POLS 15_Study_Guide_Final_Exam.San José State University Department of Political Science POLS 15-8: Essentials of U.S. and California Government Fall 2019

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Civil Liberties 3. As originally presented in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights a. limited only the power of the national government, not that of the states. b. protected citizens from all forms of government. c. protected citizens from the national and state governments, but not from local governments. d. limited only the power of state governments. e. contained no language on religion. 5. A law that inflicts punishment without a trial is a. a bill of attainder. b. an ex post facto law. c. a writ of habeas corpus. d. a free exercise clause. e. an exclusionary rule. 7. The incorporation theory a. provides for congressional oversight into multinational corporations. b. allows companies to incorporate through government application. c. provides for government oversight to corporations doing business with the government. d. is the view that the provisions of the Bill of Rights are extended to individuals for protection against state actions. e. holds the view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to foreign government activities through the Fourteenth Amendment. 11. All of the following are true of the First Amendment's establishment clause EXCEPT a. it has been used to decide the actions of government allowing or prohibiting school prayer. b. it means that neither the federal government nor state governments can set up a church. c. it was described by Thomas Jefferson as providing a wall of separation between church and state. d. it allows for the free exercise of religion.