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CHAPTER 4 QUIZ | POLI 103 - American Government and Politics, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Class: POLI 103 - American Government and Politics; Subject: Political Science; University: Citrus College; Term: Spring 2013;

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2012/2013

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TERM 1
ANS: B
DEFINITION 1
A(n) ____ is an order requiring that an official bring a specified
prisoner into court and show the judge why the prisoner is being
kept in jail. a. ex post facto law b. writ of habe as corpus c. bill of
attainder d. writ of certiorari e. incorporation doctrine
TERM 2
ANS: A
DEFINITION 2
A bill of attainder a. is a legislative act that inflicts punishment on
particular persons without granting them the right to a trial. b.
punishes individuals for committing an act that was legal when it
was committed. c. requires an official to bring a specified prisoner
into court and show the judge why th e person is being kept in jail.
d. prohibits double jeopardy. e. prohibits cruel and unusual
punishments.
TERM 3
ANS: A
DEFINITION 3
____ are prohibited by the Constitution. a. Ex post facto laws
b. Writs of habeas corpus c. Jury trials d. Search warrants
issued on the basis of probable cause e. National Security
Letters
TERM 4
ANS: D
DEFINITION 4
A(n) ____ punishes individuals for committing an act that was
legal when the act was committed. a. bill of attainder b.
National Security Letter c. writ of habeas corpus d. ex post
facto law e. double jeopardy prosecution
TERM 5
ANS: B
DEFINITION 5
The first eight amendments to the Constitution a. reserve certain
rights and powers to the people and to the states. b. grant the
people specific rights and liberties. c. prohibit the states from
coining money, negotiating treaties with foreign countries, and
regulating interstate commerce. d. grant states the power to enact
laws and to establish courts to protec t the rights of their citizens.
e. establish the powers of the executive branch.
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TERM 1

ANS: B

DEFINITION 1 A(n) ____ is an order requiring that an official bring a specified prisoner into court and show the judge why the prisoner is being kept in jail. a. ex post facto law b. writ of habeas corpus c. bill of attainder d. writ of certiorari e. incorporation doctrine TERM 2

ANS: A

DEFINITION 2 A bill of attainder a. is a legislative act that inflicts punishment on particular persons without granting them the right to a trial. b. punishes individuals for committing an act that was legal when it was committed. c. requires an official to bring a specified prisoner into court and show the judge why the person is being kept in jail. d. prohibits double jeopardy. e. prohibits cruel and unusual punishments. TERM 3

ANS: A

DEFINITION 3

____ are prohibited by the Constitution. a. Ex post facto laws

b. Writs of habeas corpus c. Jury trials d. Search warrants

issued on the basis of probable cause e. National Security

Letters

TERM 4

ANS: D

DEFINITION 4

A(n) ____ punishes individuals for committing an act that was

legal when the act was committed. a. bill of attainder b.

National Security Letter c. writ of habeas corpus d. ex post

facto law e. double jeopardy prosecution

TERM 5

ANS: B

DEFINITION 5 The first eight amendments to the Constitution a. reserve certain rights and powers to the people and to the states. b. grant the people specific rights and liberties. c. prohibit the states from coining money, negotiating treaties with foreign countries, and regulating interstate commerce. d. grant states the power to enact laws and to establish courts to protect the rights of their citizens. e. establish the powers of the executive branch.

TERM 6

ANS: C

DEFINITION 6 A key function of the Bill of Rights is to a. protect the rights of government. b. preserve the will of the majority against the actions of the minority. c. protect the rights of those in the minority against the will of the majority. d. specify what the government must do to ensure equal protection under the law. e. delegate power to the Supreme Court to have the final say on how the Constitution should be interpreted. TERM 7

ANS: B

DEFINITION 7

For many years, the courts assumed that the Bill of Rights

limited only the actions of a. the state governments. b. the

national government. c. local governments. d. individuals. e.

state or local governments.

TERM 8

ANS: A

DEFINITION 8

In ____, the Supreme Court decided that the Bill of Rights did

not apply to state laws. a. Barron v. Baltimore (1833) b.

Gitlow v. New York (1925) c. Everson v. Board of Education

(1947) d. Mapp v. Ohio (1961) e. McDonald v. Chicago