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1
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. insisted that civil disobedience should be conducted _______
nonviolently
anonymously
secretly
by any means necessary
2
This is a false statement that damages a person’s reputation:
hate speech
defamation
obscenity
fighting words
3
Which right or freedom is NOT protected by the First Amendment?
bear arms
press
petition
religion
4
The free exercise clause guarantees that the national government will not interfere with which of the following?
education
speech
religion
business
5
Which clause prevents the national government from imposing an official religion?
full faith and credit
free exercise
establishment
equal protection
6
Which of the following would be an example of affirmative action to remedy a legacy of past racial discrimination?
a college admissions policy that takes applicants' race into account
requiring all job applicants have at least two years of prior experience
a hiring policy that favors those with relatives working in government
a color-blind job application process
7
Today, the United States is the only western country to use which of the following to punish crime
juries
recidivism
the death penalty
victim impact statements
8
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution protects against unreasonable __________
litigation
limits on free speech
prior restraint
searches
9
Which of the following situations would most likely be a violation of Title IX?
an election jurisdiction that does not provide bilingual ballots
a college that provides more sports scholarships for men than for women
an employer who only hires those who can lift and carry at least 100 pounds
an employer who pays women less than men for doing comparable work
10
What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime?
a written indictment
reasonable bail
the right to parole
assistance of counse
11
This 1954 case forced the integration of public schools in the South, thereby ending to racial segregation:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
12
Which of the following generally is unconstitutional in school?
posting on social media
symbolic speech
mandatory school prayer
learning about religions
13
______is speech that vilifies or incites hatred of persons on the basis of race, religion, gender, etc. It is _________.
hate speech / unconstitutional
fighting words / unconstitutional
hate speech / constitutional
obscenity / constitutional
14
Which of these does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?
poll taxes
nonviolent direct action
integration in public transportation
discrimination in public accommodations
15
Which of the following IS expressly protected by the 1
st
amendment?
obscenities
assembly
libel
fighting words
16
What kind of speech is by its very utterance intended to inflict injury or incite an immediate breach of peace?
hate speech
obscenity
fighting words
symbolic speech
17
The “right to remain silent” is a citizen’s protection against which of the following?
self-incrimination
a biased jury
habeas corpus
search and seizure
18
Which of the following arguments would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative action policies?
Affirmative action discriminates on the basis of race.
Unaddressed past discrimination causes perpetual inequality.
Discrimination is a natural part of the human experience.
Diversity helps Americans better understand each other.
19
Which 1896 Supreme Court decision virtually legalized racism by establishing the doctrine of “separate but equal?”
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Snyder v. Phelps
Plessy v. Ferguson
20
Libel is:
published words or pictures that falsely damage a person’s reputation
spoken words that falsely damage a person’s reputation
responsibility for one’s actions
an illegal method of limiting access to the voting process
21
Which Constitutional amendment states that no state shall “deny to any person… the equal protection of the laws?”
4th
7th
14th
5th
22
In this case, public school students had no constitutional right to display a banner reading “Bong Hits 4 Jesus":
Morse v. Frederic
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines
Island Trees School District v. Pico
23
The double jeopardy clause prevents an individual who is acquitted of a crime from which of the following?
being assessed civil penalties
being tried again for the same crime
seeking the assistance of an attorney
asserting innocence
24
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following?
Jim Crow laws
integration
nonviolent direct action
Reconstruction
25
In the case
Loving v. Virginia
, the Supreme Court struck down a Virginia law
Requiring voter literacy tests
Requiring segregated schools
Banning interracial marriage
Segregating movie theaters and restaurants