1The Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment provides a constitutional right to keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense in
District of Columbia v. Heller.
2________ prevent(s) people from being tried twice for the same crime.
Double jeopardy.
3Which of the following is true about the Bill of Rights?
It is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
4The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is the ________ Amendment.
Fourteenth.
5The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to protect citizens against state and federal actions is called
Selective incorporation.
6The ________ clause of the First Amendment protects an individual’s right to believe and practice whatever religion he or she chooses.
Free exercise.
7In 2020, President Trump signed an executive order limiting the ability of social media companies to restrict speech on their platforms. On what grounds might these companies challenge the order?
Social media companies are private organizations and can regulate speech as they see fit.
8The judicial doctrine that places a heavy burden of proof on the government when it seeks to regulate speech is called
Strict scrutiny.
9The main difference between libel and slander is that
Libel refers to written statements, while slander refers to oral statements.
10The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with
The right to bear arms.
11________ are areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering.
Civil liberties.
12Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in the American system because
Free and open debate is an essential mechanism for determining the quality and validity of competing ideas.
13The first test for determining when the government may intervene to suppress political speech was called the ________ test.
Clear and present danger.
14Which of the following statements about high school students and freedom of speech in public schools is most accurate?
The Supreme Court has ruled that speech by high school students can be constitutionally regulated under certain circumstances.
15The Supreme Court case New York Times v. United States (1971) was related to which First Amendment concept?
Prior restraint.
16The Supreme Court has not given full protection to fighting words because
Such words are not part of the essential exposition of ideas.
17McDonald v. Chicago (2010) was significant because it
Applied the Second Amendment to state governments.
18The ________ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece of evidence that has been obtained illegally.
Exclusionary.
19The requirement that a person under arrest be informed of his or her right to remain silent is known as the ________ rule.
Miranda.
20“Due process of law” is generally defined by the ________ amendments.
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth.