PSC 100 CHAPTER 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to John Locke and the Declaration of Independence, our rights are:
a. Granted by government
b. Granted by our fellow citizens
c. Natural
d. Determined indirectly as whatever is not regulated by government
e. Determined arbitrarily
C. Natural
According to the textbook, all of the following statements concerning rights are
true EXCEPT:
a. Rights create power for the individual over government.
b. Rights help to define the difference between a citizen and a subject.
c. Noncitizens may have rights.
d. The Dred Scott case demonstrated the power of citizenship.
e. Rights involve the absence of power, not the creation of power.
E. Rights involve the absence of power, not the creation of power
The difference between civil rights and civil liberties is:
a. Inconsequential, because the terms are used interchangeably in the United
States
b. That civil rights involve speech, press, and religious freedom, whereas civil
liberties involve
voting
c. That civil rights limit the power of government, whereas civil liberties expand
the power of
government
d. That civil rights involve government action to secure rights of citizenship,
whereas civil
,liberties involve individual freedoms that limit the power of government
e. That civil rights involve freedoms, whereas civil liberties involve voting
D. That civil rights involve government action to secure rights of citizenship, whereas
civil liberties involve individual freedoms that limit the power of the government.
Which of the following is not an example of a conflict of rights among
individuals?
a. Freedom of speech versus the right to learn in a nonthreatening environment
b. The right to free speech versus the ability to carry a weapon
c. Freedom of the press versus the right to privacy
d. The right to say a prayer versus the right not to be subjected to a prayer
e. Freedom of assembly versus the right not to be discriminated against
B. The right to free speech versus the ability to carry a weapon
Individual actions can come into conflict with the collective good of society:
a. Only when direct harm occurs to another specific individual
b. Because individual actions often have important consequences and costs for
society
c. Whenever the majority agrees that such harm exists
d. Only when the claim can be tied to a specific provision of the Constitution
e. Only rarely, because the collective good of society is nothing more than the
summation of the
good of all the individual citizens
B. Because individual actions often have more important consequences and costs for
society
The example provided in the textbook concerning the response to the September
11 attacks demonstrates that:
a. Liberty must always give way to the security needs of the nation.
b. The liberty of the people is always more important than the security needs of
the nation.
c. It may be hard to protect both liberty and security.
d. Liberties are far more likely to come into conflict with each other than is liberty
to come into
, conflict with security.
e. Liberty and security are never really in conflict.
C. It may be hard to protect both liberty and security.
As an arbiter between the rights of the individual and the exercise of power by
society, the Supreme Court has:
a. Sided consistently with individual rights
b. Acted in an inconsistent manner across the spectrum of possible positions
over the course of
American history
c. Supported government power in the 1800s, but has been consistently on the
side of the
individual since 1900
d. Leaned toward protection of the individual in the nineteenth century, but has
consistently
favored government power since then
e. Generally remained neutral and allowed Congress to decide issues of
individual liberty
B. Acted in an inconsistent manner across the spectrum of possible positions over the
course of American History
An action that criminalizes an act after it occurs is a(n):
a. Unconstitutional ex post facto law
b. "Closing the barn door after the horse is out" law
c. Bill of attainder
d. Habeas corpus law
e. Exclusionary rule type of law
A. Unconstitutional ex post facto law
The right of an accused to be brought before a judge and informed of the charges
and evidence against him or her is known as:
a. Habeas corpus
b. Ex post facto presentation
c. Bills of attainder
According to John Locke and the Declaration of Independence, our rights are:
a. Granted by government
b. Granted by our fellow citizens
c. Natural
d. Determined indirectly as whatever is not regulated by government
e. Determined arbitrarily
C. Natural
According to the textbook, all of the following statements concerning rights are
true EXCEPT:
a. Rights create power for the individual over government.
b. Rights help to define the difference between a citizen and a subject.
c. Noncitizens may have rights.
d. The Dred Scott case demonstrated the power of citizenship.
e. Rights involve the absence of power, not the creation of power.
E. Rights involve the absence of power, not the creation of power
The difference between civil rights and civil liberties is:
a. Inconsequential, because the terms are used interchangeably in the United
States
b. That civil rights involve speech, press, and religious freedom, whereas civil
liberties involve
voting
c. That civil rights limit the power of government, whereas civil liberties expand
the power of
government
d. That civil rights involve government action to secure rights of citizenship,
whereas civil
,liberties involve individual freedoms that limit the power of government
e. That civil rights involve freedoms, whereas civil liberties involve voting
D. That civil rights involve government action to secure rights of citizenship, whereas
civil liberties involve individual freedoms that limit the power of the government.
Which of the following is not an example of a conflict of rights among
individuals?
a. Freedom of speech versus the right to learn in a nonthreatening environment
b. The right to free speech versus the ability to carry a weapon
c. Freedom of the press versus the right to privacy
d. The right to say a prayer versus the right not to be subjected to a prayer
e. Freedom of assembly versus the right not to be discriminated against
B. The right to free speech versus the ability to carry a weapon
Individual actions can come into conflict with the collective good of society:
a. Only when direct harm occurs to another specific individual
b. Because individual actions often have important consequences and costs for
society
c. Whenever the majority agrees that such harm exists
d. Only when the claim can be tied to a specific provision of the Constitution
e. Only rarely, because the collective good of society is nothing more than the
summation of the
good of all the individual citizens
B. Because individual actions often have more important consequences and costs for
society
The example provided in the textbook concerning the response to the September
11 attacks demonstrates that:
a. Liberty must always give way to the security needs of the nation.
b. The liberty of the people is always more important than the security needs of
the nation.
c. It may be hard to protect both liberty and security.
d. Liberties are far more likely to come into conflict with each other than is liberty
to come into
, conflict with security.
e. Liberty and security are never really in conflict.
C. It may be hard to protect both liberty and security.
As an arbiter between the rights of the individual and the exercise of power by
society, the Supreme Court has:
a. Sided consistently with individual rights
b. Acted in an inconsistent manner across the spectrum of possible positions
over the course of
American history
c. Supported government power in the 1800s, but has been consistently on the
side of the
individual since 1900
d. Leaned toward protection of the individual in the nineteenth century, but has
consistently
favored government power since then
e. Generally remained neutral and allowed Congress to decide issues of
individual liberty
B. Acted in an inconsistent manner across the spectrum of possible positions over the
course of American History
An action that criminalizes an act after it occurs is a(n):
a. Unconstitutional ex post facto law
b. "Closing the barn door after the horse is out" law
c. Bill of attainder
d. Habeas corpus law
e. Exclusionary rule type of law
A. Unconstitutional ex post facto law
The right of an accused to be brought before a judge and informed of the charges
and evidence against him or her is known as:
a. Habeas corpus
b. Ex post facto presentation
c. Bills of attainder
