Kirk Chapter 8

Which of the following BEST illustrates the idea of personal desires and interests being subordinated to the public good?

• A publisher refrains from printing sensitive war-related information.
• A public demonstration blocks traffic for hours.
• A person shouts “fire” in a crowded theater.
• A neighbor blares her stereo in the middle of the night.

What is the significance of the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment?

• It prevents the States from denying any right that is basic to the concept of ordered liberty.
• It requires States to honor all rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
• It requires the National Government to relinquish grand jury authority to the States.
• It guarantees individual rights and freedoms not specifically listed in the Constitution.

Which of the following BEST describes the Bill of Rights?

• the first ten amendments to the Constitution
• positive acts of government that protect constitutional rights
• right to freely assemble
• the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• The Constitution omitted a general listing of the rights of the people.
• Some States disagreed with the powers granted to the legislature in the Constitution.
• The Framers believed that the Bill of Rights should be its own document.
• The Framers had not been able to agree on a Bill of Rights during the Constitutional Convention.he Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment were constitutional.

From what or whom does the Bill of Rights protect citizens’ rights?

• the National Government
• the State governments
• the National Government and State governments
• all governments

From what or whom does the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause protect citizens’ rights?

• the State governments
• the National Government and State governments
• all governments
• the National Government

What is the process of incorporation?

• the efforts to selectively extend some of the Bill of Rights to the States
• the application of States’ Bill of Rights to the national level
• the merging of many guarantees of the Bill of Rights into the 9th Amendment
• the application of 7th Amendment rights at the State level

Which of the following is permitted in public schools?

• using tax money to bus students to parochial schools
• religious classes on school property
• posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms
• brief period of silence for “meditation or voluntary prayer”

Which of the following actions has the Supreme Court ruled a violation of the Establishment Clause?

• seasonal displays of a single religious doctrine at government buildings
• seasonal displays at government buildings that include a variety of nonreligious objects
• public displays of the Ten Commandments at government buildings when the overall message is secular
• public displays of the Ten Commandments at government buildings when set among other historical markers

What protection does the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment provide to citizens?

• The government may not establish or aid any religion.
• The government may not allow the establishment of any religion.
• The government will provide aid and money to religious groups.
• The government will provide a national religion.