Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court enforce the exclusionary rule in state trials?

• Near v. Minnesota
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Miller v. California
• Mapp v. Ohio

Roth v. United States and Texas v. Johnson are Supreme Court cases that address the

• Sixth Amendment rights of defendants
• definition of obscenity
• right of free speech.
• definition of probable cause.

Which of the following statements accurately describe(s) the exercise of religious freedom in public schools and universities?  

I.  A nondenominational prayer required in schools is constitutional and does not violate the First Amendment.

II.  Administrators must allow religious groups to meet on school property as a form of extracurricular activity if other groups are allowed to meet.

III.  Federal funding may be used by religious schools to construct buildings and acquire educational supplies.

IV. States can forbid religious worship when it violates the laws of their state constitution.

V. The separation of church and state is clearly stated in the elastic clause of the Constitution.

• I and IV only
• II and V only
• II and III only
• II, III, and IV only

All of the following are protected under the right of free speech except

• picketing.
• libel.
• flag burning.
• criticizing government officials.

Approximately 90% of criminal cases in the United States

• are cases in which the defendants’ rights have been abused by law enforcement officials.
• are appealed to the Supreme Court.
• involve First Amendment rights.
• are resolved by plea bargaining and do not go to trial.

The Supreme Court has regularly cited the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to

• extend the protection of the Bill of Rights to defendants in state trials.
• assert its power of judicial review.
• prevent the executive branch from infringing on civil liberties.
• impose limitations of the exercise of defendants’ rights.

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that the death penalty is not a form of cruel and unusual punishment?

• Gregg v. Georgia
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Engel v. Vitale
• Gitlow v. New Yo

Which of the following generalizations about the Supreme Court’s stance on abortion is true?

• The Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that under no circumstances can a woman have an abortion.
• The Supreme Court is usually conservative and therefore favors the right to life in all situations unless the mother’s health is at risk.
• The Supreme Court has always been distinctly pro-choice and has struck down state laws that attempted to interfere with the performing of abortions.
• The Supreme Court permitted the right to an abortion in certain circumstances in Roe v. Wade, but it has since enforced greater state regulation of abortions.

All of the following underlie the protection of civil liberties by the court system EXCEPT

• all Americans have the right to a fair trial.
• a person is innocent until proven guilty.
• courts must rule in favor of a person who claims that his or her rights have been violated.
• the Constitution forbids the government from infringing on personal freedoms.

The right to assemble extends to groups in all of the following situations except

• a hate group such as the Ku Klux Klan holding a rally.
• “right-to-life” advocates attempting to prevent access to abortion clinics.
• a religious group holding a public prayer meeting.
• A labor union starting a picket line.