Which of the following scenarios would be protected under freedom of speech?

Question

A celebrity criticizes the president on social media.
A person is arrested for threatening another person.
A teacher talks about their religious views to students.
A young adult yells "Fire!" in a theater when there is no fire.
Question 24(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.06 LC)

Which of the following phrases defines "freedom of the press"?

Right to worship in the religion of one's personal choice
Right to make requests of or complain to government
Right to print or broadcast ideas, news, and opinions
Right to gather with friends, family, and co-workers
Question 25(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.05 LC)

Which document is the supreme law of the land?

The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The Federalist Papers
Question 26(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.03 MC)

How did the Electoral College solve a conflict between the principles of federalism and popular sovereignty?

It created a role for the state legislatures in choosing national executive leadership.
It ensured the people would directly control selection of national executive leaders.
It determined that the state legislatures would set and carry out their own elections.
It set up a system where all adults could vote in elections run by state legislatures.
Question 27(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.07 MC)

Which outcome is expected from a free market economy?

Innovation and creativity are in decline.
Opportunities and prosperity are limited.
The number of patents issued increases.
Business owners earn less in profit.
Question 28(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.04 HC)

Read the quote, and then answer the question that follows.

"It is evident, therefore, that, according to their primitive signification, they have no application to constitutions professedly founded upon the power of the people, ... Here, in strictness, the people surrender nothing; and as they retain every thing, they have no need of particular reservations."—Alexander Hamilton, from Federalist No. 84

Based on the quote, what did Hamilton think about adding a bill of rights to the Constitution?

It was essential to ensure that the government would uphold popular sovereignty.
It was beneficial if it would mean the state legislatures would support ratification.
It was unnecessary because the people have natural rights that would not be given up.
It was dangerous because the courts could interpret written rights in harmful ways.
Question 29(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.05 MC)

Read the quote, and then answer the question that follows.

"The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature."—Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution

Which group of people's eligibility for office is described in this quote?

Those who can make federal law
Those who can be president
Those who can make local law
Those who can run elections
Question 30(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.02 LC)

In the Declaration of Independence, the principle of __________ is reflected in the statement that governments derive power from the consent of the governed.

natural rights
popular sovereignty
common good
due process of law
Question 31(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.05 MC)

Examine the chart to answer the question that follows.

Chart showing the constitutional methods for amending the Constitution. There are two main steps-proposal and ratification. Each step can be accomplished in two ways. An amendment can be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress, or by a national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. An amendment can be ratified through approval from three-fourths of the state legislatures, or through approval of three-fourths of the state conventions.

How does the amendment process reflect founding principles?

A popular vote of the people is required for ratification.
Amendments must be proposed by people identified as having virtue.
The process is balanced across the states and national leadership.
Ratification can be checked by the president with no way to overrule.
Question 32(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.04 LC)

What idea was at the core of the dispute between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

How many of the founding principles they should commit to following
Whether the new nation should make any treaties with foreign nations
How much power to give the central government while preventing tyranny
What the requirements should be for elected representatives and the president
Question 33(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.07 LC)

Which type of government typically has no protection for individual rights?

Representative democracy
Direct democracy
Federation
Autocracy
Question 34(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(01.04 MC)

Which of the following is an Anti-Federalist argument concerning the Constitution?

Potential problems with listing rights
Lack of protection for individual rights
Better safeguards against insurrection
Balance of state and federal powers

Answer 1

Here are the answers to each question based on U.S. history and constitutional principles:

Question 24: Which of the following scenarios would be protected under freedom of speech?

• Answer: A celebrity criticizes the president on social media. (This is protected speech as it pertains to public figures and political discourse.)

Question 25: Which of the following phrases defines "freedom of the press"?

• Answer: Right to print or broadcast ideas, news, and opinions.

Question 26: Which document is the supreme law of the land?

• Answer: The Constitution.

Question 27: How did the Electoral College solve a conflict between the principles of federalism and popular sovereignty?

• Answer: It created a role for the state legislatures in choosing national executive leadership.

Question 28: Which outcome is expected from a free market economy?

• Answer: The number of patents issued increases. (A hallmark of innovation in a free market.)

Question 29: Based on the quote, what did Hamilton think about adding a bill of rights to the Constitution?

• Answer: It was unnecessary because the people have natural rights that would not be given up.

Question 30: Which group of people's eligibility for office is described in this quote?

• Answer: Those who can make federal law.

Question 31: In the Declaration of Independence, the principle of __________ is reflected in the statement that governments derive power from the consent of the governed.

• Answer: popular sovereignty.

Question 32: How does the amendment process reflect founding principles?

• Answer: The process is balanced across the states and national leadership.

Question 33: What idea was at the core of the dispute between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

• Answer: How much power to give the central government while preventing tyranny.

Question 34: Which type of government typically has no protection for individual rights?

• Answer: Autocracy.

Question 35: Which of the following is an Anti-Federalist argument concerning the Constitution?

• Answer: Lack of protection for individual rights.

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