US GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

Interest groups and political parties promote democracy in the United States by-

• limiting participation to property owners

• centralizing public authority

• linking citizens to the political process

• increasing domination of the political process by the elites

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16.A

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances as established by the Constitution?

• The election of the president by the Electoral College rather than by direct election

• Senate approval of the presidential appointments to the Supreme Court

• The requirement that the President be a native born citizen

• The Supreme Court's ability to overturn a lower court decision

Schenck v. United States (1919) founded the “clear and present danger” rule which limited which unalienable right?

• Illegal search and seizure

• Right to vote

• Free speech

• Due Process

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13.D

Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) overturned __________ which segregated public schools and facilities in 1896?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Roe v. Wade

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13.D

During times of war or national crisis, Congress has passed laws that place limits on our 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech. In the landmark decision of Schenck v. US, the Supreme Court ruled that-

• laws such as the Smith Act which limit free speech and protect the country from the Spies

• "symbolic speech" is illegal and not protected by the First Amendment

• the publishing of critical anti-government statements is considered treason

• language that presents a clear and present danger to national security is not protected by the First Amendment

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13.D

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the First Amendment right of free speech?

• The Supreme Court consistently protects the use of language deemed obscene by state courts.

• Free speech cannot be limited in any manner.

• The Supreme Court protects expression from censorship even in school-sponsored newspapers.

• Conduct, such as the burning of the American flag, that expresses an opinion without words, may be protected.

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13.E

Which U.S. Supreme Court case over established that illegally obtained evidence violates the 4th amendment (Exclusionary Rule)?

• Olmstead v. U. S. (1928)

• Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

• Korematsu v. U. S. (1944)

• Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

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13.D

Which of the following is an additional power granted to the President?

• Interpret new legislation

• Regulate foreign and interstate commerce

• Authorize increases or decreases in federal interest rates

• Grant pardons for federal offenses

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8.B

Which of the following statements best expresses the basis for the decision in the Gideon case?

• The Sixth Amendment does not guarantee counsel in criminal cases

• The right to counsel is essential for a fair trial according to the 6th Amendment

• Every defendant should plead the Fifth Amendment

• Due process is not critical to criminal proceedings

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13.E

What basic liberty or right does the quote from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes address?

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom to assemble

• Protection from unreasonable search and seizure

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13.E