Deck 13: Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

Question 1

Roe v.Wade

A)made abortion illegal
B)requires physicians to perform abortions
C)held that states may regulate abortions only in the first trimester
D)none of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Tolerance of diversity in social,political,and religious points of view is an example of the concept of ____________.

A)open society
B)populism
C)communitarianism
D)segmented society

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Plan B,known as the Morning After pill,was found to be safe and effective by the FDA I preventing the implantation of a fertilized egg in the womb.Which president ordered the pill to be placed on the market?

A)Bill Clinton
B)George W.Bush
C)Francois Mitterrand
D)Barack Obama

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Tea Party activist of today has many elements in common with the social conservatism of former Republican presidents except for

A)Ronald Reagan
B)Richard Nixon
C)Calvin Coolidge
D)Herbert Hoover

Question 5

Most abortions are performed in the third trimester.

Question 6

The social left has tried to enforce tolerance for all people and views by regulating or criminalization of viewpoints that they think are intolerant or offensive.These regulation have resulted in

A)Hate crime laws
B)Hate speech laws
C)Student protests against right-wings speakers
D)A & B only
E)All of the above

Question 7

The Supreme Court has decided that freedom of speech is due absolute protection.

Question 8

Some of the political left has opposed the Open Society concept through its support of legislation promoting morality in the area of racial and cultural tolerance.

Question 9

Neo-populism is a revolt against the secularization of American culture.

Question 10

The religious right of today is opposed to the social permissiveness of the American culture,but not

A)Prayer in public school
B)Abortion rights
C)Rights to same sex relationships
D)Same sex marriages

Question 11

A 2013 Gallup Poll found that ___ of all American believe in Creationism and rejected evolution a.46%
B)39%
C)13%
D)42%

Question 12

The Ninth Amendment provides for rights that are not otherwise identified in other places in the Constitution.

Question 13

Populists argue that the interests of common people are opposed by elites such as

A)Bankers, big business, bureaucrats and politicians
B)Bankers, politicians, rich donors
C)Big business, rich donors and foreign investor
D)Bureaucrats, politicians, lobbyists

Question 14

The Moral Majority created by televangelist Jerry Falwell was designed

A)As a conservative political movement
B)To promote Christian family values
C)To fight the open society
D)None of the above
E)All of the above

Question 15

Terri's Law was a Florida State Law passed in 2003 which

A)Was named after a late state legislator
B)Gave Gov.Jeb Bush, the right to intervene in Terri Schiavo's medical case
C)Was passed over the objection of Terri Schiavo's husband
D)Was struck down by the Supreme Court

Question 16

The populism tradition in the United States did not appeal to

A)shopkeepers
B)bankers
C)small farmers
D)unskilled workers

Question 17

The Constitution sets the number of justices that can serve on the Supreme at one time at _______.

A)7
B)9
C)Doesn't say
D)11

Question 18

The Supreme Court and its interpretation of the Constitution governs the parameters of public policy to be implemented by the government.

Question 19

Although most states do allow assisted suicide,three states do allow for physician-assisted suicide.Which of the following do NOT allow physician-assisted suicide?

A)Montana
B)Oregon
C)Washington
D)California

Question 20

The populists tradition was a movement consisting of a.Kentucky coal-miners
B)Textile union workers
C)Unemployed veterans
D)Midwestern and southern farmers

Question 21

Courts and legal profession view free speech as primarily protecting political discussion; other speech has been categorized and may be subject to regulation.Which of the following is NOT a speech category?

A)hate speech
B)libel and slander
C)commercial speech
D)breach of peace speech

Question 22

As a result of the Roth Rule,material cannot be censored because

A)Some individuals can find sexual innuendo in it
B)An isolated passage in the material tended to corrupt those who are open to immoral influence
C)It is likely to arouse someone who is particularly susceptible to being aroused
D)The material appeals to a susceptible segment of society

Question 23

A 2010 South Park episode was censored by Comedy Central because it

A)Depicted Jesus Christ desecrating the American flag
B)Poked fun at the Scientology religion
C)Showed prophet Mohamed in a bear costume
D)Made fun of President Bush

Question 24

The attempt to suppress speech that is regarded as insensitive to targeted racial and ethnic groups

A)is supported by conservatives
B)has been opposed by higher education elites
C)violates an established rule of law called scienter
D)all of the above

Question 25

The Supreme Court has ruled on the teaching of evolution in the public schools that:

A)a community cannot require the teaching of creationism
B)a community cannot require the removal of evolution from the curriculum
C)religious traditions about creation can be taught as part of the humanities curriculum
D)all of the above

Question 26

Both feminists and conservatives wish to see greater legal restrictions on the availability of pornographic material.

Question 27

Which of the following has NOT been permitted by Supreme Court interpretations of the Establishment Clause?

A)student religious clubs using high school classrooms after hours
B)nativity scenes in public parks at Christmas
C)posting the Ten Commandments in public schools
D)all of the above

Question 28

Organized prayer in public schools during school hours:

A)is forbidden under any circumstances, voluntary or not
B)must provide students the option of leaving the room or remaining silent
C)must be non-denominational
D)is o.k.if requested by a majority of parents

Question 29

The consequences of the movement from discussion to expression are controversial in which of the following areas?

A)political correctness
B)"hate speech"
C)Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois
D)all of the above

Question 30

The case which interpreted the establishment clause as requiring separation of church and state is

A)Everson v.Board of Education
B)Engel v.Vitale
C)Cantwell v.Connecticut
D)Lemon v.Kurtzman

Question 31

The Supreme Court has decided that state property tax exemptions for church property violate the establishment clause.

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT part of the test to determine if a law could pass establishment clause scrutiny?

A)The law allows the state to pay for religious teachers.
B)The law could foster excessive government entanglement with religion.
C)The law primary effect does not advance religion
D)The law has secular legislative purpose.

Question 33

Hate crime laws provide for additional punishment for people engaged in a criminal act if it based on ill-will toward

A)sexual orientation
B)bullies
C)religious group
D)(A) and (C)

Question 34

Advocacy of revolution or violence where such advocacy would result in imminent lawless action is protected by the free speech clause of the Constitution.

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT a test established by the Supreme Court to determine if material is obscene?

A)If the work appeals to the prurient interests of the average person.
B)If the work lacks serious literacy or artistic value.
C)If the work violates an applicable state law in a patently offensive way.
D)If the work depicts homosexual behavior.

Question 36

Engel v.Vitale

A)declared prayer in public schools unconstitutional
B)declared that a "moment of silence" in the classroom is constitutional
C)outlawed bible-reading in the public school classroom.
D)declared the principle of separation of church and state.

Question 37

The consequences of the movement from discussion to expression are controversial in which of the following areas?

A)political correctness
B)"hate speech"
C)scientific creationism
D)(a) and (b) only

Question 38

Devotional activity that is voluntary and non-denominational may be sponsored by public schools.

Question 39

Those who favor restrictions on pornography argue that

A)"Pornography is harmful"
B)"It will deteriorate a society's moral standards"
C)"Pornography tends to heighten sexual desire into ever more deviant forms"
D)all of the above
E)(a) & (b) only

Question 40

The Supreme Court has used what test(s)to judge cases alleging violation of the establishment clause?

A)whether the primary purpose of the law is secular
B)whether the primary effect of the law is to benefit religion
C)whether the law involves excessive entanglement of government with religious institutions
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 41

•Compare the open society concept as practiced in the United States to how the concept is practiced in Western European countries.What are the similarities and what are the differences?
•Discuss the pros and cons of privacy rights associated with the right to an abortion.
•What are the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment? How do they sometimes come in conflict with each other?
•List the arguments for censorship and against censorship.Provide examples of textbook censorship from both the left and the right.
•Why are some religious right groups and feminist groups on the same side of the pornography issue?
•Is the current Tea Party movement an example of a populism movement? Does the membership reflect the traditional constituencies of the movement?
•Are there any examples of judicial activism on the current Supreme Court? If so,who and what decisions are indicative of their activism?
•Given the various national organizations that advocate family values,why has the availability of sexually explicit material grown exponentially? Have these organizations been unsuccessful in their messaging or has the American public rejected the idea of censorship?
•Is hate crime legislation,a violation of free speech? Does this make the legal system the arbiter of political correct thought?
•Why have abstinence-only programs proven to be ineffective at keeping teens from becoming sexually active? Is there a correlation between access to sexually explicit material and sexual activity?

Question 42

Abstinence-only programs have been found to successfully reduce the probability of teens engaging in sexual activity

Question 43

The presumption of constitutionality call for judges to

A)interpret the Constitution and laws so as to uphold the political action rather than impose their own values
B)rule based on popular opinion
C)nullify a law or government action
D)protect the interest and values of individuals against an abusive majority

Question 44

Which examples of free exercise of religion are protected by the Constitution?

A)polygamy
B)refusal to salute the American flag
C)drug use in religious rituals
D)none of the above

Question 45

Which case established the right of a Sabbatarian to refuse Saturday employment as a condition for receiving unemployment benefits?

A)Cantwell v.Connecticut
B)U.S.v.Ballard
C)Engel v.Vitale
D)Sherbert v.Verner

Question 46

When a court nullifies a law,it is practicing

A)judicial restraint
B)presumption of constitutionality
C)judicial activism
D)none of the above