Ap Gov't Unit 3 3.6-3.8

The Supreme Court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty?

• A state may not impose the death penalty on a noncitizen.

• Lethal injection is the only constitutionally acceptable method of execution.

• The death penalty is not necessarily cruel and unusual punishment.

• The death penalty violates the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution.

The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?

• The necessary and proper clause

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Judiciary Act of 1789

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

In the case of McDonald v. Chicago (2010) the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense was applicable to the states. This ruling is an example of the application of the doctrine of

• Strict scrutiny

• Selective incorporation

• Stare decisis

• Literalism

Which of the following best illustrates the protection of an individual’s Fifth Amendment rights?

 

• An appeals court rules that a lower court imposed excessive punishment on an individual who broke a law.

• A judge blocks an attempt by law enforcement to search a home without probable cause.

• After arrest, a suspect is informed of the right to remain silent during interrogation.

• During a time of war, soldiers are not quartered in a person’s home without the consent of the owner.

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the

• Bible could be distributed at public schools under the free exercise clause of the First Amendment

• exclusionary rule prevented the introduction of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment from being introduced in court

• eminent domain clause of the Fifth Amendment prevents government from taking religious property for public purposes

• Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel provision applies to those accused of major crimes under state laws

Which of the following scenarios would be considered a violation of the rights of someone accused of a crime, according to the Supreme Court?

• A witness is called to testify against a suspect accused of plotting a terrorist attack.

• A police officer acts to stop a crime while it is being committed but does so without a warrant.

• A person who is unable to afford an attorney is tried and convicted of a crime without legal representation.

• A suspect is informed of the right to an attorney but confesses to a crime prior to receiving legal advice.

The federal Constitution guarantees all of the following rights to a person arrested and charged with a serious crime EXCEPT the right to

• remain silent

• be represented by a lawyer

• demand a writ of habeas corpus

• negotiate a plea bargain

A writ of habeas corpus refers to

• a person’s right to know the reasons for his or her imprisonment

• a person’s right to not be charged for an action committed before that action was a crime

• the protection against cruel and unusual punishmen

• a demand from one state to extradite a suspect from another state

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution most likely provides the basis for a driver to challenge the constitutionality of police use of sobriety checkpoints in enforcing drunk driving laws?

• The First Amendment right to petition the government for a redress of grievances

•     The Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure

• The Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination

• The Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment