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Cristof just heard on the TV that a major winter storm is moving in and is likely to cause serious disruptions and substantial danger. Cristof’s pulse and blood pressure have increased and he is feeling stress. What phase of stress […]

Stress is a(n) ____. a. adaptive response to the body b. resistant force on the body c. nonspecific response on the body to any demand that is made d. homeostasis response A ____ is a specific amount of food that […]

About _____ of people with hypertension have it adequately controlled. a. one-tenth b. one-quarter c. one-third d. one-half Hypothermia occurs when: a. only the outer skin is affected by cold temperature b. the core body temperature falls below 95F c. […]

What term defines maleness and femaleness, as related to genetic, structural, and functional factors? a. sex b. sexuality c. sexual identity d. sex role The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis is called: a. circumcision b. prostatitis c. […]

To pass the Lemon test, a law must, among other things, have a a. negative impact on organized religion. b. pro-religious slant. c. secular legislative purpose. d. tendency to promote and advance the expression of religious beliefs. The Framers of […]

In ______________, the Supreme Court upheld the Minnesota Mortgage Moratorium Act, finding that its provisions did not violate the Contracts Clause. a. Home Building and Loan Association v. Blaisdell (1934) b. Nebbia v. New York (1934) c.United States v. Butler […]

In __________________, the Supreme Court upheld an apportionment scheme for the Wyoming legislature based on county lines, even though the scheme had a population deviation of nearly 90 percent between the largest and the smallest districts. a. Hadley v. Junior […]

Which of the following has been held by the Supreme Court to violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment? a. The provision of legislative chaplains at state expense b. The public display of a city-owned crche c. A crche […]

In_________, the Supreme Court held that women had no constitutional right to vote. a.Bradwell v. Illinois (1873) b. Minor v. Happersett (1875) c. Goesaert v. Cleary (1948) d. None of the above is true. The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe […]

In _____________, the Court, rejecting a Contracts Clause challenge to a state law regulating natural gas prices, recognized that the prohibition of laws impairing the obligation of contracts must be balanced against a state’s “inherent police power to safeguard the […]

Like the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, the Fifteenth Amendment was an outgrowth of a. the Civil War. b. the Industrial Revolution. c. Shays’ Rebellion. d. the Spanish-American War. In Olmstead v. United States (1928), the Supreme court took a __________ […]

In Frontiero v. Richardson (1973), the Supreme Court ruled that the Air Force violated the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment in requiring women, but not men, to demonstrate that their spouses were in fact dependents for the purpose […]

In Gomilion v. Lightfoot (1960) the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional an extreme form of a. the literacy test. b. the white primary. c. the grandfather clause. d. the racial gerrymander. First enacted by Mississippi in 1890 as a means of […]

___________ enables a court to review a custodial situation and order the release of an individual who is found to have been illegally incarcerated. a. The Writ of Mandamus b. Bills of Attainder c. The Writ of Habeas Corpus d. […]

The power of the government to take private property for a public purpose is known as a. eminent domain. b. fee simple. c. sovereign immunity. d.corpus juris maximus. Beginning in the late 1880s, the Supreme Court used substantive due process, […]

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. a. Twining v. New Jersey (1908) b. Minor v. Happersett (1875) c. Bradwell v. […]

The “__________” theory articulated in Everson v. Board of Education (1947) has, for the most part, been maintained by the Supreme Court. a. strict neutrality b. cultural diversity c. child benefit d. None of the above is true. In League […]

Guidelines for using the Functional Assessment Observation Form include which of the following? a. Keep it simple. b. Collect data across as many settings and as much time per day as possible. c. Observation data should be collected until clear […]

The section of the behavior support plan that defines monitoring and evaluation procedures should indicate a. The system that will be used for collecting data b. The process for data review c. How often and by whom the data will […]

Too often people providing behavioral support conduct an FBA and then a. Move on to implementing interventions without linking their interventions to the function of the problem behaviors they are attempting to eliminate b. Move on to implementing interventions without […]

If the problem behavior produces a more powerful reinforcer than the desired behavior, an effective strategy would be to a. Increase the reinforcer value associated with engaging in the desired behavior b. Decrease the reinforcer value for engaging in the […]

A paradigm is a boundary or parameter that outlines a rule is based on experience. a. True b. False The following statements are true about both torts and crimes, except: a. Both could result from the same single act. b. […]

The precedent case for analyzing confession issues is: a. Terry v. Ohio. b. Miranda v. Arizona. c. Escobedo v. Illinois. d. Massiah v. United States. The federal income tax was established in the: a. Fifteenth Amendment b. Sixteenth Amendment c. […]

A person’s reasonable expectation of privacy determines when Fourth Amendment protections apply. a. True b. False The Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws to carry out its enumerated powers through the: a. supremacy clause b. federal powers doctrine […]

Which of the following would be considered a violation of a subject’s reasonable expectation of privacy, requiring a warrant? a. Police put a “beeper” on a vehicle to monitor its location. b. Undercover officer converses with suspects and uses information […]

Which of the following is not a part of the Miranda warning? a. You have the right to remain silent. b. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you without cost. c. You may stop answering […]

The Magna Carta was created: a. to ensure that states maintained power apart from the national government. b. to outline colonists’ complaints against the British crown. c. in England to guarantee that the king could not put himself above the […]

The balance of power was established by creating three separate branches of government, all of which work completely independently of each other. a. True b. False Miranda warnings must be given during traffic stops if information is about to reveal […]

Which of the following is not true of the adversarial judicial system? a. only actual conflicts will be heard by a court. b. “what if” questions will not be heard. c. sides are drawn-accuser vs. accused-with one side challenged by […]

When a court is determining the amount of procedural due process owed an individual, it will look at: a. the significance of the affected interest. b. whether additional safeguards would reduce the risk of error. c. the public interest in […]

Since a stop is a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, it requires a. police involvement. b. reasonableness. c. adverse possession. d. clear and convincing evidence. An officer’s hot pursuit of a suspect cannot legally continue past the […]

In the Heller decision, the Supreme Court specifically refrained from voicing an opinion on whether the Second Amendment applied to: a. illegal immigrants. b. the states. c. private individuals. d. certain misdemeanants. The circumstances in which officers leave their jurisdiction […]

The Great Compromise was: a. another term for the Constitution. b. the foundation of the Bill of Rights. c. the agreement that gave each state an equal vote in the Senate and a proportionate vote in the House. d. the […]

Usually, officers cannot make a lawful arrest: a. for any crime committed in their presence. b. for any felony if they have probable cause. c. with an arrest warrant. d. for a misdemeanor committed outside their presence. Which of the […]

Gideon v. Wainwright established that indigent defendants are to be provided lawyers when faced with a(n): a. custodial interrogation b. deprivation of liberty c. period of incarceration exceeding one year d. adversary criminal proceeding A person’s refusal to give consent […]

The Durkheimian perspective saw punishment as revenge and a means to restore and solidify the social order. a. True b. False The Supreme Court, powerful as it is, cannot override the will of the majority expressed in acts of Congress. […]

The minimum number of justices required to vote in favor or granting certiorari to review a case is: a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 1 In a civil case, the party bringing suit is represented by: a. the prosecutor […]

In United States v. Cruikshank (1875), the Supreme Court stated that only Congress was forbidden from infringing on the Second Amendment. a. True b. False The Supreme Court has not prohibited execution of: a. juveniles b. the mentally ill c. […]

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first proposed as an amendment to the United States Constitution in 1923 and was designed to guarantee equal rights for women. In 1972, it passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the […]

A case brief does not include any dissenting opinions. a. True b. False The legal foundation for the federal government’s regulatory authority over firearms is provided by a. the Supremacy Clause. b. the Fifth Amendment. c. the Commerce Clause. d. […]

If the United States Supreme Court did not have the authority to rule that acts of the President of the United States or the United States Congress were inconsistent with the Constitution, do you think the government would run more […]

Typically, an independent regulatory agency is responsible for a. monitoring the actions of the cabinet department heads. b. national defense-related legislation. c. monitoring the lower courts. d. a specific type of public policy. e. monitoring the actions of Congress. Which […]

_____ and _____ are the only presidents in American history to have been impeached and acquitted. a. Andrew Johnson; Bill Clinton b. Richard Nixon; Franklin Roosevelt c. Andrew Jackson; Herbert Hoover d. Thomas Jefferson; Martin Van Buren e. Andrew Jackson; […]

Libel is a. the amount of insurance one must have on a motor vehicle. b. defamation in writing. c. printed material that cannot be proved true. d. untrue rumors spread by word-of-mouth. e. another word for slander. The power of […]

As of 2010, about 50 percent of total health-care spending was paid for by a. the government. b. private insurance. c. individuals. d. charity. e. the Health Care for Americans endowment. If a case is remanded, it a. is sent […]

In his ruling on Gibbons v. Ogden, Marshall defined commerce as a. any business dealings between legally incorporated organizations. b. any business dealing requiring an operating license. c. all business dealings having to do with the physical exchange of currency. […]

Which President introduced the concept of “preemptive war.” a. Ronald Reagan b. George Busch c. George W. Busch d. Lyndon B. Johnson e. Bill Clinton Which of the following is an argument against federalism? a. That too much inequity exists […]

The doctrine that was born of the Plessy v. Ferguson case was known as a. equal opportunity. b. affirmative action. c. separate-but-equal. d. full equality under the law. e. equal suffrage. The ______ is one by which all of a […]

For a member of Congress, casework is a. logrolling. b. personal work for constituents. c. lawmaking. d. oversight. e. an enumerated power. A representative who is performing the role of a trustee is a. mirroring the views of the majority […]

After World War I, the United States returned to a state of “normalcy” in foreign policy, which meant a. a continued commitment to international peacekeeping. b. reassuring the public that the United States would act in the role of world […]