In the case of McDonald v. Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that _____.
a. the Texas Constitution gives citizens a right to keep and bear arms
b. private citizens have no constitutional right to carry weapons
c. citizen ownership and use of firearms is protected by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
d. the right to keep and bear arms is a protected, federal right, but not a protected state right
e. the ownership of assault weapons is protected under the Constitution
Q. 2What is the castle doctrine?
a. A person can advocate whatever he or she believes in his or her own home.
b. A person has the right to defend his or her home against intrusion.
c. Individuals have the right in Texas to carry guns wherever they wish.
d. College students have the right to carry guns on college campuses.
e. All of these describe the castle doctrine.
Q. 3The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that there is a constitutional right to keep and bear arms based on the _____ Amendment.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
e. Fifth
Q. 4The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution explicitly guarantees all of these except _____.
a. freedom of speech
b. freedom of the press
c. the right to assemble peaceably
d. the right to own firearms
e. the right to petition the government for redress of grievances
Q. 5Your text concludes that the politics of religious freedom is often characterized by inconsistency and hypocrisy because _____.
a. people are passionate about the issue of faith
b. elected government officials often follow public opinion
c. the freedom to worship requires the freedom not to worship
d. all of these
e. none of these
Q. 6Which statement is accurate regarding the issue of prayer in Texas schools?
a. Required public school prayer is unconstitutional because it is establishment of religion.
b. Local politicians and school boards often try to insert prayer into schools.
c. Many Americans support prayer in public schools.
d. All of these statements are accurate.
e. None of these statements is accurate.
Q. 7In the Santa Fe ISD case involving student prayer spoken over a stadium public address system, the courts ruled that _____.
a. the school district was imposing an establishment of religion on the football game attendees
b. the freedom of religion of the speaker of the prayer was most important and the prayer was allowed
c. the freedom of speech of the speaker of the prayer was most important and the prayer was allowed
d. the prayer was allowable because the student was elected
e. the prayer would be allowed if it were generic
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