Chapter Review
Chapter 42:
The Right to Privacy
Practice Test
1.
The right to privacy is specifically stated __________.
a.
in the Fourth Amendment regarding search and seizure
b.
nowhere in the Constitution
c.
in the Fifth Amendment right to due process
d.
in the Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection
2.
To determine whether a right to privacy exists when there is a conflict with an important government interest, the courts will __________.
a.
decide how important the government's interest is
b.
decide how important the privacy interest is
c.
balance the government's interest against the privacy interest
d.
rule for the government
3.
The constitutional right to privacy protects all of the following acts within the home EXCEPT __________.
a.
consenting adult males who engage in sexual acts
b.
possession by adults of obscene materials that are for private use
c.
possession by adults of child pornography that is for private use
d.
consenting adult females who engage in sexual acts
4.
The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
provides all of the following rights EXCEPT __________.
a.
parents' right to inspect children's school records
b.
parents' right to delete negative records about the student that are five years old or older
c.
parents' right to provide written correction to inaccurate information in student's school records
d.
a ban on the release of school records to other parties without a parent's permission
5.
Having students grade other students' assignments in class __________.
a.
is a violation of the federal students' privacy law
b.
is not a violation of the federal students' privacy law
c.
violates the right to privacy protected by the Fourth Amendment
d.
violates the right to privacy protected by the First Amendment
6.
What records are NOT protected by the
Privacy Act of 1974?
a.
statistics about the number of people receiving government benefits
b.
individual medical records
c.
individual financial records
d.
the criminal records of specific persons
7.
Pro-life advocates' position on abortion is that __________.
a.
a woman's life should be protected when it is endangered by pregnancy
b.
life begins at conception and therefore must be protected from that point on
c.
life begins at quickening and therefore must be protected from that point on
d.
life begins at viability and therefore must be protected from that point on
8.
Pro-choice advocates' position on abortion is that __________.
a.
women must be allowed to control their own bodies and not have laws that work against their wishes
b.
life begins at conception and therefore must be protected from that point on
c.
life begins at quickening and therefore must be protected from that point on
d.
a woman's life should be protected only when it is endangered by pregnancy
9.
The
Roe
v.
Wade
ruling on abortion __________.
a.
prohibited states from restricting abortions at any time during a pregnancy
b.
divided pregnancy into three trimesters and described what, if any, regulations states could enact at each trimester
c.
denied that there was constitutional protection for abortion
d.
settled all the issues about abortion under the law
10.
Supreme Court rulings on abortion made after
Roe
v.
Wade
include all of the following EXCEPT __________.
a.
states may not give a husband a veto over his wife's abortion decisions
b.
states may not require pregnant, unmarried minors to obtain parental or judicial consent prior to seeking an abortion
c.
state laws criminalizing late-term abortions are unconstitutional
d.
states may ban abortions during the second trimester
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