Civic Lit Unit 3 Review (Spring 2022)

_____ (let the decision stand) means a court should respect precedents and not overturn its own prior decisions

In the cases of Brandenburg v. Ohio, Terminiello v. Chicago, and Texas v. Johnson the Supreme Court held that

Court decisions have made portions of the Bill of Rights applicable to the states through the process of

The Court ruled that marriage is a fundamental right that must be extended to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples

Which action would violate the establishment clause of the 1^st Amendment?

If I email the school board asking them to change a policy I don't like, I am exercising my freedom of

Which rights were extended by the 15^th, 19^th, 24^th, and 26^th amendments?

The 1^st Amendment prohibits the government from practicing ____, which means censoring material before it is published.

The Court affirmed the idea that race can be considered in college admissions but struck down the use of racial quotas

_____ are limitations placed on government actions that might interfere with citizens’ personal freedoms.

The Supreme Court is most likely to view a case concerning which of the following issues as a right-to-privacy case?

_____ are guarantees of equal citizenship and that help protect citizens from discrimination by majorities

Supreme Court decisions based on the First Amendment usually involve

The U.S. Supreme Court adhered to which constitutional principle in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Which of these is an example of de jure segregation?

According to the 14thAmendment, all persons are entitled to

The ____ states that citizens have other rights beyond those listed in the Constitution.

The ____ banned literacy tests and prevented voter intimidation and suppression.

Someone alleging racial discrimination could sue claiming their rights had been violated under the

In the decision Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Supreme Court ruled which right was protected by the Constitution?