APG U6 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free exercise clause? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Est clause deals with the fact that the gov cannot promote a religion, Free Ex clause says
that gov cannot stop anyone from practicing their religion.
When, if ever, may the government limit the free exercise of religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The gov
can limit actions that break secular laws if there is a compelling government interest at stake. (No limits
to beliefs)
When, if ever, may the government provide support to religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There can be
some support for religion in the forms of public funding for students at religious schools, they may also
receive things like Covid Stimulus checks.
What is a political principle of the Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Republicanism is present in the
BoR as there is a greater focus on individual rights.
What are two provisions in the Bill of Rights that limit the powers of the national government? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The rights not delegated to the federal gov going to the individual or state limits
the national government and so do protections of things like freedom of speech. (9th/10th amends)
Why has the Court struggled to define obscenity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It has probably struggled to
define this because different people find different things obscene and even that definition changes with
time.
How do we know if material is obscene, and under what circumstances should communities be
permitted to ban obscene materials? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use the Miller test- the material should
apply to all three prongs.
What is prior restraint? Why is preventing prior restraint important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅This is
when something is censored before it can even be published. Preventing this is important because it
does not allow whoever is publishing to be able to get their viewpoint across before it is deemed wrong.
It puts a presumption of wrongdoing on who it implicates and doesn't have much of a basis for
prosecution other than assumptions about what is to come.
What is the difference between the establishment clause and the free exercise clause? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Est clause deals with the fact that the gov cannot promote a religion, Free Ex clause says
that gov cannot stop anyone from practicing their religion.
When, if ever, may the government limit the free exercise of religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The gov
can limit actions that break secular laws if there is a compelling government interest at stake. (No limits
to beliefs)
When, if ever, may the government provide support to religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There can be
some support for religion in the forms of public funding for students at religious schools, they may also
receive things like Covid Stimulus checks.
What is a political principle of the Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Republicanism is present in the
BoR as there is a greater focus on individual rights.
What are two provisions in the Bill of Rights that limit the powers of the national government? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The rights not delegated to the federal gov going to the individual or state limits
the national government and so do protections of things like freedom of speech. (9th/10th amends)
Why has the Court struggled to define obscenity? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It has probably struggled to
define this because different people find different things obscene and even that definition changes with
time.
How do we know if material is obscene, and under what circumstances should communities be
permitted to ban obscene materials? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use the Miller test- the material should
apply to all three prongs.
What is prior restraint? Why is preventing prior restraint important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅This is
when something is censored before it can even be published. Preventing this is important because it
does not allow whoever is publishing to be able to get their viewpoint across before it is deemed wrong.
It puts a presumption of wrongdoing on who it implicates and doesn't have much of a basis for
prosecution other than assumptions about what is to come.
