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Duplicate of Kwasny - AP Gov - Civil Rights and Civil liberties
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1
In which of the following would the Supreme Court be most likely to utilize the doctrine of selective incorporation
When a former employee sues a company headquartered in another state
When a state is not protecting a right from the Bill of Rights
When there is a conflict among the branches of the national government
When a federal policy shifting oversight authority is challenged in court
2
The argument that tainted evidence cannot be used in court leads to what is called
Double jeopardy
The exclusionary rule
Plea bargaining
The silver platter rule
3
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Charles T. Schenck under the Espionage Act because
His actions threatened the security of the nation
He was an illegal alien
His actions presented a clear and present danger
He had published documents that were vital to our security
4
In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), the Supreme Court ruled in favor of schoolchildren who
Disrupted an assembly
Wrote controversial newspaper articles
Burned flags
Wore armbands
5
In
Gideon
v.
Wainwright
, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the
exclusionary rule prevented illegally seized evidence from being used
Bible could be distributed at public schools under the free exercise clause
6th Amendment right-to-counsel provision applies to states
eminent domain clause prevents government from taking religious property
6
Civil rights activists often find the
most
effective way to secure rights is
through litigation in the courts to gain legal protections
by launching educational campaigns
through mass demonstrations to raise awareness of their cause
through lobbying of individual members of Congress
7
What was an argument used by the Supreme Court in upholding laws outlawing segregation in public accomodations
segregation was wrong, so Congress had a moral authority to outlaw it
segregation violated the 10th Amendment
segregation violated the 1st Amendment's right to free assembly
segregation affected interstate commerce, so Congress could outlaw it
8
The importance of the Brown v. Board of Education civil rights case was that the Supreme court
Got rid of unequal, segregated schools
Ruled that segregation was ok if in the state constitution
all answers are correct
Ruled that racially separate schools were inherently unequal
9
To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply?
State and federal governments only
Federal government only
Local and federal governments only
State governments only
10
The Supreme Court said that evidence obtained in Mapp v. Ohio be excluded because the police
Used unnecessary force
Questioned Mapp in an impolite manner
Refused to let Mapp contact her lawyer
Had not obtained a search warrant
11
Which of the following applications of affirmative action would the Supreme Court likely consider unconstitutional
A university uses race as one of its considerations in admitting freshmen
No answer is correct
A company actively recruits women and minorities in its hiring practices
A university refuses acceptance of any new applicants from a specific race
12
Usually, the Supreme Court has reacted to wartime restrictions of civil liberties by
Rejecting them
Upholding them
Rejecting at first, reinstating them later
Upholding them at first, limiting them later
13
What law requires employers to reasonable accommodate people with disabilities?
The Disabled Accommodation Act
The Americans With Disabilities Act
The Handicapped Bill of Rights
The Disabled Freedom Act
14
To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, Congress passed the
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act
Social Security Act Twenty-sixth Amendment
Social Security Act Twenty-sixth Amendment
15
Which Supreme Court decision allows public school students to wear T-shirts protesting a school board decision?
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
16
The 19th Amendment, the Equal Rights Amendment, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 all had the goal of
racial justice
affirmative action
equality for women
protecting the rights of minority children in the schools
17
Which term best describes how the Supreme Court has applied the Bill of Rights to the states?
Minimal incorporation
Consecutive incorporation
Incorporation
Selective incorporation
18
The passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a significant political event because it
was used to emancipate southern African Americans
scaled back the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment
was instrumental in increasing the number of minority voters
was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Shaw v. Reno (1962)
19
Slander differs from libel in that it refers to
Public officials
Written statements
Oral statements
Private individuals
20
He attempted to prevent school integration in Little Rock, Arkansas:
Orval Faubus
Strom Thurmond
Ross Barnet
John C. Calhoun
21
What case decided if a state could compel children to attend school after 8th grade even if it violated their religion?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
United States v. Lopez (1995)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
22
Griswold v Connecticut (1965)
Legalizes gay marriage
Established right to privacy by striking down contraception bans
Obstensibly banned death penalty but ineffectively due to vagueness
Incorporated the second amendment to states
23
The landmark case on involuntary confession was that of
Mapp
Yates
Miranda
Brown
24
Which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
Representative government
Due process
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
25
Civil Rights are
Protections from the government
Protections by Government
26
This case ruled that "undue burden" will be the lesser standard for abortion restrictions
Roe v. Wade
Griswold v. Connecticut
Gideon v. Wainwright
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
27
People may legally search persons for evidence either when they have a search warrant or when
Someone has complained
They are dressed suspiciously
They legally arrest those persons
A person is angry
28
According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted
when it incites violent action
if the writer or speaker is not a citizen of the United States
when it lacks a political purpose
whenever the United States is at war
29
Which of the following best defines civil liberties?
Laws passed by Congress to define the powers and privileges of individuals
The freedom to refuse to obey laws
15th amendment limitations on individuals
Provisions in the Bill of Rights that protect against government intrusion
30
The First Amendment does not address
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
The right to bear arms
Freedom of assembly
31
Which of the following statements concerning the “right to privacy” is correct?
It is explicitly mentioned in the 14th amendment
It is explicitly mentioned in the 1st, and 5th Amendments
It is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution
It is mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution
32
The “wall of separation” doctrine refers to the
division of church and state
barrier between legislative chambers
division between levels of government
unique powers possessed by each branch of government
33
What is likely responsible for the increase in southern African American state legislators between 1960 and 1992?
The Nineteenth Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
34
In
Engel
v.
Vitale
(1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s ruling?
States have a right to force students to listen to nondemonational prayers
No answers are correct
States can not force students to listen to nondenominational prayers
It rejected the student complaint, as students have no free exercise rights
35
Jim Crow laws, still in place in the early 1960s in the South, were outlawed by the
1963 march on Washington
passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
incorporation of the Bill of Rights
Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford
36
Brown
v.
Board of Education of Topeka
(1954) was a significant Supreme Court ruling because it
upheld laws allowing for the internment of ethnic groups during wartime
held “separate but equal” to be a violation of the equal protection clause
made it illegal for members of the Communist party to be schoolteachers
placed limitations on the federal government
37
Under the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe, states may ban abortions
all of the answers are correct
In the second trimester
In the first trimester
In the third trimester
38
The 14th Amendment grants:
All our Freedoms
Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
Right to bear arms
Extends due process protection to actions of the states
39
The Bill of Rights has come to apply to the states through the interpretation of
The Fourteenth Amendment
The necessary and proper clause
Article III
The commerce clause
40
The two clauses of the First Amendment that deal with religion are concerned with
Establishment and separation
Free exercise and establishment
Separation and prohibition
Prohibition and free exercise
41
Which woman inspired a bus boycott in Montgomery?
Rosa Parks
Laura Bush
Lisa Resing
Sally Fields
42
The Stonewall riots helped forge a new sense of solidarity among
women
Native Americans
African-Americans
gay Americans
43
The ______ Amendment made clear that no state may deny the right to vote on the basis of sex
Fifteenth
Twenty-first
Nineteenth
Twentieth
44
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the “right . . . to petition the Government..."?
A citizen calls a member of Congress to persuade her to vote yes on a bill.
A student sues a public school that institutes a mandatory prayer ceremony.
A newspaper prints an editorial supporting action by the president
People practicing a religious ritual that is in conflict with a local law
45
The 14th amendment....
Granted equal protection under the constitution
Abolished slavery
Segregated whites and blacks
Guaranteed the right to vote
46
One form of symbolic speech permitted by the Supreme Court is
Draft-card burning
Political assassination
Flag burning
Spitting at a politician
47
What did the Title IX (Title 9) Education Amendments of 1972 accomplish?
Required schools have after school programs
Increased the number of private schools
Allowed equality of races in schools
Required that schools have gender equality
48
Symbolic speech, as defined by the text, is
Speech that cannot be interpreted as insulting
An act that conveys a political message
An act that destroys something sacred
Speech that relies on a written message
49
Written defamation of character is known as
Incitement
Libel
Slander
Obscenity
50
The Supreme Court ruled in the Bakke case that
Busing is a legitimate tool to achieve racial balance
Affirmative action plans cannot include firings
Affirmative action programs are unlawful
Explicit numerical quotas in college admissions are illegal
51
Which of the following scenarios would be protected by the free exercise clause in the First Amendment
A student wears a T-shirt to public school portraying an illegal substance.
A person wears a necklace bearing a Christian cross to work.
A person legally purchases a firearm for the purpose of self-defense.
A state mandates the reading of a prayer at the beginning of the school day
52
The ______ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution appeared to guarantee equal rights for African Americans
Twenty-first
Twenty-fifth
Fourteenth
First
53
Which of the following was made clear by the Fourteenth Amendment?
That desegregation was to be applied to schools
That segregated schools were illegal
That no state could not deny equal protection of the laws
That segregated schools outside of DC were illegal
54
Central High School, where integration took place, is located in:
St. Louis
Little Rock
Atlanta
Los Angeles
55
The 1973 definition of obscenity denies free-speech protection to materials or activities that
Promote violence against women or children
Depict sexuality in a way that is degrading to its subjects
Present a clear and present danger to community standards
Lack literary, artistic, political, or scientific value
56
New York Times Company
v.
United States
(1971) established which of the following legal rules?
The exclusionary rule for evidence
Time, place, and manner restrictions
The heavy presumption against prior restraint
The application of strict scrutiny
57
The difference between de facto and de jure segregation is that the former
results from public law, the latter from private choices
existed in the past, the latter continues in the present
continues in the present, the latter existed in the past
results from private choices, the latter from public law
58
Plessy v. Ferguson had the effect of
Applying the Bill of Rights to the states
allowing the segregation of public facilities
Banning interracial marriages in the United States
Prohibiting all-white juries in state courts
59
The free-exercise clause protects
voluntary prayer by student groups before school
individuals who, for religious reasons, refuse to pay Social Security taxes
the president from forcibly revealing private conversations with staff
a person’s right to burn the American flag
60
A writ of habeas corpus refers to
a demand from one state to extradite a suspect from another state
the protection against cruel and unusual punishment
Protects against unlawful imprisonment
a person’s right to trial by jury
61
The establishment clause in the First Amendment does which of the following?
Guarantees freedom of speech to all citizens.
Prohibits the setting up of a state church.
Defines the concept of dual citizenship.
Prevents prior restraint of the press