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Pol 101 Chapter 11
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Undergraduate 3
12/09/2012

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During the 2000 election, on what, primarily, (concerning ballot votes) did the media focus instead of on voter disenfranchisement and possible fraud?
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hanging chads and irregular ballots
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During the 2004 presidential election, from what state did most of the voter complaints about lack of voter machines, refusal of provisional ballots, and other voter inconveniences come?
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Ohio
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By what margin (give an actual number) did George W. Bush win the election in the state of Florida?
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537
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
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established the separate but equal rule.
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The right to vote was strengthened after 1964 when Congress
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made literacy tests illegal and mandated bilingual ballots or other assistance for non-English speaking Americans.
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Which of the following best describes the distinction between civil liberties and civil rights?
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Unlike civil liberties, civil rights place positive obligations on the government to take action.
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A woman’s constitutional right to an abortion was established in
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Roe v. Wade (1973).
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The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with
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the right to bear arms.
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The Bill of Rights
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is the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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The right against ______ prevents persons from being tried twice for the same crime.
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double jeopardy
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The wall of separation between church and state is best found in what clause of the Constitution?
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the establishment clause
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The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is
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the Fourteenth Amendment.
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What ethnicity were the majority of people who were arrested during the immigrant "sweep" arrests at airports across the nation?
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Latino
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As of the time this movie was filmed, how many states had passed a resolution against the Patriot Act?
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4
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What Constitutional amendment do "Sneak and Peek" warrants violate?
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fourth
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What does part of the government does Patriot Act bill expand and give more power to?
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the Executive branch at the national (federal) level of government
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[Unconstitutional] What was the real purpose behind the name given to the "Patriot Act" bill?
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To make it seem like anyone who voted against it was Unpatriotic, or UnAmerican.
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