from double jeopardy is found in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Third Amendment
B)   Fifth Amendment
C)   Sixth Amendment
D)   Seventh AmendmentE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Rights that are "essential to the concept of ordered liberty" are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   fundamental rights
B)   human rights
C)   citizens' rights
D)   living rightsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 20

The Reconstruction Amendments include the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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What is the principle that the federal government only has those powers granted to it by the U.S. Constitution?

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The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment bans all classifications and distinctions among people.

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What method of incorporation is the approach that seems to predominate in most Supreme Court cases?

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The Constitution clearly lays out what is meant by a "reasonable" and "unreasonable" seizure.

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The right to bear arms is a "collective right."

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The dual-sovereignty doctrine relates to which fundamental right?

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Give the two reasons statutes are usually ambiguous.

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What is it called when the trial jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a case that requires unanimity?

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The due process of the Fourteenth Amendment is identical to the due process clause in what other amendment?

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Which commonly held right is not expressly mentioned in the Bill of Rights but is merely inferred?

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The Due Process Clause is incorporated by the ______ Amendment.

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What name is given to the concept that the Bill of Rights creates other rights when taken in its entirety?

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Which of the following is not a source of law?

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The Sixth Amendment prohibits placing someone in double jeopardy.

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Opponents of gun control legislation seize upon the ______ as support for their claim that the state may not limit the possession and use of firearms.

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Accused defendants must stand trial within 30 days of their arrest.

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The first portion of the First Amendment is often referred to as the establishment clause.

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The protection from double jeopardy is found in the ______.

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Rights that are "essential to the concept of ordered liberty" are referred to as ______.

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The Reconstruction Amendments include the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.

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