55) Abridgment of the right to assemble peacefully is prohibited by the ________ Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution.
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Sixth
D) Thirteenth
56) The right to petition the government for redress of grievances is protected by the ________
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A) Thirteenth
B) Ninth
C) Fourth
D) First
57) The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from ________.
A) denying equal protection of the laws to any citizen
B) denying a defendant the right to a trial by jury
C) interfering with the free exercise of religion
D) performing unreasonable search and seizure
58) Gary, a film producer, is facing a lawsuit. One of his films portrays a lead character as
having questionable moral views. Which of the following amendments to the U.S. Constitution
protects Gary’s right to freedom of speech?
A) Twelfth
B) Ninth
C) Fourth
D) First
59) Heather, a student, unfurled a banner having a religious slogan at school. She claims that her
right to do so is protected by the U.S. Constitution. Which of the following statements is true
about this scenario?
A) The Fourth Amendment protects Heather’s right to be secure in her person.
B) The Sixth Amendment protects Heather’s right to free speech.
C) The First Amendment protects Heather’s right to free speech.
D) The Ninth Amendment protects Heather’s right to be secure in her person.
60) William is a candidate running for the position of mayor. Royal Blue, a corporation, provides
funds to support William. William’s rival files a lawsuit claiming that the corporation’s spending
was leaving no room for the opinion of others. Which of the following statements is true of the
scenario?
A) The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects Royal Blue’s right to corporate
political speech if it can be shown that their business or corporate assets were not materially
affected.
B) The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects Royal Blue’s right to corporate
political speech if it can be shown that their business or corporate assets were not materially
affected.
C) Judgment will be against Royal Blue, since an independent entity cannot contribute toward a
candidate’s election campaign.
D) Judgment will be against Royal Blue if they have spent more than a certain percentage of
William’s total campaign expenses.
61) The ________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from
conducting unreasonable searches of individuals.
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Sixth
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62) The right of individuals to be secure in their homes is protected by the ________
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A) Sixth
B) Fifth
C) Fourth
D) First
63) Which of the following statements is true about the Fourth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution?
A) It protects an individual’s right to freedom of speech.
B) It protects the right to petition for redress of grievances.
C) It prohibits the use of evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure in a trial.
D) It prohibits the government from aiding the establishment of a religion.
64) With reference to the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which of the following
statements is true about search warrants?
A) Evidence that is seized by a police officer without having a search warrant is permitted in
court.
B) To obtain a warrant to search, the property owner must have been previously convicted.
C) The items sought must be described in the search warrant.
D) A search warrant is issued by a senior police officer.
65) Brooke is a suspect in a case of larceny. Police officers search her house without a warrant
and find the missing article. Brooke’s attorney argues that this cannot be used as evidence as it
was obtained without a warrant to search her residence. Which of the following statements is true
with regard to the scenario?
A) The evidence is not permissible since it violates Brooke’s right to be secure in her home as
per the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
B) The evidence is not permissible since it violates Brooke’s right to assemble peacefully as per
the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
C) The evidence is valid in court as police officers are permitted to search residences.
D) The evidence is permissible since the police officers need to describe the items searched for
in a formal report.
66) The police suspect that Jack is growing marijuana in his home. They use a thermal imaging
device to provide the evidence necessary to obtain a warrant. Which of the following
amendments to the U.S. Constitution renders the evidence invalid?
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Sixth
D) Ninth
67) The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ________.
A) guarantees freedom of speech and of the press
B) protects individuals against self-incrimination
C) safeguards the right of individuals to be secure in their homes
D) prohibits the government from aiding the establishment of a religion
68) The ________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects individuals’ right to trial by jury.
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Fourteenth
69) Individuals are protected against double jeopardy by the ________ Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Ninth
70) The Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution ________.
A) is set forth in the Fourth Amendment
B) is primarily concerned with the procedures used to rehabilitate ex-convicts
C) provides that one cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
D) mandates that laws which adversely affect economic interests should be passed by both the
legislature and the judiciary
71) The ________ the U.S. Constitution was used to strike down the definition of marriage as
per the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
A) First Amendment to
B) Fourth Amendment to
C) Supremacy Clause of
D) Due Process Clause of
72) ________ due process requires that a criminal whose life, liberty, or property would be taken
by a conviction be given a fair trial.
A) Subordinate
B) Situational
C) Procedural
D) Pro forma
73) ________ due process refers to the basic fairness of laws that may deprive an individual of
his or her liberty or property.
A) Subordinate
B) Substantive
C) Perfunctory
D) Pro forma
74) Which of the following statements is true regarding substantive due process?
A) Its present usage focuses on protecting economic interests over personal interests.
B) The government must have a proper purpose to pass a law that restricts an individual’s liberty.
C) Business managers are allowed to negotiate employment contracts without any restrictions.
D) It requires that a criminal whose life, liberty, or property would be taken by a conviction be
given a fair trial.
75) The ________ Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that if the
government takes private property for public use, it must pay the owner just compensation.
A) Commerce
B) Supremacy
C) Takings
D) Holdings
76) Which of the following statements is true about the Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution?
A) Corporations are not covered by this clause.
B) It is set forth in the Fourth Amendment.
C) It requires the government to compensate the property owner only when the property is
physically acquired.
D) Regulatory takings involve a government regulation that becomes so onerous as to require
just compensation.
77) Which of the following statements is true about Ballot Measure 37?
A) It was passed in the state of Florida.
B) It applies to property owners of all the states in the country.
C) It requires the government to either exempt the property from the rules or compensate for
losses.
D) It provides compensation to property owners only after a 50 percent reduction in the
property’s value is seen due to new regulations.
78) Donald owns farming land near a forest area. Due to shortage of water in the surrounding
areas, the government passes a new regulation that does not permit him to perform any
agricultural activities on his land. Which of the following provisions of the U.S. Constitution is
likely to help Donald obtain compensation from the government?
A) Takings Clause
B) First Amendment
C) Third Amendment
D) Supremacy Clause
79) Jennifer runs her own business. An auditor observes some discrepancies in the company’s
finances, and the case is taken to court. In a trial, a subpoena requires her to produce the books
and records related to her business. Which of the following statements is true about this
scenario?
A) If the business is run as a corporation, the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s
privilege against self-incrimination allows Jennifer to refuse to produce the records.
B) If the business is run as a sole proprietorship, the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s
privilege against self-incrimination allows Jennifer to refuse to produce the records.
C) The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s privilege against self-incrimination extends
to custodians of corporate records, which allows Jennifer to refuse to produce the records.
D) The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s privilege against self-incrimination extends
to all forms of business, which allows Jennifer to refuse to produce the records.
80) The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ________.
A) applies the Due Process Clause to state governments
B) applies the right to indictment by a grand jury
C) was the first amendment to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
D) deals with only federal jurisdiction and its laws
81) Which of the following statements is true of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S.
Constitution?
A) It is included in the Fourth Amendment.
B) It prohibits discrimination based on sufficient justification.
C) Intermediate scrutiny is applied when the classification is based on race, color, or national
origin.
D) The rational basis test is applied when there is no class-based suspect classification.
82) The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from aiding the
establishment of a religion.
83) The rights protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution are absolute.
84) An individual’s freedom of speech extends to making false statements about another that
would be injurious to that person’s reputation.
85) The provisions of the Communications Decency Act were deemed unconstitutional as they
repressed the speech that adults have the right to make.
86) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Child Online Protection Act was unconstitutional.
87) The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects corporate political speech, but not
corporate commercial speech.
88) The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that corporate funding of independent political broadcasts
in candidate elections is illegal.
89) Government officials are granted a search warrant only when they can show probable cause
to believe that the search will turn up the specified evidence of criminal activity.
90) Procedural due process requires that a criminal whose life, liberty, or property would be
taken by a conviction be given a fair trial.
91) The Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution has been applied to such diverse situations
as the termination of welfare benefits, the discharge of a public employee from his or her job,
and the suspension of a student from school.
92) When a law is passed that will restrict individuals’ liberty or their use of their property, the
government must have a proper purpose for the restriction, or it violates procedural due process.
93) Strict scrutiny is used when a government activity classifies people based on their belonging
to a suspect class.
94) Intermediate scrutiny is applied when the classification is based on a protected class other
than race, color, or national origin.
95) Explain the two types of due process.
96) Explain with examples the extent to which student speech is protected by the First
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution’s right to free speech.
97) Explain why the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Communications Decency Act (CDA) and
the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) were unconstitutional.
98) What were the cases that led to corporate political speech being considered protected speech?
99) Explain with an example how the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution may prevent the
government from compelling individuals to express certain views.
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100) Explain the circumstances under which a warrantless search is considered reasonable in an
industry.