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Question 31

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Which clause prevents the national government from sanctioning an official religion?

A) establishment
B) due process
C) full faith and credit
D) equal protection -Consider This: While equal protection might protect individuals in regards to their religion,it does not prevent the government from establishing an official religion

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Question 32

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During World War I,the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Charles T.Schenck,ruling that government can limit speech that __________.

A) is critical of the government -Consider This: Schenck established that during times of War,the government can regulate speech that it considers dangerous because of the extenuating circumstances.
B) is a prior restraint
C) creates a clear and present danger
D) qualifies as hate speech

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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“We granted certiorari in these cases in which the United States seeks to enjoin the New York Times and the Washington Post from publishing the contents of a classified study entitled "History of U.S. Decision-Making Process on Viet Nam Policy."… "Any system of prior restraints of expression comes to this Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity."… The Government "thus carries a heavy burden of showing justification for the imposition of such a restraint."… The District Court…in the New York Times case, and… the District Court…in the Washington Post case held that the Government had not met that burden. We agree.” --Per Curiam Opinion, New York Times v. United States, 1971 -What principle did the Supreme Court affirm in New York Times Co.v.U.S.(1971) ?

“There can be no doubt that New York's state prayer program officially establishes the religious beliefs embodied in the Regents' prayer. The respondents' argument to the contrary, which is largely based upon the contention that the Regents' prayer is "nondenominational" and the fact that the program, as modified and approved by state courts, does not require all pupils to recite the prayer, but permits those who wish to do so to remain silent or be excused from the room, ignores the essential nature of the program's constitutional defects. Neither the fact that the prayer may be denominationally neutral nor the fact that its observance on the part of the students is voluntary can serve to free it from the limitations of the Establishment Clause…” --Justice Hugo Black, Engel v. Vitale, 1962 -On which of the following constitutional principles did the Supreme Court base its decision in Engel v.Vitale?

Which of the following best describes the concept of entrapment,which is interpreted as being constitutionally prohibited under the Fifth Amendment?

The abortion debate In few areas of public opinion research do scholars find more divided opinion than abortion. Source: Gallup Poll,May 4-8,2016 -Based on the graph,how do the majority of people polled feel about abortion?