POLS 2302 EXAM 2 {LATEST 2026 -2027
update} QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Civil rights - correct answer guarantees of equal treatment by government
authorities
House majority leader - correct answer kevin mccarthy, republican
Probable cause - correct answer legal standard for determining whether a search
or seizure is constitutional or a crime has been committed; a lower threshold than the
standard of proof needed at a criminal trial
Civil liberties - correct answer limitations on the power of government, designed to
ensure personal freedoms
,President of the senate (vp of the us) - correct answer mike pence, republican
Senate majority leader - correct answer mitch mcconnell, republican
House minority leader - correct answer nancy pelosi, democrat
President pro tempore of the senate - correct answer orrin hatch, republican
Speaker of the house - correct answer paul ryan, republican
Due process clause - correct answer provisions of the fifth and fourteenth
amendments that limit government power to deny people "life, liberty, or property" on
an unfair basis
6th amendment - correct answer right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury/
,4th amendment - correct answer right to be secure from unreasonable search and
seizure.
1st amendment - correct answer right to freedoms of religion and speech; right to
assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
2nd amendment - correct answer right to keep and bear arms to maintain a well-
regulated militia.
8th amendment - correct answer right to not face excessive bail, excessive fines,
or cruel and unusual punishment.
, 5th amendment - correct answer rights in criminal cases, including due process
and indictment by grand jury for capital crimes, as well as the right not to testify
against oneself.
Selective incorporation - correct answer the gradual process of making some
guarantees of the bill of rights (so far) apply to state governments and the national
government
Near v. Minneosta - correct answer 1931 case in which court disagreed with state
courts regarding censorship and ruled it unconstitutional except in rare cases.
Surpreme court ruled that the government generally could not engage in prior
restraint (could not in advance prohibit someone from publishing something wihtout a
very compelling reason).
update} QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
Civil rights - correct answer guarantees of equal treatment by government
authorities
House majority leader - correct answer kevin mccarthy, republican
Probable cause - correct answer legal standard for determining whether a search
or seizure is constitutional or a crime has been committed; a lower threshold than the
standard of proof needed at a criminal trial
Civil liberties - correct answer limitations on the power of government, designed to
ensure personal freedoms
,President of the senate (vp of the us) - correct answer mike pence, republican
Senate majority leader - correct answer mitch mcconnell, republican
House minority leader - correct answer nancy pelosi, democrat
President pro tempore of the senate - correct answer orrin hatch, republican
Speaker of the house - correct answer paul ryan, republican
Due process clause - correct answer provisions of the fifth and fourteenth
amendments that limit government power to deny people "life, liberty, or property" on
an unfair basis
6th amendment - correct answer right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury/
,4th amendment - correct answer right to be secure from unreasonable search and
seizure.
1st amendment - correct answer right to freedoms of religion and speech; right to
assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
2nd amendment - correct answer right to keep and bear arms to maintain a well-
regulated militia.
8th amendment - correct answer right to not face excessive bail, excessive fines,
or cruel and unusual punishment.
, 5th amendment - correct answer rights in criminal cases, including due process
and indictment by grand jury for capital crimes, as well as the right not to testify
against oneself.
Selective incorporation - correct answer the gradual process of making some
guarantees of the bill of rights (so far) apply to state governments and the national
government
Near v. Minneosta - correct answer 1931 case in which court disagreed with state
courts regarding censorship and ruled it unconstitutional except in rare cases.
Surpreme court ruled that the government generally could not engage in prior
restraint (could not in advance prohibit someone from publishing something wihtout a
very compelling reason).
