Magruder's Ch 8 Civil Liberties Vol II Question Preview (ID: 39293)


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The Supreme Court has upheld which of the following limits on free speech? I. laws against libel II. laws against speech that creates a clear and present danger III. laws against flag burning IV. laws against obscenity
a) I and II
b) I, II, and III
c) II and IV
d) I, II, and IV

Using actions rather than words to convey an idea would be an example of
a) speech plus
b) pure speech
c) symbolic speech
d) free speech

Current Supreme Court rulings would permit all of the following forms of state aid to church-related schools EXCEPT
a) construction of college buildings
b) textbook purchases
c) test tube purchases
d) using state aid to pay the salary of teachers of nonreligious subjects in a private school

The historical source for the of separation between religion and state is
a) the Bill of Rights
b) a series of debates in the first Congress
c) the writings of Thomas Jefferson
d) twentieth-century Supreme Court decisions.

The two clauses of the First Amendment that deal with religion are concerned with
a) free exercise and establishment
b) prohibition and free exercise
c) separation and prohibition
d) prohibition and free exercise

Symbolic speech is
a) speech that relies on a written message
b) an act that destroys something sacred
c) speech that relies on an oral message
d) an act that conveys a political message

When American Nazis sought to parade in Skokie, Illinois where many Jews lived, the courts
a) found them a clear and present danger
b) upheld their right to parade peacefully
c) refused to rule one way or another
d) allowed the police full discretion

Slander differs from libel in referring to
a) oral staements
b) written statements
c) public offcials
d) private individuals

The two freedoms covered in the First Amendnment are
a) privacy and expression
b) religion and bearing arms
c) expression and religion
d) bearing arms and privacy

A person burning the American flag is
a) subject to conviction in a federal court
b) subject to conviction in a state court
c) protected by the right to exercise free speech
d) protected by the fourth amendment

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