POS-305 Exam 1_ The US Constitution Answer Key
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POS-305 Nevada and US Constitution Exam 1: The U.S. Constitution
ANSWER KEY 2024 Total Correct: 24 Incorrect: 1
What aspect of the U.S. Constitution originated in the Magna Carta?
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Answer: C. Due process of law
Select the Constitutional Amendment best associated with the issue of regulating
"sexually explicit" material on the Internet.
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Answer: A. 1st Amendment
Select the Constitutional Amendment best associated with the issue where a school
teacher violates the Lemon Test.
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Answer: A. 1st Amendment
If the Supreme Court decides to hear the original case involving Doug Wyatt, what is the
name of the petition granted?
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Answer: B. Writ of Certiorari
Select the Constitutional Amendment best associated with the issue of a convict being
sentenced to 50 lashes.
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Answer: D. 8th Amendment
Which three historical agreements paved the way for the U.S. Constitution to be written
with limited governmental powers and specific guaranteed rights afforded to the people?
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Answer: C. Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence
Select the Constitutional Amendment best associated with the issue of allowing Muslim
students to pray during lunchtime in a school classroom.
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Answer: A. 1st Amendment
After serving three months in prison, a defendant is listed on an animal cruelty offender
list.
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Answer: 5th Amendment
A college student is charged with sexual assault, and during the trial, he chooses not to
testify to avoid further embarrassment to his family.
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Answer: 5th Amendment
A teacher is fired after illegal drugs are found in her desk drawer.
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Answer: 4th Amendment
Random drug tests for school bus drivers.
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Answer: 4th Amendment
After 48 hours, a jail inmate wonders why she is held.
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Answer: 5th Amendment
A student's cell phone is searched.
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Answer: 4th Amendment
The War Powers Act and its representation of a political doctrine in the U.S. Constitution.
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Answer: Checks and Balances
A parent sues a school for celebrating a religious holiday.
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Answer: 1st Amendment
Refusal to submit for an alcohol breathalyzer.
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Answer: B. 4th Amendment
A group of students protest tuition increases at a state university.
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Answer: A. 1st Amendment
Government grants for poor churches.
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Answer: A. 1st Amendment
What would have happened to the criminal evidence if the adolescent was in his private
residence and the officers entered the home without a warrant several days later?
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Answer: C. It would probably be excluded on the grounds that there is a
legitimate expectation of privacy on private property and the officers did not have
a search warrant.
The accused refuses to take the stand at trial.
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Answer: C. 5th Amendment
A beagle sniffs a student at school who is immediately searched for illegal drugs.
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Answer: B. 4th Amendment
A defendant hires a forensic science expert to refute the DNA claims of the prosecution.
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Answer: D. 6th Amendment
When electing the President of the United States, the Constitution calls for the following
system:
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Answer: C. People vote for electors and candidates in each state; The candidate
who wins the popular vote in that state receives all the electoral votes for that
state. The total electoral votes needed to win the Electoral College is 270.
A school administrator searches a student locker.
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Answer: B. 4th Amendment
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