That the press may disseminate information before being punished for publishing it is an example of the constitutional prohibition against _____________

a. libel
b. leaks
c. obscenity
d. prior restraint


ANS: D

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The ________ level of analysis involves the interactions of non-governmental groups across national boundaries.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The basij is

a. a group of influential clerics that determine election law. b. a semi-legal group of vigilantes acting on behalf of the government. c. the leading human rights organization in Iran. d. the student-led group that took control of the U.S. embassy in 1979. e. the middle-class merchants supporting economic reform.

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In Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960), Justice ______________ stated, "that if the plaintiffs' allegations were proven" [regarding racial gerrymandering, it would be "difficult to appreciate what stands in the way of adjudging [the redistricting measure] invalid."

a. Felix Frankfurter b. William O. Douglas c. Tom Clark d. John M. Harlan, II

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As of 2009, which of the following states was a nation that the United States accused of supporting international terrorism?

A) Iceland B) Liberia C) Sudan D) North Korea

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