POLS 2302 PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Which of the following constitutional amendments contains a right to
a fair trial? Answer: 6th
● The Supreme Court's decision in Griswold v. Connecticut directly
interpreted the Constitution to contain: Answer: zones of privacy
● In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court allow
municipal authorities to extend eminent domain over a middle-class
neighborhood in order to allow a pharmaceutical company to expand its
corporate campus? Answer: Kelo v. City of New London
● Which of the following cases concerns the 5th amendment? Answer:
Miranda v. Arizona
● The Fourth Amendment protects against: Answer: Unreasonable
searches and seizures
● The case of Gideon v. Wainwright concerns the right: Answer: to
counsel in felony cases
, ● How many religion clauses does the 1st Amendment contain Answer:
two
● The clear and present danger test is the test historically used by the
Court to determine: Answer: whether speech is constitutionally protected
● When did Keynesian economic ideas become government practice in
the United States? Answer: during the Great Depression
● The _____________ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece
of evidence obtained illegally by law enforcement officials. Answer:
exclusionary
● Which of the following directly concern the rights of criminal
defendants in the United States Answer: the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and
Eighth Amendments
● "Selective incorporation" refers to: Answer: the judicial process of
making the rights in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states
● The Eighth Amendment prohibits Answer: cruel and unusual
punishments
● The Bill of Rights: Answer: is the first ten amendments of the U.S.
Constitution.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Which of the following constitutional amendments contains a right to
a fair trial? Answer: 6th
● The Supreme Court's decision in Griswold v. Connecticut directly
interpreted the Constitution to contain: Answer: zones of privacy
● In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court allow
municipal authorities to extend eminent domain over a middle-class
neighborhood in order to allow a pharmaceutical company to expand its
corporate campus? Answer: Kelo v. City of New London
● Which of the following cases concerns the 5th amendment? Answer:
Miranda v. Arizona
● The Fourth Amendment protects against: Answer: Unreasonable
searches and seizures
● The case of Gideon v. Wainwright concerns the right: Answer: to
counsel in felony cases
, ● How many religion clauses does the 1st Amendment contain Answer:
two
● The clear and present danger test is the test historically used by the
Court to determine: Answer: whether speech is constitutionally protected
● When did Keynesian economic ideas become government practice in
the United States? Answer: during the Great Depression
● The _____________ rule forbids the introduction in trial of any piece
of evidence obtained illegally by law enforcement officials. Answer:
exclusionary
● Which of the following directly concern the rights of criminal
defendants in the United States Answer: the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and
Eighth Amendments
● "Selective incorporation" refers to: Answer: the judicial process of
making the rights in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states
● The Eighth Amendment prohibits Answer: cruel and unusual
punishments
● The Bill of Rights: Answer: is the first ten amendments of the U.S.
Constitution.
