Question 1

The equal protection clause has been interpreted to preclude states from:

Accepted Answer

A)  making all discrimination illegal 
B)  racial, religious, and age discrimination 
C)  discrimination by private citizens 
D)  making unequal, arbitrary distinctions between people

Question 2

To date, only race and religion are consistently suspect classifications. Which, if any, other characteristic(s) do you feel should be added by the court to this category? Explain you choice(s). In your answer, make sure to define a suspect classification.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To date, only race and religion are...

Question 3

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that the Second Amendment protects the rights of individual gun owners and is not just a right of states or the people to create and arm militias?

Accepted Answer

A)  District of Columbia v. Heller 
B)  Hurtado v. California 
C)  Griffin v. California 
D)  Malloy v. Hogan

Question 4

Gender and legitimacy are reviewed under which standard of review?

Accepted Answer

A)  strict scrutiny 
B)  rational basis 
C)  intermediate scrutiny 
D)  rational scrutiny

Question 5

What was the first entirely secular written legal code?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Twelve Tables 
B)  Magna Carta 
C)  Code of Hammurabi 
D)  Stare Decisis

Question 6

In the case of United States v. Salerno, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person considered to be a threat to public safety may be denied bail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The U.S. Constitution is primarily concerned with establishing the duties of the various states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the principle behind establishing the value of prior decisions, or precedent?

Accepted Answer

A)  ratio decidendi 
B)  principality 
C)  stare decisis 
D)  obiter dicta

Question 9

The Fourth Amendment is the provision of the Constitution that stands most directly between the individual citizen and the police.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Ratio decidendi means "the reason for the decision."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are known as the Civil War Amendments and were initially intended to prevent the southern states from limiting the rights of the recently freed slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Western legal tradition may be traced to the Magna Carta, which was the first known written legal code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The fundamental rights school of thought in regards to incorporation holds that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment makes the entire Bill of Rights applicable to the states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What term is Latin for "things said by the way"?

Accepted Answer

A)  ratio decidendi 
B)  obiter dicta 
C)  precedent 
D)  common law

Question 15

The Fourteenth Amendment was expressly intended to:

Accepted Answer

A)  incorporate the Bill of Rights 
B)  control state action 
C)  end the Civil War 
D)  restrict the powers of the federal government

Question 16

Which amendment contains rights associated with the criminal trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  Second 
B)  Fourth 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Fourteenth

Question 17

Under the common law system developed in England, every final decision by a court creates:

Accepted Answer

A)  an obiter dicta 
B)  common law 
C)  a precedent 
D)  a rule

Question 18

Fundamental rights are those freedoms the U.S. Supreme Court has determined are:

Accepted Answer

A)  included in the Bill of Rights 
B)  essential to the concept of ordered liberty 
C)  included in the original Constitution 
D)  necessary in a modern society

Question 19

The right to due process and just compensation is included in the Fifth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Freedom of speech includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  so-called hate speech 
B)  things that may anger others 
C)  speech directed at minority groups 
D)  all of the above

Exam 3: Making Law

The equal protection clause has been interpreted to preclude states from:

To date, only race and religion are consistently suspect classifications. Which, if any, other characteristic(s) do you feel should be added by the court to this category? Explain you choice(s). In your answer, make sure to define a suspect classification.

In which case did the U.S. Supreme Court hold that the Second Amendment protects the rights of individual gun owners and is not just a right of states or the people to create and arm militias?

Gender and legitimacy are reviewed under which standard of review?

What was the first entirely secular written legal code?

In the case of United States v. Salerno, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person considered to be a threat to public safety may be denied bail.

The U.S. Constitution is primarily concerned with establishing the duties of the various states.

What is the principle behind establishing the value of prior decisions, or precedent?

The Fourth Amendment is the provision of the Constitution that stands most directly between the individual citizen and the police.

Ratio decidendi means "the reason for the decision."

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are known as the Civil War Amendments and were initially intended to prevent the southern states from limiting the rights of the recently freed slaves.

The Western legal tradition may be traced to the Magna Carta, which was the first known written legal code.

The fundamental rights school of thought in regards to incorporation holds that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment makes the entire Bill of Rights applicable to the states.

What term is Latin for "things said by the way"?

The Fourteenth Amendment was expressly intended to:

Which amendment contains rights associated with the criminal trial?

Under the common law system developed in England, every final decision by a court creates:

Fundamental rights are those freedoms the U.S. Supreme Court has determined are:

The right to due process and just compensation is included in the Fifth Amendment.

Freedom of speech includes which of the following?