Unit 7 Study Guide. 4. This graph shows voter turnouts for selected minority groups.

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1 Name: ate: 1. Which of these statements best explains why school officials are allowed to search a student s locker without a search warrant? 4. This graph shows voter turnouts for selected minority groups.. It is illegal for police officers to enter school property.. ll constitutional rights are denied students under 21 years of age.. School officials are part of local police departments.. It is considered necessary for the protection of other students. Which statement explains the significance of the data shown in this graph?. Immigration rates have reduced the influence of Hispanic mericans. 2. Which of these Supreme ourt decisions established the doctrine of separate but equal?. Plessy v. Ferguson. Marbury v. Madison. Tinker v. es Moines School istrict. Immigration rates have reduced the political influence of sian mericans.. Increasing diversity in the United States has expanded opposition to political incumbents.. Increasing diversity in the United States has expanded the political influence of minority groups.. rown v. oard of Education of Topeka 3. Which U.S. president s administration is most closely associated with détente and the Watergate scandal?. Jimmy arter. Gerald Ford 5. The decision in Gideon v. Wainwright extended due process in state courts to include. women. the poor. the elderly. disabled persons. Richard Nixon. Ronald Reagan page 1

2 6. This excerpt is from an FI bulletin published in June The Fourth mendment to the onstitution protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. To be reasonable, a search generally must be supported by a warrant issued upon probable cause. ut, there are exceptions to this general rule. One such exception applies when a search serves special government needs beyond the normal needs of law enforcement; in which case, the search may be reasonable despite the absence of a warrant, probable cause, or even individualized suspicion. 8. In the United States, a citizen s exercise of speech and expression may be legally restricted when that individual. threatens public safety.. opposes public opinion.. criticizes public officials.. condemns public institutions. What is a result of searches conducted because of special government needs?. The practice of reasonable searches is further limited.. Probable cause is determined by local elected officials.. Personal liberties are limited by national security concerns.. The practice of issuing restraining orders becomes officially approved. 9. Which U.S. president regarded universal health care as a major issue for the federal government to resolve?. Jimmy arter. Ronald Reagan. George H.W. ush. ill linton 7. Which situation resulted from the OPE oil embargo of 1973?. oil shortages and rising prices. oil shortages and falling prices. oil surpluses and rising prices. oil surpluses and falling prices page 2

3 10. line graph of workforce participation rates of women from 1982 to 2002 is shown. 11. This graph shows the percentage of classrooms with Internet access during the 1990s. ccording to the graph, which was the first year that there was a higher percentage of women in Ohio s workforce than in the United States workforce? Source: National enter for Education Statistics Which statement accurately evaluates the impact of the trend shown in the graph?. New technology increased teacher salaries.. omputer media became a useful tool for education.. omputer literacy replaced traditional core subjects in schools.. Technology costs encouraged the use of traditional instructional methods. 12. What was the main purpose for Operation esert Storm?. to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in Iraq. to stop civil rights violations in Iraq. to reform the political system in Iraq. to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait page 3

4 13. means of communication that is used in some homes today but was not available 20 years ago is the. television.. telephone.. stereo.. computer. 16. newspaper prints an article on a controversial political issue. This article could be considered biased if its author. formed logical conclusions based on fact.. contacted supporters of only one side.. presented statistical information on the issue.. included information that had not been published before. 14. In the United States, freedom of the press to report on certain matters may be restricted during wartime because. reporting military secrets may threaten national security.. laws against libel and slander are strictly enforced during wartime.. materials used to print newspapers must be conserved during wartime.. the government has a compelling interest in suppressing opposing views. 17. The immigration policies in place since the 1960s have. reinforced the population patterns reflected in the laws of the 1920s.. greatly increased ethnic diversity in merican society.. encouraged immigration from Western European countries.. discouraged immigration from sian countries. 15. Which of these situations would violate a right established in Miranda v. rizona?. School authorities search a student s locker without a warrant.. city prohibits cigarette companies from advertising on billboards.. state passes a law establishing several methods of capital punishment.. Police officers refuse to allow a person in custody to consult with a lawyer. 18. The government provides a lawyer to a person who cannot afford one if that person is. preparing a will. filing for divorce. being sued by a business partner. being charged with a serious crime page 4

5 19. Use the bar graph below to answer the following question. 21. Why did the United States become involved in the first Gulf War?. The United States depended upon the importation of oil products.. The United States business community relied upon the exchange of consumer goods.. The United States government wanted to maintain free trade routes in the oil rich region. uring which decade did the fewest immigrants come to merica?. The United States government hoped to establish democratic governments in the volatile region.. from 1901 to from 1931 to from 1951 to from 1971 to Use the bar graph below to answer the question that follows. 22. In 1964, volunteers went to Mississippi to work for civil rights in a movement known as Freedom Summer. What was the main goal of these volunteers?. They wanted to integrate local high schools.. They wanted to register frican mericans to vote. Which country is included in the area that had the greatest number of immigrants to the United States in the 1980s?. They wanted to organize a march on Washington,... They wanted to protest the integration of public facilities.. Italy. Venezuela. Russia. Thailand page 5

6 23. police officer observes George driving in a dangerous manner. The officer stops him, determines the car is stolen, and arrests him. In order not to violate George s right to due process of law, the police officer must 25. The volume of oil imports to the United States changed in the late twentieth century.. advise him of his right to an attorney.. allow him to pay a fine and be released.. require him to prove that he did not steal the car.. require him to pass a driving test. How did these changes affect merican foreign policy?. The United States promoted democracy in Latin merica.. The United States expanded its influence in the Middle East.. The United States looked for ways to control illegal immigration.. The United States helped former enemies to adopt a market economy. 24. This statement was made in 1992 by United States presidential candidate Ross Perot in response to a question about the proposed North merican Free Trade greement (NFT). There will be a job-sucking sound going south. 26. Read the excerpt below. Which factor explains why Ross Perot made this prediction about NFT?. Mexico had lower labor costs.. Mexico had better j ob benefits.. Mexico had fewer factory jobs.. Mexico had stronger labor unions. The court s decision most likely protects the rights of. the police. the accused. journalists. victims of crime page 6

7 27. Since the 1960s, which political party in the United States most closely represents the views of conservative voters?. emocratic Party. Republican Party. Socialist Party. Green Party 30. How does the media in the United States generally influence legislation?. The media offers the most reliable sources of information available to lawmakers.. The media reporting of news allows for more independent decision making by legislators.. The media provides news coverage on topics that influence the public and lawmakers.. The media sets the agenda for political party platforms, which influences voting. 28. Use the following chart to answer the following question. The data above support the thesis that between 1990 and the price of newspapers decreased steadily.. information in newspapers became more reliable.. people became more informed about world events.. people decreasingly relied on newspapers as a source of information. 31. Which of these rights of a suspect is protected by the Miranda v. rizona decision?. the right to an attorney. the right to a jury of peers. the right to confront witnesses. the right to a speedy and public trial 29. Which activities were major events of President Jimmy arter s administration?. Iran Hostage risis, passage of the amp avid ccords. Whitewater, passage of the North merican Free Trade greement (NFT). collapse of the Soviet Union, esert Storm. passage of Medicare, Vietnam 32. Which of these rights is guaranteed to criminal defendants as a result of the Supreme ourt s decision in Gideon v. Wainwright?. the right to an attorney. the right to a trial by jury. the right to confront witnesses in court. the right to remain silent when questioned by police page 7

8 33. Look at the cartoon below. Which of these points of view is expressed by the cartoon?. Interesting news is unavailable to readers.. People choose entertainment rather than information.. The government needs to limit the freedom of the press.. The media discourages people from reading newspapers. 35. ccording to media reports, in 2002 President ush signed a secret order authorizing the National Security gency (NS) to monitor overseas s, telephone calls, and other communications originating within the United States of hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals without first obtaining warrants. The administration subsequently admitted that such warrantless surveillance was occurring and it dubbed it the Terrorist Surveillance Program. Gregory Nojeim, 2007 ccording to the excerpt, how did the U.S. government change its citizens rights to privacy in response to the terrorist acts of 2001?. The federal government has full authority to monitor the previously private communications of all citizens.. State governments are now required to report electronic communications between citizens and foreign nationals.. Local governments must monitor all citizens private cell phones.. itizens encrypted communications are reclassified as criminal violations of national security policy. 34. newspaper prints an article about a bill in the U.S. Senate. What would indicate that the article is biased in favor of the bill?. The article quotes the entire text of the bill.. The article is printed before the final vote on the bill.. The article quotes only senators who support the bill.. The article indicates that the president will likely veto the bill. 36. Which statement describes an underlying rationale for the national welfare reforms passed in the mid-1990s?. hronic poverty is the result of barriers to economic opportunity.. entral governments are more effective at promoting financial security.. Public assistance programs tend to foster dependence on government aid.. ddressing economic inequality is the most urgent matter of social injustice. page 8

9 37. What foreign policy under the administrations of has been a consistent feature of U.S. President Harry Truman through President George W. ush?. support for the state of Israel. opposition to dictators in Iraq. friendly relations with mainland hina. strained relations with France and Germany 39. In the past, the United States manufactured most of the products used by mericans. Now, many of these products are imported from other countries. What is one reason for this change?. The United States government encourages mericans to buy foreign goods.. Foreign workers manufacture products that mericans can no longer make.. The United States economy has grown smaller in recent decades.. Foreign producers can make goods for less money than merican producers. 38. Read the headline below. This headline would have been most appropriate for which of the following cases?. Miranda v. rizona. Gideon v. Wainwright. New Jersey v. T.L.O.. Tinker v. es Moines page 9

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