Salisbury University Age Discrimination in Employment Act Question

Question 1

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1. Which of these statements is true about the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

   		It protects people 40 and over from being denied employment and from being fired because of their age.
   		The Age Discrimination in Employment Act serves as protection for workers in every type of job.
   		The Age Discrimination Employment Act was passed in 1950.
   		The issue of age discrimination in the workplace was always addressed.

4 points

Question 2

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1. Which of the following is a case in which the government has acompelling reason to limit First Amendment speech regarding religion?

   		a principal at a predominantly Evangelical Protestant school holding an official daily prayer read over the intercom.
   		some states offering school vouchers to parents so their children may attend church-sponsored schools
   		the Ten Commandments being displayed on government buildings
   		the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance

4 points

Question 3

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1. Which of the following BEST describes the basic standard for limiting speech under the First Amendment?

   		If the speech leads to physical violence, then it extends beyond offensive to harmful, and then it may be limited by the government.
   		If the speech leads to physical violence but does not extend beyond offensive to harmful, then it may be limited by the government.
   		If the intentional speech leads to emotional harm but is not offensive, then it may be limited by the government.
   		If the speech leads to heightened emotions, then it may be limited by the government.

4 points

Question 4

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1. Which practice did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 change?

   		States and local governments had to apply the same provisions of civil liberties and rights to their laws that the federal government did to its laws.
   		State and local governments could apply the same measures of civil liberties and rights to their laws that the federal government did to its laws if they saw it in their interests to do so.
   		States and local governments did not have to apply same requirements of civil liberties and rights to their laws that the federal government did to its laws.
   		States and local governments could continue to treat civil liberties and rights based on the Tenth Amendment.

4 points

Question 5

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1. In the Court’s decision of Griswold v. Connecticut, which of the following amendments were cited?

   		First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth
   		First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
   		Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth
   		Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth

4 points

Question 6

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1. Which of the following was the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and which amendment did it affect?

   		Equal Protection Clause; Fourteenth Amendment
   		Due Process Clause; Fifteenth Amendment
   		Privileges and Immunities Clause; Fourteenth Amendment
   		Equal Protection Clause; Fifteenth Amendment

4 points

Question 7

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1. When the court requires the government to show that itsclassification serves a compelling interest and the classification isnecessary to serve that interest, the case would be focused under__________ .

   		strict scrutiny
   		intermediate scrutiny
   		reasonable basis
   		a high-profile classification

4 points

Question 8

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1. Which of the following is an example of de jure discrimination?

   		anti-miscegenation laws (laws against interracial marriages)
   		employers against hiring women or black people
   		realtors steering people towards “black” or “white” neighborhoods
   		restaurant refusing to serve gay people

4 points

Question 9

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1. The reasonable basis test has focused on __________ .

   		age
   		religion
   		national origin
   		alien status

4 points

Question 10

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1. All of the following are protected by the Bill of Rights except for which one?

   		the right to equal protection under the law
   		the right to peaceably assemble
   		the right to a fair and speedy trial by jury
   		the right to keep and bear arms

4 points

Question 11

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1. To which step in the governmental process of a fair trial would a court date relate?

   		providing individuals with notice of the charges being filed against them
   		supplying an explanation for the basis of any adverse finding
   		explaining the standard of conduct (law) that individuals are accused of violating
   		providing individuals with the opportunity (hearing) to rebut the government’s charges

4 points

Question 12

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1. The classifications of strict scrutiny receiving some of the greatest amount of attention included __________ .

   		race
   		age
   		sexual orientation
   		birth legitimacy

4 points

Question 13

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1. Which Court case stated that a woman’s right to terminate apregnancy was constitutional and protected under her right to privacy?

   		Roe v. Wade
   		Griswold v. Connecticut
   		Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
   		Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey

4 points

Question 14

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1. At the reasonable basis level, the court has ordered which of thefollowing to show challenged classification is related to servinglegitimate state interest?

   		government
   		the plaintiff
   		the defendant
   		lower courts

4 points

Question 15

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1. Which of these is TRUE about the Americans with Disabilities Act?

   		It protects individuals with physical and mental impairments.
   		It sought to end discrimination in 1980.
   		It doesn’t require disabled employees to have reasonable accommodations.
   		A service animal is not considered a reasonable accommodation.

4 points

Question 16

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1. How does the First Amendment protect privacy?

   		by protecting rights that are not enumerated in law
   		by protecting through freedom of association
   		by protecting the “penumbra” of privacy of one’s home
   		by protecting against unreasonable searches

4 points

Question 17

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1. Which was an effect of the Fifteenth Amendment?

   		abolished slavery except as a punishment for a crime
   		granted African Americans citizenship and extended the equal protection of the law to anyone residing in the United States
   		prohibits states from denying the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
   		required the payment of United States debt

4 points

Question 18

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1. “No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwiseinfamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.”What is the exception to this?

   		cases arising in the land or naval forces
   		if the crime was extremely serious
   		if the accused admitted to the crime
   		if there is a great deal of evidence

4 points

Question 19

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1. Details of due process can be found in which amendment of the United States Constitution?

   		Fifth Amendment
   		First Amendment
   		Third Amendment
   		Fourth Amendment

4 points

Question 20

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1. How would affirmative action be best described?

   		an attempt by the federal government to give historically disadvantaged groups an equal opportunity at finding a job and getting an education
   		an attempt by the federal government to give historically disadvantaged groups jobs
   		an attempt by the federal government to give historically disadvantaged groups an unequal opportunity at finding a job and getting an education over whites
   		an attempt by the liberals at social engineering to give minorities an unequal opportunity at finding a job over truly qualified candidates

4 points

Question 21

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1. In school prayer cases, why has the Court ruled that officially sanctioned prayer was a violation of the First Amendment?

   		Prayer becomes corrupted and produces ostracism if someone does not feel like joining in the prayer.
   		Prayer is an American tradition and must be upheld.
   		The Court did not rule prayer was a violation of the First Amendment.
   		Prayer only becomes corrupt when people are forced to do it.

4 points

Question 22

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1. Reasonable basis is established __________ .

   		after other classifications have been reviewed
   		when high profile cases fall under a piece of legislation
   		for racial cases only
   		for religious cases only

4 points

Question 23

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1. Which of these is true about rights concerning gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and transgender Americans?

   		Same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.
   		Prohibiting same-sex marriage doesn’t violate any constitutional rights.
   		Americans of the same sex not being able to get married has no negative effects.

4 points

Question 24

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1. In Miranda v. Arizona, the court ruled that the four instancesconsidered violated which amendment to the United States Constitution?

   		Fifth Amendment
   		Fourth Amendment
   		Third Amendment
   		Second Amendment

4 points

Question 25

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1. Title IX made it illegal for schools to discriminate on the basis of sex if the school accepted __________ .

   		federal aid
   		state aid
   		county aid
   		municipal aid

4 points

Question 26

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1. Which of these people is most likely to be protected by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?

   		a 45-year-old who is being forced to retire against his or her will
   		A 15-year-old African American who cannot buy clothes in a department store
   		a 25-year-old who has just been laid off
   		a female who makes 10 percent less than her male counterparts

4 points

Question 27

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1. The Court has ruled that the freedom to express one’s religious faith is __________ , not open for government interpretation.

   		absolute
   		partial
   		semi-absolute
   		restricted

4 points

Question 28

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1. According to due process, which of these must the court do?

   		protect the interests of the individual in retaining his or her property and the injury threatened by the official action
   		get permission from the accused to proceed with a hearing
   		make sure that all of the courts within the judicial system are in agreement
   		administer punishment to the accuser based off of a police report

4 points

Question 29

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1. Which of the following is a protected category of the types of expression allowed under the First Amendment?

   		crude and vulgar speech
   		obscenity
   		fighting words
   		defamation

4 points

Question 30

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1. Which of the following was an effect of the Thirteenth Amendment?

   		abolished slavery except as a punishment for a crime
   		granted African Americans citizenship and extended the equal protection of the law to anyone residing in the United States
   		prohibits states from denying the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
   		required the payment of United States debt

4 points

Question 31

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1. How does the Ninth Amendment protect privacy?

   		by protecting rights that are not enumerated in law
   		by protecting through freedom of association
   		by protecting the “penumbra” of privacy of one’s home
   		by protecting against unreasonable searches

4 points

Question 32

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1. What happens if the accused cannot afford legal counsel?

   		The government will provide an attorney.
   		The accused will have no representation in court.
   		The accused will be given extra time to find an inexpensive lawyer.
   		The trial will still move forward.