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Intellectual property piracy is


A) growing and negative affects sales of CDs, Blu-ray discs, and DVDs.
B) mainly being fought by online sites such as Google, YouTube, and Facebook.
C) declining since the Stop Online Piracy Act of 2012 was enacted.
D) is mostly perpetrated by criminal elements.
E) markedly decreasing the production of creative works.

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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In Engel v. Vitale (1962) , the Supreme Court threw out the Regents' prayer used in New York public schools because


A) it failed to follow established guidelines for school prayers.
B) many of the children were adherents of other non-Christian religions.
C) it did not refer to God.
D) it is no part of the business of government to compose official prayers.
E) Options A and B are true.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Describe the religious freedom protections afforded in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.

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The exclusionary rule is a policy


A) forbidding the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial.
B) that prohibits the arresting officer from serving as a character witness at a hearing or trial.
C) that prohibits the detention of a suspect for more than forty-eight hours without the suspect being charged.
D) limited to the federal courts.
E) None of the above is true.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Gag orders have been used to


A) prohibit one criminal from testifying against another.
B) restrict the publication of news about a trial in progress or a pre-trial hearing.
C) restrict what a juror may say to the press after the trial.
D) restrict what evidence must be shown to defense lawyers.
E) Options C and D are true.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The free exercise clause


A) limits the national government from prohibiting people from practicing their religions.
B) is part of the First Amendment.
C) allows the national government to exercise control over free speech.
D) helps state governments to provide charter schools.
E) Options A and B are true.

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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In 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, a case involving the legality of contraceptives, the Supreme Court


A) held that the law violated the right to privacy.
B) found that laws against contraceptives were legal.
C) guaranteed all women access to abortion.
D) ruled that the Court cannot establish a right unless it is specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
E) Options B and D are true.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The teaching of evolution in public schools


A) violates the establishment clause of the Constitution.
B) may be taught side by side with creationist theory.
C) violates the free exercise clause of the Constitution.
D) was addressed in Epperson v. Arkansas and various court cases since 1968.
E) All the above are true.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Civil liberties


A) are not particularly important in the United States.
B) limit government actions against individuals.
C) allow the government the freedom or liberty to do what is necessary to run the country.
D) are a threat to libertarians.
E) None of the above is true.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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If stopped in your car by a police officer, it is best


A) to insist on a lawyer before complying with any instructions to show identification.
B) to behave politely and be prepared to present identification.
C) to explain where you have been and what you have been doing to save time.
D) to ask what criminal activity is going on in the neighborhood so you can assist in the effort to find the perpetrators.
E) to tell the police officer that you give to local police charities.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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