Unit 3, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, AP US Government & Politics

Question 1

Our rights against unreasonable searches and seizures and the need for probable cause for a warrant is protected by the

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Fourth Amendment

Question 2

This SCOTUS case held that compelling Amish students to attend school past 8th grade violates the free exercise clause.

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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Question 3

This law prohibited racial segregation in schools, employment, and public accommodations.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 4

Our freedoms of religion, speech, the press, to peaceably assemble are protected in the

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First Amendment

Question 5

This SCOTUS case held that symbolic speech is protected by the First Amendment.

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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

Question 6

Our rights to not act as a witness against ourselves is protected by the

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Fifth Amendment

Question 7

Freedom of Speech does not apply to speech which creates a "clear and present danger" is based on the ruling from

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Schenck v. United States (1919)

Question 8

This SCOTUS case declared school sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause.

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Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Question 9

Our rights to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury is protected by the

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Sixth Amendment

Question 10

A challenge for the United States government is to balance

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social order with individual freedom.

Question 11

This SCOTUS case incorporated the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms in homes to the states.

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McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

Question 12

This law prohibits racial discrimination in voting, especially in the South.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 13

The due process clause guaranteeing our right to an attorney was incorporated through the 14th A. by the following case:

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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Question 14

The process by which Amendments from the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the states is called

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the doctrine of incorporation.

Question 15

This case found that affirmative action is constitutional, but racial quotas in college admissions is not.

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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)

Question 16

Our rights to not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law is protected by the

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Fourth Amendment

Question 17

SCOTUS established a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security in

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New York Times Co. v. United States (1971).

Question 18

A woman's privacy in having an abortion is balanced against a state's interest to protect potential life was held in

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Roe v. Wade (1973).

Question 19

This law passed by Congress outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 20

Our rights to not post excessive bail or suffer from cruel and unusual punishment is protected by the

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Eighth Amendment

Question 21

Our rights to be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects is protected by the

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Fourth Amendment

Question 22

Speech can be regulated based on

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whether that speech is defamatory, offensive, or obscene to an extent., time, place, and manner of the speech

Question 23

Our freedom to keep and bear arms is protected by the

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Second Amendment

Question 24

The rights to be free from discrimination based on protected classes, including race, gender, or religion.

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Civil Rights

Question 25

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ended racism in public schools.

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False

Question 26

Direct action against unjust laws and violations of constitutional rights can be witnessed from

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Standing Rock Sioux Reservation response to the Dakota Access Pipeline., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

Question 27

The Miranda rule covering an accused persons' rights under the 5th and 6th Amendments is meant to protect

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their right to due process.

Question 28

The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are referred to as

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The Bill of Rights

Question 29

This law prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or education program that receives federal money.

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Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972

Question 30

The United States Constitution is a self-executing document. This means everyone automatically follows the Constitution.

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False

Question 31

While the "right to privacy" is not explicitly in the Constitution, the court has interpreted it be protected by the

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due process clause of the 14th Amendment., due process clause of the 4th Amendment.

Question 32

Evidence unconstitutionally obtained and can't be used in court is sometimes referred to as

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as unusable because of the "exclusionary rule"., "fruit from the poison tree."

Question 33

A set of policies and practices to increase representation of historically discriminated groups.

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Affirmative Action

Question 34

SCOTUS declared race-based school segregation violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause in this case:

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Question 35

These are guaranteed freedoms that governments commit not to infringe without due process.

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Civil Liberties

Question 36

Our rights to a lawyer is protected by the

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Sixth Amendment

Unit 3, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, AP US Government & Politics

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Unit 3, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, AP US Government & Politics

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