Gitlow v. New York and Scales v. the United States have which of the following in common?
A) These cases demonstrated the limits of government in dealing with terrorism.
B) These cases demonstrated the limits of governments in dealing with sedition.
C) These cases demonstrated that civil liberties and rights are curtailed when the government is
under threat.
D) These cases established unrestricted freedom of speech rights for citizens.
C
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Judicial discretion is decreased by which of the following?
a. habitual offender laws b. mandatory minimum sentences c. truth-in-sentencing laws d. discretionary jurisdiction
What phenomenon partly explains Johnson's victory in 1964, Nixon's victory in 1972, and Reagan's victory in 1984?
a. voters rewarding the incumbent's party when they think the government in general is doing a good job b. voters rewarding the challenger's party when they think the government in general is doing a bad job c. voters punishing the incumbent's party when they think the government in general is doing a bad job d. voters generally flip-flopping between parties to show their dissatisfaction with the two-party system
The freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and religion are found in
A. the Tenth Amendment. B. the Sixth Amendment. C. the Fourth Amendment. D. the First Amendment. E. the Fourteenth Amendment.
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"?
A) Samuel Adams B) George Washington C) Patrick Henry D) John Hancock E) Edmund Burke