POLS 2311 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Bill of Rights Ans✓✓✓the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Civil Liberties Ans✓✓✓the fundamental individual rights of a free
society
Clear-and-present-danger Test Ans✓✓✓test to define the limits of free
speech in the context of national security
Due Process Clause (14th Amendment) Ans✓✓✓clause used by the
judiciary to apply Bill of Rights protections to the actions of state
governments
Establishment Clause Ans✓✓✓the First Amendment provision stating
that government may not favor one religion or no religion over another,
and prohibits Congress from passing laws respecting the establishment
of religion
Exclusionary Rule Ans✓✓✓legal principle that government is
prohibited from using in trials, evidence that was obtained by
unconstitutional means
Freedom of Expression Ans✓✓✓Americans freedom to communicate
their views
, Free-Exercise Clause Ans✓✓✓prohibits the government from
interfering with the practice of religion
Good Faith Exception Ans✓✓✓the legal principle that otherwise
excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police believed they were
following proper procedures
Imminent Lawless Action Test Ans✓✓✓legal test that says government
cannot lawfully suppress advocacy that promotes lawless action unless it
is aimed at producing, and is likely to produce imminent lawless action
Inevitable Discovery Exception Ans✓✓✓legal principle that otherwise
excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police would eventually
have discovered the evidence by other means
Lemon Test Ans✓✓✓three part test to determine whether a law relating
to religion is valid under the religious establishment clause
Libel Ans✓✓✓publication of false material that damages a persons
reputation
Plain View Exception Ans✓✓✓legal principle that otherwise excludable
evidence can be admitted in trial if discovered in plain sight in the
process of arresting a suspect for another infraction
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Bill of Rights Ans✓✓✓the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Civil Liberties Ans✓✓✓the fundamental individual rights of a free
society
Clear-and-present-danger Test Ans✓✓✓test to define the limits of free
speech in the context of national security
Due Process Clause (14th Amendment) Ans✓✓✓clause used by the
judiciary to apply Bill of Rights protections to the actions of state
governments
Establishment Clause Ans✓✓✓the First Amendment provision stating
that government may not favor one religion or no religion over another,
and prohibits Congress from passing laws respecting the establishment
of religion
Exclusionary Rule Ans✓✓✓legal principle that government is
prohibited from using in trials, evidence that was obtained by
unconstitutional means
Freedom of Expression Ans✓✓✓Americans freedom to communicate
their views
, Free-Exercise Clause Ans✓✓✓prohibits the government from
interfering with the practice of religion
Good Faith Exception Ans✓✓✓the legal principle that otherwise
excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police believed they were
following proper procedures
Imminent Lawless Action Test Ans✓✓✓legal test that says government
cannot lawfully suppress advocacy that promotes lawless action unless it
is aimed at producing, and is likely to produce imminent lawless action
Inevitable Discovery Exception Ans✓✓✓legal principle that otherwise
excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police would eventually
have discovered the evidence by other means
Lemon Test Ans✓✓✓three part test to determine whether a law relating
to religion is valid under the religious establishment clause
Libel Ans✓✓✓publication of false material that damages a persons
reputation
Plain View Exception Ans✓✓✓legal principle that otherwise excludable
evidence can be admitted in trial if discovered in plain sight in the
process of arresting a suspect for another infraction
