PSCI 2305 FINAL Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Over time, the Supreme Court has used the ____ to apply the specifics of the Bill of Rights to the
states. - answer✔✔14th amendment due to process clause
A U.S. Court of Appeals held in 2013 that when David Ray Carter Jr an employee of the sheriffs
office in Hampton, Virginia _____, it was constitutionally protected symbolic speech. -
answer✔✔"liked" a facebook page
In the U.S., freedom of press has primarily meant protection from - answer✔✔censorship
The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution refers to - answer✔✔the right to bear arms
Students demonstrating against the war by wearing black armbands as a symbolic protest would
probably be protected under which case ruling? - answer✔✔tinker vs des moines independent
co. school district
The free-expression clauses reflect the - answer✔✔the press and speech clauses of the 1st
amendment
Words that "inflict injuryj or tend to incite an immediate breach of peace" are -
answer✔✔fighting words, which do not convey ideas and no subject to 1st amendment
protection.
in 1791, when the Bill of Rights was ratified it, - answer✔✔was made up of ten amendments
When adopted, the Bill of Rights imposed limits on ____, but not on _____. - answer✔✔the
national government; state governments
The statements that police are required to make a person before that person may be subjected to
in custody questioning are known as - answer✔✔Miranda warnings
To enter the federal court system, litigants in state cases must - answer✔✔first have has their
cases decided by the highest court in the state.
Which of the following statements is not true of the supreme courts? - answer✔✔The justices try
to time their departures to give the president of the opposite party an opportunity to fill the
replacement.
Most cases reach the US Supreme court thorough ______ jurisdiction. - answer✔✔appellate
The _____ represents the federal government before the supreme court - answer✔✔Solicitor
general
To appeal means to - answer✔✔take a case to a higher court
State judges are obligated to follow the US Constitution whether state law conflicts with it under
the Constitution's - answer✔✔Supremacy clause
A circuit is - answer✔✔The geographical area over which a court of appeals hears cases.
The case of Marbury vs Madison was based on which of these questions? - answer✔✔Should
congress or the constitution prevail?
One way that limits Supreme Court justices from the direct influence of the president and
congress is - answer✔✔their lifetime tenure
Criminal offenses such as arson, theft, and murder are almost always the sole responsibility of
which entity? - answer✔✔the state
An employee of a government unit who is quite knowledgable within their narrow area, and
works on specific responsibilities and within a hierarchy of authority is known as a -
answer✔✔bureaucrat
The latitude that congress gives agencies to make policy in the spirit of their legislative mandate
is called - answer✔✔administrative discretion
A large complex organization in which employees have specific job responsibilities and work
within a hierarchy of authority is - answer✔✔bureaucracy
The purpose of the Pendleton Act of 1883 was to - answer✔✔reduce patronage by creating a
civil service
___ is not a reason cited by the text for the growth of government - answer✔✔election and
appointment of "left-leaning social democratic" government officials
According to the text, a primary reason for low morale among federal employees is -
answer✔✔that fewer than half believe that doing their job well will lead to reward or promotion.
One significant difficulty with assessing the effectiveness of government agencies is that
government often allows them to set their own standards for what constitutes acceptable
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