Here are the answers to your questions:
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What is the purpose of including the following clauses in the U.S. Constitution: habeas corpus and prohibition of bills of attainder and ex post facto laws?
- Answer: to protect individual liberties and limit power of the federal government
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Why was the Fourteenth Amendment considered unsuccessful?
- Answer: The clauses included in the Fourteenth Amendment were not enforced or interpreted consistently by the Supreme Court.
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Which of the following correctly explains how the Supreme Court’s decisions in Texas v. Johnson and United States v. Eichman contributed to the right of free speech?
- Answer: Both decisions protected the symbolic speech of burning a U.S. flag in protest.
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Which of the following correctly defines the concept of a secular purpose?
- Answer: A secular purpose is a non-religious purpose.
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Which practice allows the government to stop publication of sensitive materials related to national security?
- Answer: prior restraint