Question 1

Explain the free exercise clause and the establishment clause.Provide an example in which the rights protected by each clause may conflict.

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Question 2

The Supreme Court has ruled that detainees in Guantanamo Bay,Cuba,have the right to challenge their detention before a judge.

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In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled in Boumediene v. Bush that detainees held in Guantanamo Bay have the constitutional right to challenge their detention in federal court.

Question 3

Although in general civil liberties limit the scope of government,substantial government efforts are often required to protect the expansion of rights.

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While civil liberties are intended to limit government power, it often takes significant government action to ensure that these rights are protected and expanded. For example, the government may need to pass laws or intervene in court cases to protect the right to free speech or privacy. Therefore, civil liberties depend on the government to some extent, even if they aim to limit its power.

Question 4

Explain the significance of Gitlow v.New York and the Fourteenth Amendment to the incorporation of the Bill of Rights.

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Question 5

Compare and contrast the civil liberty issues involved in the different types of speech such as obscenity,libel,symbolic speech,commercial speech,and speech over the public airways.

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Question 6

In recent years,the Supreme Court has placed additional constraints on the application of the death penalty,barring the execution of the mentally ill and retarded and of people who were under the age of 18 when they committed their crimes.

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This statement is true. In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that it is unconstitutional to execute someone who is intellectually disabled. In 2005, in Roper v. Simmons, the Court held that it is unconstitutional to execute someone who was under the age of 18 when the crime was committed.

Question 7

Describe the rights to assemble and to associate protected by the First Amendment.Under what circumstances has the Supreme Court permitted restrictions on these rights?

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Question 8

The right to privacy was first articulated in Griswold v.Connecticut (1965),a case involving a Connecticut law forbidding the use of contraceptives.

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The right to privacy was first articulated in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), which struck down Connecticut's ban on the use of contraceptives.

Question 9

In cases of abortion,a woman's right to an abortion has run into conflict with pro-life demonstrators' rights to assemble and protest.

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Pro-life demonstrators have the right to assemble and protest, but these activities often clash with a woman's right to access abortion services, leading to conflicts and legal challenges.

Question 10

Explain how the freedoms of speech and press have been limited in the name of public order and the right of a fair trial.

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Question 11

In 2006,the Supreme Court held that the procedures approved by President George W.Bush for trying prisoners at Guantanamo Bay violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Geneva Conventions.

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This statement is true. The Supreme Court case is known as Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006).

Question 12

The right to privacy is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution.

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The right to privacy is not explicitly guaranteed by the First Amendment. However, it has been interpreted by the Supreme Court as being protected by the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures and the Ninth Amendment's protection of unenumerated rights.

Question 13

In the case of Roe v.Wade (1973),the Supreme Court outlawed any state laws to restrict a woman's right to an abortion at any point in her pregnancy.

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The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade allowed states to impose restrictions on abortions, particularly in the second and third trimesters, while protecting a woman's right to choose an abortion in the first trimester.

Question 14

What is prior restraint? How has the Supreme Court dealt with this issue?

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Question 15

In what ways have recent Supreme Court decisions clarified the individual rights protected by the Second Amendment?

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Question 16

How has the Court dealt with obscenity cases and the very definition of obscenity? Should obscenity be protected as freedom of expression,or should local communities be allowed to set standards of what is and is not obscene? Explain.

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Question 17

In Planned Parenthood v.Casey (1992)the Supreme Court loosened its standard for evaluating restrictions on abortion.

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In Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), the Supreme Court upheld the right to abortion but loosened its standard for evaluating restrictions, allowing greater state regulation of abortion.

Question 18

Describe how the Supreme Court has evaluated freedom of speech with respect to obscenity on the Internet.

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Question 19

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty violates the equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The Supreme Court has not ruled that the death penalty violates the equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. However, it has placed limitations on the use of the death penalty, particularly in cases involving juveniles and individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Question 20

According to the Supreme Court's decision in Lemon v.Kurtzman (1971),what are the three criteria that must be met in order for government aid to church-related schools to be constitutional? Are these criteria reasonable? Explain.

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Quiz 4: Civil Liberties and Public Policy