Supreme Court and Presidency Quiz: Key Concepts and Questions

Quiz: The Supreme Court and the Presidency  Due Dec 4 at 11:59pm  Points 125  Questions 42  Time Limit 120 Minutes Instructions The quiz:  Covers the Learn material from Module 4: Week 4 — Module 6: Week 6 .  Contains 42 multiple-choice and essay questions.  Is limited to 120 minutes .  Allows 1 attempt .  Is worth 125 points . Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 6: Week 6. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 89 minutes 90 out of 125 * * Some questions not yet graded Correct answers are hidden.

Score for this quiz: 90 out of 125 * Submitted Dec 4 at 3:18pm This attempt took 89 minutes. Question 1 2.5 / 2.5 pts In ____________, the Supreme Court ruled that the Privileges or Immunities Clause did not prohibit a state from denying a woman a license to practice law. Twining v. New Jersey (1908) Minor v. Happersett (1875) Bradwell v. Illinois (1873) none of the above Question 2 2.5 / 2.5 pts In his original draft of the Bill of Rights, _________________ proposed that state as well as federal establishments of religion be prohibited. Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay Question 3

2.5 / 2.5 pts According to the test delineated in Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), to survive an Establishment Clause challenge, a law or practice must have a secular purpose. not have the principal effect of inhibiting or advancing religion. avoid excessive government entanglement with religion. All of the above are true. Question 4 2.5 / 2.5 pts Which Justice wrote the Court’s opinion in Walz v. Tax Commission (1970)? Warren E. Burger William O. Douglas John Paul Stevens Hugo Black Question 5 2.5 / 2.5 pts In ___________________, the Supreme Court held that private educational institutions that practiced racial discrimination could be denied their federal income tax exemptions by the Internal Revenue Service. Mueller v. Allen (1983)

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Bob Jones University v. United States (1983) Widmar v. Vincent (1981) Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) Question 6 2.5 / 2.5 pts In________________________, the federal government was barred from enforcing the Controlled Substances Act because doing so would offend RFRa. Reynolds v. United States (1879) Employment Division v. Smith (1990) City of Boerne v. Flores (1997) Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita (2006) Incorrect Question 7 0 / 2.5 pts Under _____, “[e]very Bill” and “[e]very Order, Resolution or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and the House of Representatives may be necessary” must be presented to the president for approval. Article I, Section 7 Article I, Section 6

the presentment requirement Both statements a and c are true. Question 8 2.5 / 2.5 pts In an episode that became known as the “Saturday Night Massacre,” President Nixon fired Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus, both of whom refused to follow the President’s order to dismiss Watergate special prosecutor _____. Robert H. Bork William H. Rehnquist Fred Dalton Thompson Archibald Cox Question 9 2.5 / 2.5 pts The Privileges and Immunities Clause of ____________, provides: “The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.” Article IV, Section 1 Article IV, Section 2 Article IV, Section 3

Article IV, Section 4 Question 10 2.5 / 2.5 pts In Massachusetts v. Laird (1970), the Supreme Court _____ the constitutionality of the American war effort in Vietnam. upheld struck down refused to review None of the above is true. Question 11 2.5 / 2.5 pts At the time the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and ____________continued to recognize the Congregational Church as the official, state-sponsored religious denomination. South Carolina North Carolina New Hampshire none of the above

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Question 12 2.5 / 2.5 pts Perhaps it was not a coincidence that Chief Justice _____ wrote the majority opinion in Myers v. United States (1926). John Marshall William Howard Taft Earl Warren William Rehnquist Question 13 2.5 / 2.5 pts “Live Free or Die” is the state motto of ________________. Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire Question 14 2.5 / 2.5 pts According to your textbook, Under which Chief Justice did the Supreme Court broaden the scope of federal habeas corpus review of state criminal convictions by permitting prisoners to raise issues in federal court that they did not raise in their state appeals?

Earl Warren Warren Burger William Rehnquist John Roberts Question 15 2.5 / 2.5 pts In Employment Division v. Smith (1990) the Court rejected Smith’s claim that the free exercise of religion included his ritualistic use of peyote. right to practice polygamy. burning of the Bible as a form of protest against Christian fundamentalism. choice not to disclose his social security number to his employer. Question 16 2.5 / 2.5 pts The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil suits “at common law” where the amount at issue exceeds twenty dollars. one hundred dollars.

one thousand dollars. one million dollars. Question 17 2.5 / 2.5 pts In _______________, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Warren expanded the scope of Fourth Amendment protection to include wiretapping, an important tool of modern law enforcement. Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Katz v. United States (1967) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) none of the above Incorrect Question 18 0 / 2.5 pts In Everson v. Board of Education, New Jersey’s reimbursement of parents for costs incurred in transporting their children by bus to and from parochial schools was held constitutional under the “student benefit” theory. invalidated as a violation of the principle of separation of church and state. held not to present an establishment clause question.

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held to constitute excessive entanglement between government and religion. Question 19 2.5 / 2.5 pts In Ex parte Garland (1867), the Supreme Court held that a presidential pardon fully restores any civil rights that were forfeited upon conviction of a crime. may not be issued in cases of treason against the United States. may apply to state as well as federal crimes. may be issued only after the individual has begun to serve his sentence. Question 20 2.5 / 2.5 pts Historically, the ________ Clause was an important source of litigation in the federal courts. In modern times, it is seldom interpreted to impose significant limits on the states in the field of economic regulation. Commence Full Faith and Credit Contracts Ninth Amendment Question 21

2.5 / 2.5 pts Reference to enumerated rights is found in the _______ Amendment. Ninth Tenth Seventh Second Question 22 2.5 / 2.5 pts The term “religion” comes from the Latin religare, which means to regulate. to revere. to restrain. to restructure. Incorrect Question 23 0 / 2.5 pts In ____________, the Supreme Court reversed the treason conviction of a German immigrant accused of giving aid and comfort to two Nazi saboteurs who infiltrated the United States. Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Ex Parte Bollman (1807) Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Cramer v. United States (1945) Question 24 2.5 / 2.5 pts In ______________, the Supreme Court upheld a New York statute requiring local public school districts to lend textbooks on secular subjects to students in private and parochial schools based on the child benefit theory. Board of Education v. Allen (1968) Meek v. Pittenger (1975) Everson v. Board of Education (1947) None of the above is true. Question 25 2.5 / 2.5 pts In Goldman v. Weinberger (1986), the Supreme Court upheld an Air Force dress code requirement against the challenge of a(an) _______ who was disciplined for wearing _______ while in uniform. Rastafarian; dreadlocks Sikh; a turban

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Satanist; a pentagram Orthodox Jew; a yarmulke Incorrect Question 26 0 / 2.5 pts The Supreme Court has adopted the doctrine of _____________ as a method of deciding whether certain provisions of the Bill of Rights are applicable to the States. total incorporation selective incorporation incorporation plus None of the above is true. Question 27 2.5 / 2.5 pts In the United States Electoral College the total number of Electoral votes is _____. 435 535 538 638

Question 28 2.5 / 2.5 pts In ___________, the Court held unconstitutional the practice of inviting a member of the clergy to deliver a nonsectarian prayer at a public school graduation ceremony. Stone v. Graham (1980) Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) Lee v. Weisman (1992) Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) Question 29 2.5 / 2.5 pts In ______________, a case involving members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Supreme Court held unconstitutional a city council’s denial of a permit to the Jehovah’s Witnesses to use the city park for a public meeting. Brown v. Pena (1977) Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Niemotko v. Maryland (1951) None of the above is true. Question 30 2.5 / 2.5 pts

The narrow view of the Equal Protection Clause adopted in Plessy v. Ferguson was repudiated by the Supreme Court in _______________, where the Court invalidated compulsory racial segregation in public schools, and in a series of subsequent decisions in which the Court struck down other types of Jim Crow laws. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Everson v. Board of Education (1947) The Civil Rights Cases (1883) Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) Question 31 2.5 / 2.5 pts President Carter’s agreement with Iran that secured the release of fifty-two American hostages in early 1981 was _____ by the Supreme Court in Dames & Moore v. Regan (1981). upheld struck down denied certiorari None of the above is true. Question 32 2.5 / 2.5 pts A treaty negotiated by the President and ratified by the Senate

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may not be overturned by a duly enacted federal statute. may be negated by any of the fifty states acting in its sovereign capacity. cannot interfere with the implementation of previously enacted state legislation. may be overturned by a duly enacted federal statute. Question 33 2.5 / 2.5 pts In _______________, the Court struck down a state law that prohibited door-to- door solicitation for any religious or charitable cause without prior approval of a state agency. McDaniel v. Paty (1978) Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) Brown v. Pena (1977) Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Question 34 2.5 / 2.5 pts The ______ Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights as a solution to a problem raised by James Madison—namely, that the specification of particular liberties might suggest that individuals possessed only those specified. Seventh

Eighth Ninth Tenth Question 35 2.5 / 2.5 pts In ________________, the Supreme Court upheld the treason conviction of a German-American who sheltered one of the Nazi saboteurs. Haupt v. United States (1947) Cramer v. United States (1945) Ex Parte Bollman (1807) none of the above Question 36 2.5 / 2.5 pts Negative public reaction to the Court’s decision in which case convinced a majority in Congress to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act? Reynolds v. United States (1879) Employment Division v. Smith (1990)

City of Boerne v. Flores (1997) Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita (2006) Question 37 2.5 / 2.5 pts In__________, the Supreme Court held that only Congress can suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) McDaniel v. Paty (1978) Ex Parte Milligan (1866) Question 38 2.5 / 2.5 pts In____________, Chief Justice John Marshall observed “that the crime of treason should not be extended by construction to doubtful cases.” Marbury v. Madison (1803) Ex Parte Bollman (1807) Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Cramer v. United States (1945)

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Question 39 2.5 / 2.5 pts In the Nixon Tapes Case of 1974 (United States v. Nixon) the Supreme Court ruled in effect that the President’s claim of executive privilege as a justification for withholding subpoenaed information from the grand jury and special prosecutor violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. the President’s claim of executive privilege can never be used as a basis for refusing to provide information requested by a grand jury. the President, like other Watergate coconspirators, should have been indicted before the tapes were subpoenaed. any presidential assertion of executive privilege must prevail over ordinary considerations of the criminal process. Question 40 2.5 / 2.5 pts In__________, the Court ruled that “religious test for public office unconstitutionally invades the appellant’s freedom of belief and religion and therefore cannot be enforced against him.” Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) McDaniel v. Paty (1978) Ex Parte Milligan (1866)

Question 41 Not yet graded / 12.5 pts Specifically, what does the “right to keep and bear arms” include? Address the argument made by some that the exercise of the right is limited to service in a “well regulated militia”? Your Answer: In the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bears arms is for the guarantee of states' rights to maintain militias. The Second Amendment states, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” It was brought over by the English and in the English Common Law and influenced by the 1689 English Bill of Rights. The Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own and carry firearms for personal protection, hunting, and other lawful purposes. This view gained significant support following the landmark Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008. In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected with service in a militia, for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self- defense within the home. Question 42 Not yet graded / 12.5 pts Compare and contrast the constitutional theories of presidential power of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. Which theory has generally prevailed in the decisions of the Supreme Court? Your Answer: The constitutional theories of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison contain two different perspectives on presidential power within the framework of the United States Constitution. Hamilton’s vision centered on executive with broad powers to address national challenges, while Madison’s perspective emphasized restraint and adherence to constitutional limits. Hamilton’s theory leaned towards a more flexible interpretation of presidential authority, in matters relating to national security and foreign affairs, allowing for greater discretion in decision-making. Madison’s theory advocated for a more rigid adherence to constitutional boundaries, seeking to prevent potential abuses of power by ensuring clear limitations on presidential authority. Although Hamilton and Madison's views both contributed to the views, the Supreme Court preferred Madison's theory involving the checks and balances.

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