Government entitlements or vouchers would most likely fall

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Question 1. Article III of the Constitution establishes that

• the Supreme Court can invalidate laws of Congress.
• the judicial powers of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court.
• the Supreme Court can create inferior courts.
• the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over state courts.

Question 2. A district court is considered to be

• a court that determines the validity of a law.
• a place where decisions from state courts can be appealed.
• a court to settle disputes between Congress and the President.
• a court of original jurisdiction.

Question 3. An appellate court that hears an appeal on a money laundering case from a district court

• is not concerned with guilt or innocence.
• can only send the case back for retrial.
• is concerned with whether proper legal procedures were followed during the district court trial.
• determines the constitutionality of the law.

Question 4. The heart of Martin v. Hunter's Lessee was

• whether treaties are supreme laws of the land.
• whether states' rights trumped national authority.
• the right of Virginia to seize property of traitors during war.
• whether the Supreme Court had authority to overturn decisions of state courts.

Question 5. When the Supreme Court hands down a decision, it is

• often a mixed decision with majority, dissenting, and even concurring opinions.
• always a unanimous 9-0 decision.
• a law forever and can never be overturned.
• always free of politics.

Question 6.Government entitlements or vouchers would most likely fall under the general category of

• negative rights.
• positive rights.
• an effort to provide all accused of a crime legal counsel.
• a government-erected obstacle to an individual's rights.

Question 7. Overall, we learn that civil liberties in the United States mean that

• there is to be a presumption in favor of individual rights, but they can be restricted for a compelling public interest.
• individual rights are dependent on the will of the majority and can be changed at any time.
• states and legislators are free to create barriers to education, social and financial equality.
• civil liberties are absolute and unlimited.

Question 8. Affirmative action is about

• making financial amends for slavery.
• achieving a color blind society in America.
• moving the Civil Rights Movement into its next phase by promoting equal opportunity.
• enrolling more minorities than whites in universities.

Question 9. The case of Schenck v. United States established that

• free speech is an absolute and unlimited civil liberty.
• speech may be abridged when an individual finds it offensive.
• speech may be abridged when it creates a clear and present danger.
• nothing can be considered dangerous speech during time of war.

Question 10. In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court located the right to privacy in the

• Penumbra of the Constitution.
• Fourth Amendment.
• First Amendment.
• Ninth Amendment.