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Political Science 102: Introduction to American Government December 6, 2012
Midterm 2, Version 1 Instructor: J. Rose
For extra credit, please write the 5 rights of the First Amendment on the last page of this test. Each
correct answer is 1 pt. Select the best answer for each question (each worth 2 points).
1. In the Texas v. Johnson (1989), flag burning case, the Supreme Court ruled that
a. flag burning is protected as symbolic speech under the 1rst Amendment
b. flag burning should be the one action prohibited by the Constitution
c. flag desecration is not an expression of free speech
d. flag burning us unconstitutional due to the Flag Burning Amendment
e. Americans hate flag-burners
2. Nonpreferentialists contend that 3. The Engle v. Vitale (1962) Supreme Court ruling
4. In Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Supreme Court ruled that the 1
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, 3
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Amendments
to the Constitution create a “penumbra” or spirit for, and therefore establish a fundamental right. This
implied right is the
5. In Roe v. Wade (1973) the Supreme Court ruled
a. That the right to privacy extends to an abortion
b. women have a right to an abortion at any time during a pregnancy
c. to legalized abortion with regulations to consider the interests of the mother, the state and the
unborn child
d. only a and b
e. only a and c
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6. In Roe v. Wade (1973) the Supreme Court ruled
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