Ch. 19 Note Evaluation
Matching
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Establishment Clause
civil rights
Due Process Clause
civil liberties
shield laws
Free Exercise Clause
libel
slander
____
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1.
2.
Protections against arbitrary acts of the government are technically known as ____.
____
____
____
3.
4.
5.
The ____ sets up the separation between church and state.
States cannot deny the basic provisions of the Bill of Rights to their citizens because of
the ____ of the 14th Amendment.
During a speech at a rally, you are not free to ____ another person.
____ give reporters some protection against having to disclose their sources or reveal
other confidential information in legal proceedings.
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
content neutral
assemble
seditious speech
alien
symbolic speech
libel
prior restraint
parochial
____
6.
The government's rules must be ____, meaning that while the government can regulate
assemblies on the basis of time, place, and manner, it cannot regulate assemblies on the
basis of what may be expressed.
____
7.
The right of people to gather together to express their views on public matters is known
as the right to ____.
____
____
8.
9.
Private schools that are church-related are known as ____ schools.
____ 10.
____ is the advocating of conduct intended to disrupt the lawful acts of the government
with violence.
Government action seeking to curb ideas before they are expressed is called ____.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
MAIN IDEAS
____ 11.
Which of the following statements about civil rights is NOT true?
a. Each person's rights are relative to the rights of others.
b.
c.
d.
____ 12.
Rights are extended only to citizens.
to protect against the inciting of violence or the endangerment of life.
in situations that may involve protest against government policies.
if rules are applied individually regarding content.
A democracy must allow freedom of expression, otherwise
a. a dictatorship cannot exist.
b.
c.
d.
____ 14.
Some rights may be limited in wartime.
Government has the right to make reasonable rules regulating assemblies
a. to uphold its limits on free speech.
b.
c.
d.
____ 13.
Rights sometimes conflict with one another.
office seekers cannot run for office.
government will collapse.
democracy does not really exist.
Which of the following statements about commercial speech is TRUE?
a. It is legal to print false or misleading advertising only to benefit governmentfunded products.
b.
c.
d.
____ 15.
newspapers
are not protected by the 1st Amendment if demonstrators are trespassing.
have the same protections as those on public property.
are legal if speeches are given.
because the Supreme Court has ruled that to be a right.
as long as that person does not infringe on the rights of others.
as long as that person does not criticize others.
shopping centers
public parks
sidewalks
The government can limit free speech or free press if the communication
a. is political.
b.
c.
d.
____ 20.
movies
Which of the following is NOT one of the public places in which people have a
constitutional right to hand out political literature?
a. streets
b.
c.
d.
____ 19.
magazines
A person may do as he or she chooses in this country
a. because the Constitution guarantees that right.
b.
c.
d.
____ 18.
Commercial speech is protected by the 1st and 14th amendments.
The Supreme Court has ruled that demonstrations on private property
a. are protected by the 1st Amendment.
b.
c.
d.
____ 17.
Federal law forbids pharmacies from advertising prescription drug prices.
Which has received the most limited 1st Amendment protection?
a. radio and television
b.
c.
d.
____ 16.
Cigarette ads are permitted on radio and television.
seems offensive to some adults.
is advertising.
involves the picketing of an important business.
The specific rights that are covered under the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause
a. are listed in the Bill of Rights.
b.
are listed in each State’s constitution.
c.
d.
____ 21.
have been eliminated one-by-one by the Supreme Court.
have been spelled out case-by-case by the Supreme Court.
In interpreting the freedoms set out in the 1st Amendment, it can often be said that the
Court
a. has restricted freedom of religion but never freedom of speech.
b.
c.
d.
allows freedom of thought, but restricts freedom of action.
is careful never to place any restrictions on those freedoms.
both a and b
Ch. 19 Note Evaluation
Answer Section
MATCHING
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D
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A
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G
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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D
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B
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C
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B