City College of San FranciscoPOLS 15.6 Quiz - Civil Liberties_ American Government 79387-933. Score for this quiz: 9 out of 10

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5.6 Quiz - Civil Liberঞes A‚empt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 14 minutes 9 out of 10 Score for this quiz: 9 out of 10 Submitted Sep 30 at 7:44pm This attempt took 14 minutes.... Question 1 1 / 1 pts When the Bill of Rights was first ratified, it placed restrictions on individual citizens. the national government and state governments. Congress. state governments only. the national government but not state governments. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Civil liberties declare what the government can do. may not do to citizens. may do. must give the states. should do. Question 3 0 / 1 pts According to the Lemon v. Kurtzman decision, Congress may pass a law giving financial assistance to religion as long as it assists all religions equally that is, as long as it shows no preference for one religion over another. none of these choices. the government may not exercise prior restraint upon the news media. a person is entitled to a lawyer during questioning, even in a noncapital offense. Y You Answered ou Answered laws dealing with religion must have a secular purpose, neither advance nor inhibit religion, and avoid excessive entanglement between religion and the state. Correct Answer Correct Answer Question 4 1 / 1 pts Under what conditions is prayer permitted in public schools? If a poll of parents indicates that no religious group is offended If the prayer takes place outside instructional hours and is not sponsored by the school If the prayer represents the beliefs of a majority of students If all religious groups are involved in choosing or writing the prayer none of these choices. Question 5 1 / 1 pts Prior restraint refers to censorship before publication. a person's criminal record. consequences following the publication of confidential information. the legal requirement for a citizen to walk away from a situation when it is clear to a reasonable person that violence may break out. the authority of law enforcement officers to temporarily hold individuals without an arrest warrant if they have probable cause to suspect that a crime has been committed. Question 6 1 / 1 pts A citizen who lives in the District of Columbia, owns a firearm, and may possess a gun on his person may consider his gun ownership Both A and B. an individual right. a group right. None of the above. a societal right. Question 7 1 / 1 pts A citizen who gives a speech advocating the use of violent force against the U.S. government can be convicted of a crime only by federal agents, not by local police. A and B only if his or her words are likely to produce imminent lawless action. if he or she is speaking in a public place. under the Espionage and Sedition Act. Question 8 1 / 1 pts The significance of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is that this clause has been used as a ____ to absorb and apply the Bill of Rights to state laws. sponge. hammer. crutch.. rock. mirror. Question 9 1 / 1 pts Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), which challenged a Connecticut statute making the use of birth control devices a crime, established the principle that the Bill of Rights as a whole creates a zone of personal privacy or autonomy. the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to obtain an abortion. the states are free to restrict matters of personal privacy. birth control is a matter of religious belief and therefore cannot be limited by the state. none of these choices. Question 10 1 / 1 pts In the U.S., freedom of press has primarily meant protection from government ownership of newspapers. being forced to reveal one's sources. censorship. libel lawsuits. having to be impartial. Quiz Score: 9 out of 10 [Show More]

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