LIBERTY TERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by
the First Amendment?
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A
B
*C
D
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and in the extent in which they are
contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed constitution, but would even be
dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers which are not granted; and
on this very account, would afford a colourable pretext to claim more than were granted.
For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why for
instance, should it be said, that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no
power is given by which restrictions may be imposed? I will not contend that such a
provision would confer a regulating power; but it is evident that it would furnish, to men
disposed to usurp, a plausible pretence for claiming that power.
—Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist paper number 84
Which of the following constitutional provisions limits the power of the national
government in Hamilton's argument?
Supremacy Clause in Article VI
Judicial review in Article III
*Enumerated powers in Article I
Faithful execution of the laws in Article II
,Questions 12 - 13 refer to the map.
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Which of the following statements best describes the information in the map?
*Most states in the South and West allow capital punishment.
Most states in the Northeast and West do not allow capital punishment.
Capital punishment is not allowed in Oklahoma (OK) and New Mexico (NM).
Only three states do not allow capital punishment.
The First Amendment prevents the federal government from doing all of the following
EXCEPT...
abridging the right of freedom of speech or of the press.
establishing a state religion.
abridging the free exercise of religion.
*passing bills of attainder or ex post facto laws.
"Just as the Fourth Amendment's right to privacy has been declared enforceable against
the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth, it is enforceable by the same
sanction . . . as is used against the federal government. Were it otherwise, . . . the assurance
against unreasonable searches and seizures would be 'a form of words,' valueless . . . 'in the
concept of ordered liberty."
Justice Tom Clark, Mapp v. Ohio (1961) Which two principles are addressed in the excerpt
above?
I. The incorporation doctrine
II. The concept of eminent domain
, III. The exclusionary rule
IV. The "wall of separation" doctrine
I and II
II and III
*I and III
I and IV
Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected
symbolic speech based on the precedent established by Tinker v. Des Moines Independent
Community School District (1969)?
Publishing an editorial in the school newspaper
Leading prayers over the school's public address system
Protesting a school board decision by disrupting a school assembly
*Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and in the extent in which they are
contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed constitution, but would even be
dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers which are not granted; and
on this very account, would afford a colourable pretext to claim more than were granted.
For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why for
instance, should it be said, that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no
power is given by which restrictions may be imposed? I will not contend that such a
provision would confer a regulating power; but it is evident that it would furnish, to men
disposed to usurp, a plausible pretence for claiming that power.
—Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist paper number 84
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree
with?
100% VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by
the First Amendment?
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CHART
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A
B
*C
D
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and in the extent in which they are
contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed constitution, but would even be
dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers which are not granted; and
on this very account, would afford a colourable pretext to claim more than were granted.
For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why for
instance, should it be said, that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no
power is given by which restrictions may be imposed? I will not contend that such a
provision would confer a regulating power; but it is evident that it would furnish, to men
disposed to usurp, a plausible pretence for claiming that power.
—Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist paper number 84
Which of the following constitutional provisions limits the power of the national
government in Hamilton's argument?
Supremacy Clause in Article VI
Judicial review in Article III
*Enumerated powers in Article I
Faithful execution of the laws in Article II
,Questions 12 - 13 refer to the map.
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MAP
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Which of the following statements best describes the information in the map?
*Most states in the South and West allow capital punishment.
Most states in the Northeast and West do not allow capital punishment.
Capital punishment is not allowed in Oklahoma (OK) and New Mexico (NM).
Only three states do not allow capital punishment.
The First Amendment prevents the federal government from doing all of the following
EXCEPT...
abridging the right of freedom of speech or of the press.
establishing a state religion.
abridging the free exercise of religion.
*passing bills of attainder or ex post facto laws.
"Just as the Fourth Amendment's right to privacy has been declared enforceable against
the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth, it is enforceable by the same
sanction . . . as is used against the federal government. Were it otherwise, . . . the assurance
against unreasonable searches and seizures would be 'a form of words,' valueless . . . 'in the
concept of ordered liberty."
Justice Tom Clark, Mapp v. Ohio (1961) Which two principles are addressed in the excerpt
above?
I. The incorporation doctrine
II. The concept of eminent domain
, III. The exclusionary rule
IV. The "wall of separation" doctrine
I and II
II and III
*I and III
I and IV
Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected
symbolic speech based on the precedent established by Tinker v. Des Moines Independent
Community School District (1969)?
Publishing an editorial in the school newspaper
Leading prayers over the school's public address system
Protesting a school board decision by disrupting a school assembly
*Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and in the extent in which they are
contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed constitution, but would even be
dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers which are not granted; and
on this very account, would afford a colourable pretext to claim more than were granted.
For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why for
instance, should it be said, that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no
power is given by which restrictions may be imposed? I will not contend that such a
provision would confer a regulating power; but it is evident that it would furnish, to men
disposed to usurp, a plausible pretence for claiming that power.
—Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist paper number 84
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree
with?
