Civics EOC Review

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Which amendments apply to Ben's case of being prosecuted for speaking out against the governor and being denied legal counsel? Options: Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI (due process), Amendment I (free press) and Amendment IV (search and seizure), Amendment IX (unenumerated rights) and Amendment VI (due process), Amendment IX (unenumerated rights) and Amendment IV (search and seizure)

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Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI (due process)

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Under what circumstances could Senator Jones sue The Daily Mouth and win his lawsuit?

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He could sue the paper for libel and could win the case if he proved that the accusations were untrue and his reputation was hurt.

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Lela wants to show her district’s representative in Congress that there is a lot of popular support for an upcoming bill. She wants to lobby indirectly, but she does not have much money, and her deadline is a month from now. Which are her best options? Options: An online petition and letters to citizens, Calling citizens by phone and letters to citizens, Emailing the representative and an online petition, Group rally event and emailing the representative

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An online petition and letters to citizens

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What would be a good counterargument to the idea that the Founders would have wanted more restrictions on lobbyists, special-interest groups, and media influencing the government?

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The media, despite its biases, are best able to monitor the government when they are free.

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In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the Florida Supreme Court's plan for recounting ballots violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Options: Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), U.S. v. Nixon (1974), Bush v. Gore (2000)

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Bush v. Gore (2000)

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Which was an outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

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Public school districts that segregate deny equal protection.

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What lessons did future U.S. leaders learn from the 1974 U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Nixon?

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The president is accountable for obeying the law.

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Judgement by a court is

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judicial opinion

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The belief that conversations between the president and his aides are confidential is

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executive privilege

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U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student's First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school was

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Tinker vs. Des Moines