AP Government Civil Liberties

The 5th Amendment offers protection from what?

• Free Speech

• Unreasonable Search and Seizure

• Clear and Present Danger

• Self-Incrimination

Which of the following best describes the 2nd Amendment?

• Law-abiding citizens have right to a gun for self-defense.

• Individuals are entitled to guns and can do whatever they want with them.

• Guns are for collectibles and antiques.

• Citizens are entitled to guns for hunting and competitive purposes only.

Schenck v. United States established that "Clear and Present Danger" could limit which basic right?

• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom of Press
• Freedom of Religion
• Cruel and Unusual Punishment

New York Times v United States resulted in newspapers being allowed to publish classified information unless they included:

• embarrassing facts about the President
• criminal acts
• National Security concerns
• a petition of government policies

This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment as well as excessive bail and fines. 

• 8th
• 6th
• 3rd
• 2nd

The First Amendment includes the freedoms of

• speech and the right to bear arms
• religion, press, and right to counsel
• petition, assembly, press, speech, and religion
• press, petition, and the right to vote

This amendment gives states the powers that the federal government does not identify in the Constitution. It eliminated the fears by the anti-federalists of an all too powerful government. 

• 1st
• 14th
• 10th
• 9th

This amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures. 

• 1st
• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th

The exclusionary rule holds that

• "fighting words" can be excluded from constitutional protection.
• a court can order or constrain an action by an individual.
• evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trial.
• evidence wrongly excluded at trial may not be used in appellate court later.

The writ of habeas corpus is intended to prevent 

• A prisoner from being tried for the same crime twice
• The accused from being brought before a judge
• The accused from being unjustly arrested and imprisoned without cause
• Defendants from being a lawyer