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POLS 2311 EXAM 2 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
The right of government to take private property for public use -
correct answer-eminent domain
Provision of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing citizens
"the equal protection of the laws." This clause has been the
basis for the civil rights of African Americans, women, and other
groups - correct answer-equal protection clause
The first amendment clause that says that "Congress shall
make no law respecting an establishment of religion"; this law
means that a "wall of separation" exists between church and
state - correct answer-establishment clause
The ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of
the Fourth Amendment - correct answer-exclusionary rule
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Laws that declare an action to be illegal after it has been
committed - correct answer-ex post facto laws
Speech that directly incites damaging conduct - correct answer-
fighting words
The first amendment clause that protects a citizen's right to
believe and practice whatever religion he or she chooses. -
correct answer-free exercise clause
Jury that determines whether sufficient evidence is available to
justify a trial; grand juries do not rule on the accused's guilt or
innocence - correct answer-grand jury
A court order demanding that an individual in custody be
brought into court and shown the cause for detention - correct
answer-habeas corpus
A written statement made in "reckless disregard of the truth"
that is considered damaging to a victim because it is "malicious,
scandalous, and defamatory" - correct answer-libel
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The requirement, articulated by the Supreme Court in Miranda
v. Arizona, that persons under arrest must be informed prior to
police interrogation of their rights to remain silent and to have
the benefit of legal counsel - correct answer-Miranda Rule
An effort by a governmental agency to block the publication of
material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way;
censorship. In the United States, the courts forbid prior restraint
except under the most extraordinary circumstances - correct
answer-prior restraint
The process by which different protections in the Bill of Rights
were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment, thus
guaranteeing citizens protection from state as well as national
governments - correct answer-selective incorporation
Doctrine that public accommodates could be segregated by
race but still be considered equal - correct answer-"separate
but equal" rule
POLS 2311 EXAM 2 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
The right of government to take private property for public use -
correct answer-eminent domain
Provision of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing citizens
"the equal protection of the laws." This clause has been the
basis for the civil rights of African Americans, women, and other
groups - correct answer-equal protection clause
The first amendment clause that says that "Congress shall
make no law respecting an establishment of religion"; this law
means that a "wall of separation" exists between church and
state - correct answer-establishment clause
The ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of
the Fourth Amendment - correct answer-exclusionary rule
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Laws that declare an action to be illegal after it has been
committed - correct answer-ex post facto laws
Speech that directly incites damaging conduct - correct answer-
fighting words
The first amendment clause that protects a citizen's right to
believe and practice whatever religion he or she chooses. -
correct answer-free exercise clause
Jury that determines whether sufficient evidence is available to
justify a trial; grand juries do not rule on the accused's guilt or
innocence - correct answer-grand jury
A court order demanding that an individual in custody be
brought into court and shown the cause for detention - correct
answer-habeas corpus
A written statement made in "reckless disregard of the truth"
that is considered damaging to a victim because it is "malicious,
scandalous, and defamatory" - correct answer-libel
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The requirement, articulated by the Supreme Court in Miranda
v. Arizona, that persons under arrest must be informed prior to
police interrogation of their rights to remain silent and to have
the benefit of legal counsel - correct answer-Miranda Rule
An effort by a governmental agency to block the publication of
material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way;
censorship. In the United States, the courts forbid prior restraint
except under the most extraordinary circumstances - correct
answer-prior restraint
The process by which different protections in the Bill of Rights
were incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment, thus
guaranteeing citizens protection from state as well as national
governments - correct answer-selective incorporation
Doctrine that public accommodates could be segregated by
race but still be considered equal - correct answer-"separate
but equal" rule
