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Exam 1 "Practice Questions" POSI 2320 Fall 2924 1\. The Bill of Rights is the a\. first ten amendments to the U.S.Constitution. b\. first constitution the Founders wrote. c\. Charter of Freedom established by the English lords against the king. d\. Fourteenth Amendment. e\. first governing doc...

Exam 1 "Practice Questions" POSI 2320 Fall 2924 1\. The Bill of Rights is the a\. first ten amendments to the U.S.Constitution. b\. first constitution the Founders wrote. c\. Charter of Freedom established by the English lords against the king. d\. Fourteenth Amendment. e\. first governing document of the Plymouth Colony. 2\. Which event led directly to the Constitutional Convention by providing evidence that the national government under the Articles of Confederation was unable to act decisively in times of national crisis? a\. the Boston tea Party. b\. the Boston Massacre. c\. Shay's Rebellion. d\. the Annapolis Convention. e\. the war of 1812. 3.* * Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution contains this statement? \"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.\" \ A. Ninth\ **B.** Tenth\ C. Eleventh\ D. Twelfth 4. Like all other rights, the right of free expression is \ A. spelled out and explained in precise terms in the Bill of Rights.\ **B.** not absolute.\ C. fully respected and never limited by public officials.\ D. protected from action by federal officials but not state officials.\ E. None of these answers is correct. 5. The right to counsel is guaranteed by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Amendment. \ A. First\ B. Fifth\ **C.** Sixth\ D. Ninth\ E. Tenth 6. According to the Supreme Court, which is true regarding freedom of assembly? \ A. Individuals have the right to command immediate access to a public auditorium.\ B. Individuals have the right to hold a public rally in the middle of a busy intersection at a time of their choosing.\ **C.** Public officials can regulate the time, place, and manner/conditions of public assembly, provided the regulations are reasonable.\ D. Public officials can prohibit assembly by unpopular groups.\ E. Freedom of assembly is an absolute right and there are no restrictions, because it is in the First Amendment. 7. The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from \ A. any search conducted without a warrant.\ **B.** unreasonable searches and seizures.\ C. unreasonable searches conducted only by federal officers.\ D. all searches conducted by state officers.\ E. searches conducted only by local officers. 8. Roughly a third of all U.S. executions in the past quarter-century have taken place in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ A. Vermont.\ B. South Carolina.\ **C.** Texas.\ D. Alabama.\ E. California. 9. The term *civil liberties* refers to specific individual rights that \ A. apply in civil cases but not in criminal cases.\ B. apply in civil cases but not in military ones.\ **C.** are constitutionally protected from infringement by government.\ D. are constitutionally protected from infringement by individuals.\ E. are not covered by the First Amendment. 10. The individual right that is widely regarded as the most basic of individual rights is \ A. the right to an attorney.\ **B.** freedom of speech or of expression.\ C. the right to a jury trial.\ D. the right to an adequate education.\ E. protection against illegal searches and seizures. 11. The establishment clause prohibits government from \ A. establishing exceptions to the Bill of Rights.\ B. establishing exceptions to the Fourteenth Amendment.\ **C.** favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion.\ D. interfering with freedom of assembly.\ E. interfering with the right to bear arms.