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The 4th Amendment
Freedom of religion
Protections from unreasonable searches and seizures
States rights
The right to a trial by jury
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This 1896 decision declared that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional.
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
Dred Scott bv Sanford
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
3
Due Process of Law
17th
18th
25th
14th
4
Suspects can't be interrogated before being read their rights, according to this decision
Miranda v Arizona
Gideon v Wainwright
Furman v Georgia
Griswold v Connecticut
5
The case that upheld the right of states to regulate businesses for the public good was
Fletcher v Peck
Wabash v Illinois
Schechter Poultry v United States
Munn v Illinois
6
Which case placed wartime limits on freedom of speech?
Schenck v United States
In re Debs
Korematsu v United States
Miranda v Arizona
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Which case granted American Indian tribes independence, especially when it came state laws forcing their removal?
Furman v Georgia
Fletcher v Peck
Worcester v Georgia
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
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The Exclusionary Rule holds that . . .
Illegally seized evidence may be suppressed.
Illegally seized evidence is never suppressed.
Illegally seized evidence will be suppressed.
Illegally seized evidence should be suppressed.
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First African-American justice?
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Clarence Thomas
Blanche K. Bruce
Thurgood Marshall
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Which case limits on freedom of speech when it presents "clear & present danger"?
Miranda v Arizona
Schenck v United States
In re Debs
Korematsu v United States
11
A case which outlawed quotas in college admissions, but upheld affirmative action
Bakke v University of California
Brown v Board of Education
Fisher v University of Texas
Dartmouth v Woodward
12
Who presides over the US Supreme Court (name the position)?
judge
associate justice
president justice
chief justice
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What principle was clarified in Gibbons v Ogden?
Congress' right to regulate interstate commerce
legality of labor unions
sanctity of contracts
that federal law overrides state law
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Which amendment guarantees federal due process?
Sixth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
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Which amendment contains the "establishment clause"?
14th
2nd
4th
1st
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The case that declared that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no standing to sue
Dred Scott v Sanford
Brown v Board of Education
Plessy v Ferguson
Williams v Mississippi
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Who is Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
Anthony Kennedy
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
John Roberts
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exclusionary rule relates to the ____________ Amendment.
Fourth
Sixth
Fifth
First
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The following is an example of “symbolic speech” under the First Amendment
An editorial in a newspaper supporting President Obama
Burning a United States Flag
Publishing a pamphlet on gun control
Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater
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Engel vs. Vitale ruled that
Freedom of Speech cannot be limited
Civil Liberties are not absolute
school initiated prayer violates 1st amendment
Segretation is unconstitutional
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Which case declared labor unions and strikes legal?
Schechter Poultry v. United States
Worcester v Georgia
Munn v Illinois
Commonwealth v Hunt
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Symbolic speech
is only directed at an elected official
is a message carried over radio airwaves
relies on spoken message
is an action that conveys a message
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Establishment Clause
Makes state governments legit
Government can't create/claim a religion
Government can't stop you from practicing your religion
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Prior restraint is constitutional
All of the options are correct
Sorta True
False
True
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What is the free-exercise clause?
The right to practice your own religion without penalty
Stops the gov't from establishing a state religion
The right to freely express yourself, especially politically
Stops the government from limiting the freedom of expression
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Which amendment guarantees
State
due process & redefines citizenship?
Fourteenth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
27
Which decision overturned Plessy, saying separate facilities are "inherently unequal"?
Bakke v University of California
Williams v Mississippi
Brown v Board of Education
Korematsu v United States
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Why did many states outlaw the death penalty after the decision in Furman v Georgia?
the death penalty could be cruel & unusual punishment
it violated the separation of powers
Nixon had campaigned on ending the death penalty
it led to a constitutional amendment outlawing death penalty
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Which case is often referred to as the "steamboat case"?
Commonwealth v Hunt
McCulloch v Maryland
Munn v Illinois
Gibbons v Ogden
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What are the five freedoms in the 1st amendment?
speech, assemble, bear arms, petition, press
speech, assemble, religion, petition, press
speech, assemble, bear arms, petition, illegal searches
speech, assemble, quartering troops, petition, press
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What was the outcome of US v. Nixon?
no one is above the law, even the Congress
Congress is above the law
president is above the law
no one is above the law, even the President
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Which case first established the concept of Judicial Review?
Fletcher v Peck
Marbury v Madison
Gibbons v Ogden
Woodward v Dartmouth
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How many justices are on the US Supreme Court?
8
5
9
10
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Another term for prior restraint is
censorship
warrant
arrest
subpoena
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What event led to Korematsu v United States ?
Japanese internment during WW2
Root Takahira Agreement
Insular Acts
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Affirmative Action is designed to...
help minorities overcome past racism & get more opportunity
change the process to dismiss a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
expand the policy of "Whip Inflation Now"
give tax breaks to big businesses to increase their supply
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Which case? Protected symbolic speech for students.
NJ v. TLO
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Bd. of Education
Tinker v. DesMoines
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SCOTUS firsts: The first female justice was...
Elena Kagan
Sandra Day O'Conner
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Sonia Sotomayor
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Which Supreme Court Chief Justice established the concept of Judicial Review?
John Jay
John Marshall
Sandra Day O'Connor
John Roberts
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Right to due process of law, no double jeopardy or self-incrimination
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
2nd Amendment
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The free exercise clause protects
individual refusal to pay SocScrty tax for religious reasons
voluntary prayer by student groups before school
a person's right to burn the American flag
a person's right to practice polygamy
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SCOTUS firsts: Who was the first Chief Justice?
John Hay
John Jay
John Marshall
John Paul Jones
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Prior restraint is unconstitutional
Engel v. Vitale
New York Times v. United States
Gitlow v. New York
Plessy v. Ferguson
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A state law taxing the 2nd Bank of the US led to this case, which said federal law trumps state
Cherokee Nation v Georgia
McCulloch v Maryland
Marbury v Madison
Dartmouth v Woodward
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First Jewish justice?
Abe Fortas
William Rehnquist
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Louis Brandeis
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This case protects due process by ensuring a court-appointed lawyer for poor defendants.
Fletcher v Peck
Gideon v Wainwright
Miranda v Arizona
Furman v Georgia
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Mapp v Ohio
Any evidence obtained illegally cannot be used against you in court
You cannot be searched on public property without a warrant
Police can obtain warrants after a search has occurred
You must allow police to search your vehicle if you've been pulled over
