U.S. Government Quiz Please Help.?

[scirwode]

1.
The Constitution includes the right to free speech and freedom of the press. In a minimum of three well-written paragraphs, respond to the following questions: a. What part of the Constitution provides these guarantees? b. Name and describe at least three restrictions or limitations on these guarantees. c. Discuss which of the restrictions you find most important or necessary.
2.
When a defendant takes the stand in a criminal trial and declines to discuss his involvement in the case, he is using his right guaranteed by the
A. a. 4th Amendment.
B. b. 22nd Amendment.
C. c. 5th Amendment.
D. d. 1st Amendment.
3.
Civil liberties for African Americans were confirmed with the passage of
A. a. the Dred Scott decision.
B. b. the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments.
C. c. Title IX.
D. d. Marbury v. Madison.
4.
A somewhat controversial amendment which is often referred to in National Rifle Association publications, would be the
A. a. 2nd Amendment.
B. b. 22nd Amendment.
C. c. 5th Amendment.
D. d. 1st Amendment.
5.
The "establishment clause" and the "free exercise" clause of the 1st Amendment both refer to the freedom of
A. a. assembly.
B. b. speech.
C. c. religion.
D. d. the press.
6.
The event that is credited with the beginning of the American Civil Rights Movement began with a woman named Rosa Parks,
A. a. in a school.
B. b. on a train.
C. c. on a bus.
D. d. in the Supreme Court.
7.
The authority of a court to hear and decide a case is known as
A. a. litigation.
B. b. jurisdiction.
C. c. incorporation doctrine.
D. d. judicial activism.
8.
The issue of comparable worth refers to discrimination in
A. a. public buildings.
B. b. public meetings.
C. c. schools.
D. d. the workplace.
9.
Often cited in arguments about capital punishment is the provision of the 8th Amendment which protects the convicted from
A. a. unfair punishment.
B. b. prolonged punishment.
C. c. cruel and unusual punishment.
D. d. deadly punishment.
10.
The individual accused of wrongdoing in a trial by jury is known as the
A. a. guilty party.
B. b. defendant.
C. c. plaintiff.
D. d. bailiff.
11.
When a Supreme Court justice disagrees with the decision of the majority of the members, he/she may write a
A. a. concurring opinion.
B. b. dissenting opinion.
C. c. opposite opinion.
D. d. exceptional opinion.
12.
A search warrant is required to search private property. This is a protection provided under the
A. a. 2nd Amendment.
B. b. 4th Amendment.
C. c. 5th Amendment.
D. d. 1st Amendment.
13.
Freedoms laid out in the Bill of Rights are known as
A. a. court decisions.
B. b. civil liberties.
C. c. free exercises clauses.
D. d. equal protection clauses.
14.
The Supreme Court decision which becomes the "Law of the Land" is the
A. a. concurring opinion.
B. b. dissenting opinion.
C. c. majority opinion.
D. d. Chief Justice's opinion.
15.
The event that is credited with the beginning of the American Civil Rights Movement began with a woman named Rosa Parks,
A. a. in a school.
B. b. on a train.
C. c. on a bus.
D. d. in the Supreme Court.
16.
Including the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court consists of
A. a. 12 justices.
B. b. 100 justices.
C. c. 435 justices.
D. d. 9 justices
17.
Title IX of the Education Act of 1972 has to do with
A. a. discrimination based on gender.
B. b. discrimination based on religion.
C. c. discrimination based on ethnic origin.
D. d. discrimination based on race.
18.
The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction. However, the majority of its cases are
A. a. high crimes and misdemeanors.
B. b. involving foreign nations.
C. c. those, which restrict the congress or the president.
D. d. appeals.
19.
A court having the authority to retry cases in dispute are said to have.
A. a. original jurisdiction.
B. b. appellate jurisdiction.
C. c. supreme jurisdiction.
D. d. secondary jurisdiction.
20.
A nomination to the Supreme Court must be approved by the
A. a. President's Cabinet.
B. b. Senate.
C. c. House of Representatives.
D. d. Chief Justice
21.
The authority of a court to hear a case the first time it is held is known as
A. a. original jurisdiction.
B. b. appellate jurisdiction.
C. c. supreme jurisdiction.
D. d. elementary jurisdiction.
22.
In a minimum of two well-written paragraphs, describe the difference between judicial activism and judicial restraint. Provide your own opinion as to which of the two is the most appropriate role for the United States Supreme Court. Be sure to support your opinion.

[trucker]

Actually, allot of the answers someone has just provided you are wrong.

"The issue of comparable worth refers to discrimination in"-The workplace
Sorry I can't give you all the answers but you'd have a better chance looking them up, one by one

[bercnan72]

1)b
2)c
3)c
4)d
5)a
6) a
7)b
8) b
9)c
10)d
11)b
12) b
13) c
14) a
15) a
16)b
17) d
18) b
19) c
20) a
21)d