AP US Gov 3.1_The Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights was initially intended to protect citizens from which level of government?

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Both federal and state governments

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What is selective incorporation?

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The process by which the Supreme Court has applied the Bill of Rights to the states

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The Ninth Amendment addresses which of the following?

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Unenumerated rights retained by the people

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What is prohibited by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?

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Government endorsement of a particular religion

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The Lemon Test, established in Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), is used to determine what?

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Whether a law violates the Establishment Clause

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In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which clause of the Constitution did the Supreme Court rule was violated by school-sponsored prayer in public schools?

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Establishment Clause

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Which Supreme Court case upheld the right of students to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War?

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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

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Which of the following is protected symbolic speech under the First Amendment?

• Burning a draft card in protest of war
• Wearing an armband to protest a government policy
• Shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater
• Inciting a riot

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Wearing an armband to protest a government policy

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The "clear and present danger" test established in Schenck v. United States (1919) limits which First Amendment right?

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Freedom of speech

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The Supreme Court's decision in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) established a "heavy presumption against" what?

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Prior restraint